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    Vista+Lan with Macs

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Earthad, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. Earthad

    Earthad Notebook Consultant

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    A bunch of my friends got themselves Macbooks(macbook pros even), a total of 6. I am getting the ASUS G1s which comes with Vsita and i'm wondering if any problems will incur with Wireless LAN and Macs.
     
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Shouldn't be. File sharing, the Macs should be able to connect via Samba. Otherwise, they all speak TCP/IP, which is what you need for games, and pretty much anything else. You don't need to change any settings on the wireless router or anything to let them all connect.
     
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    And if the Macs are running bootcamp xp, will it work?
     
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    Yeah. Same thing... XP and Vista use the same kind of networking. They're all TCP/IP. If they have the proper drivers for their machines, they will be able to connect. You will definitely have to mess with configurations and such, which is where the trouble usually comes in, but the capability is definitely there.
     
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    how big of a headache are we talking about?
     
    Earthad, Jun 6, 2007
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