Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #18
100 feet should work ok. Getting out to the patio might be bad if it's at the opposite corner of the house from the AirPort, but probably not too bad. And unless the [i]interior …
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Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #19
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Originally Posted by ghporter
100 feet should work ok. Getting out to the patio might be bad if it's at the opposite corner of the house from the AirPort, but probably n…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #20
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Originally Posted by ghporter
Not right off or I'd have listed them. I've heard reports of D-Link and Netgear routers that insist on being routers no matter what, but I …
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #21
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Originally Posted by mduell
Could just be confused/uneducated end-users.
Very true. I'd check out the manual for a prospective purchase online before I plunked down …
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #22
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Originally Posted by mduell
You don't need to connect the wifi ap directly to the cable modem.
Just connect the APBS to a free port on your d-link, and disable nat/dhcp …
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #23
When you set up whatever access point you choose, you should always connect to it through a cable. While this may not be absolutely mandatory (some boxes do their configuration th…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #24
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Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey
Which is correct?
The correct thing for you to have done is to have bought a refurbished AirPort Express, not a new AirPort Extreme…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #25
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Originally Posted by ghporter
When you set up whatever access point you choose, you should always connect to it through a cable. While this may not be absolutely mandato…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #26
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Originally Posted by ghporter
My recommendation is to set up your equipment in the second configuration, with the base station after the router, and then turn off the rou…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #27
OK, here's what I'd do.
For performance:
modem ---> router (DHCP on) ---> LAN port - AEBS (DHCP off)
For ease of use:
modem ---> WAN port - AEBS (DHCP on) - LAN port -…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #28
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Originally Posted by f1000
Now that I've thought about it, wouldn't it be easier for Simey to hook things up using your first configuration? This should allow him to set …
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #29
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Originally Posted by ghporter
On the other hand, ONE modification to the AEBS through the Admin Utility would make it work seamlessly with everything else that's already …
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #30
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Originally Posted by f1000
Will an AEBS in access point mode still function as a USB printer server?
I believe so-it's not a router function.
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Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #31
So far everything seems to work the way you guys suggested. I don't have my Macbook Pro yet, but I have tested it with a Dell notebook. The only thing I can't test is printing f…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #32
You'll need to make sure you get the right printer driver for the Mac too; not all printer driver packages include a networking driver... Be careful in what you decide is "the rig…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #33
I meant to give you an update on how things went. Right now I am sitting out in my back yard typing on my Macbook Pro, so everything has worked out well.
First, everything hook…
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #34
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Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey
Printing works OK with one hiccup. It seems I need to unplug and replug the USB cable from the printer into the base station. Once I …
Setup question (yes, I know, another one) — #35
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Originally Posted by mduell
Are you within the USB spec for cable length? 5m max per cable, 5 hubs/repeaters max per chain.
I'm probably pushing the envelope. The p…
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #1
Just got my new 2.0 GHz MacBook Pro and am absolutely delighted with it, except for one really annoying prolem: I cannot get it to print to my network printer via AppleTalk over th…
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #2
Most networked printers prefer TCP/IP connections over AppleTalk. AT has been "depricated" in standards terms-it's not the preferred interface and is not being supported for newer…
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #3
Yes, that works perfectly. Thanks! But I'm still at a loss to understand why it doesn't show up on the MacBoook Pro AppleTalk interface, when it did on my G4 Powerbook -- also runn…
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #4
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Originally Posted by cms
Just got my new 2.0 GHz MacBook Pro and am absolutely delighted with it, except for one really annoying prolem: I cannot get it to print to my ne…
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #5
Thanks for that but yes, I did know it already Tried deleting prefs, setting up a new user, all the usual suspects. No dice. I can't help it but even when a fix has been found and…
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #6
I'm starting to get the feeling that Tiger-Intel has some "differences" in the networking department. The AppleTalk issue is probably one of them. Remember, even Apple thinks of …
Airport AppleTalk on MacBook Pro — #7
Hmmm...take your point BUT...If this is indeed the case, why can I see and access the printer via AppleTalk on my MacBook Pro on an ethernet connection? The AppleTalk access to net…