BT Broadband compatibility with Mac Mini

Just as so long as you have the ADSL broadband service available, the Mac mini should be able to handle it on it's own.

Make sure to receive the necessary connection information from your ISP. Mac OS X is capable of handling PPPoE-based connections. Or, should you choose to network your Mac mini to a router, your router can handle connecting to the ISP from the ADSL modem, and your Mac mini can be setup as a Local Area Network.

Hi,

Just to clarify BT Broadband is PPPoA (ATM) based so you will always need either an adsl modem (typically USB connected to the mac) or a router (typically ethernet connected to your mac).

If the BT Voyager does not have Mac drivers available then your only option will be to either get a dsl modem with Mac drivers or a router. Have a look at http://www.adslguide.org/ for UK specific info on providers and hardware.

Another interesting option available with most routers is to wirelessly connect your mini to the router (assuming you have the Airport option and a 802.11b/g (wifi) capable router.

regards

Carlo

The BT Voyager 105 is a USB-based ADSL modem and from what I read on various sites, the Mac drivers, although available) are pretty shoddy.

Most UK IPSs supply USB ADSL modems because they are cheap and 99.9% of Windows PCs have USB, whereas not all have an Ethernet network connection.

USB ADSL Modems are generally inferior to Ethernet ADSL Routers so I would 110% recommend investing in one (such as the Netgear DG834).

Ethernet ADSL Routers require no drivers whatsoever, work faster and more reliably than USB modems, and they don't take up a USB port (usually requiring you to buy a USB hub).

Also, many Ethernet ADSL Routers have pretty decent hardware firewalls and VPN capability built-in (the Netgear DG834 has).

So, I would forget about your Voyager and get an Ethernet ADSL Router.

Also look at the D-Link DSL-300T 1-port ADSL Ethernet Modem or the 4-port D-Link DSL-504T ADSL ADSL Modem Router.