Networking PC and Mac machines

[Anonymous]

Okay I have a small home network right now with 3 PCs and a Netgear RP114  4-port hub w/ build in router for my DSL.  My significant other wants to include the new iMac she\'s getting into the network.  Now I have next to no experience in networking with Macs so my first question is, will I just be able to plug it into my current hub and config it accordingly?

Second question, I want, in the near future, to upgrade to an 8-port switch (such as a Linksys Etherfast 10/100 auto-sensing)  with a separate router (maybe a Netgear RT311 10/100 Base-TX) for the DSL.  Any forseeable complications?

[starfire1]

Not really the info you want I guess

I\'ve looked into this before, but have no real experience on it
I did have a list of sites on the subject but thats in the other broswer.

Anyway hope these links help you locate the info you need.

http://www.tangerinecs.com/~amber/network.html

http://macbuyersguide.com/solutions/networ...Q+A-MacLAN.html

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,479,00.asp

http://www.atpm.com/network/setup/index.html

http://www.atpm.com/8.02/networking.shtml

Not perfect, but hope these are of some help in your quest

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[Anonymous]

Thanks!