Any comments on Airport Extreme Base Station networks?

Post #193,527 by Another Scott 2/7/05 10:16:33 PM Reply	Any comments on Airport Extreme Base Station networks? While Apple charges a premium price, their stuff often just works. Does anyone here have hands-on experience with using an [link\|http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/specs.html\|Airport Extreme Base Station] with PCs and Macs? Any issues? Does anyone have bridging experience with them? [link\|http://images.apple.com/airport/pdf/DesigningAirPortNets-022-1036.pdf\|This] PDF gives a nice set of instructions and tips on how to set up a wireless network with the AEBS. The downside? It's $200. :-( Thanks. Cheers, Scott. (Who is slowly learning that time is more valuable than money when fighting with PC issues...)
Post #193,549 by mmoffitt 2/8/05 9:04:00 AM Reply	Ferfuuuuuuuuuu. I thought that was about aviation. bcnu, Mikem Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer. (Just trying to be accepted in the New America)
Post #193,606 by Aargh 2/8/05 12:25:04 PM Reply	Re: Any comments on Airport Extreme Base Station networks? Well, I can say that I have configured a set of AirPort Express base stations to service a PC-only household. Each AirPort Express is connected via Ethernet to a LinkSys router, which is in turn connected to a Motorola SurfBoard cable modem. The AirPort express units provide wireless coverage in individual rooms of the house in question (the walls are thick radio sponges). Each AirPort Express is configured with a password to join the network. On a Mac, you'll connect using the base stations using the password; on a PC, you'll have to key in the hexadecimal equivalent, which the AirPort configuration utility will give you. It seems to work fine. At my house, I have an older AirPort base station, the 802.11b-only "snow" one, connected directly to a Motorola cable modem It's configured to require a password to connect to the network, AND the network is hidden, so you have to type its name as well. Connecting via an 802.11b card on a PC laptop entails typing the network name and (again) the hexadecimal equivalent password. Works for me; ymmv. For what it's worth, I'm going to insert a newer LinkSys router into my home equation, since apparently it can handle DynDNS stuff, which is cool. -- Aargh
Post #194,472 by rcareaga 2/13/05 8:12:14 PM Reply	sorry would have placed my comments in response rather than as a new subject had I checked here first. Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.

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