Airport Express - Share Wireless Connection
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From: DanS on 27 Jun 2010 08:07 In article <i05ru8$n95$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > On 06/26/2010 05:27 PM, Michelle Steiner wrote: > > In article<260620101351581142%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, > > nospam<nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > > > >>> Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network > >>> You can use AirPort Utility to join an existing wireless network. > >> > >> that will provide him with a single ethernet port. > > > > He indicated that all the computers will be connected via WiFi, didn't he? > > > > Yes I did. But the AE can only share an ethernet connection directly to > wireless clients. > I have to share an already wireless connection. Basically I have to > make the connection I'm trying to share look like only one connection - > much like a regular cable modem router. > In regular cable modem setups the ISP only sees the router's MAC address > and thus assigns it an IP. > Thats what I want to do with the hotel connection. I want the hotel > wireless connection to "see" only the router, give it an IP address and > have a few machines behind the router have their own internal IP addresses. Instead of trying to get on the hotel's wireless network, couldn't you connect the Airport Express to the ethernet (wired network) in the room? Then your AE can provide the wireless network for you and your co-workers. Most hotels still have wired internet access in the rooms, in fact, more have wired than wireless still as far as what I've observed. Wired is often free while wireless incurs a charge.
From: None of your business on 27 Jun 2010 08:08 In article <justin-68ADFE.09225726062010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.org> wrote: > Can the Airport Express share an already wireless connection? > Not all hotels have ethernet ports. If you really want to share a wireless connection and your hotel is giving you problems, get a bloody MiFi. You can have up to five devices share the one wireless connection, it is totally independent of the hotel's service or lack thereof, and all you need do is be sure that you're in the 3G coverage area for Sprint or Verizon in the US.
From: AES on 27 Jun 2010 11:46 > Most hotels still have wired internet access in the rooms, in fact, more > have wired than wireless still as far as what I've observed. Wired is > often free while wireless incurs a charge. I've been online in hotels in Anchorage, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and London in the past three weeks; in Rochester, San Jose, and Wash DC earlier this year; and also in most of the associated airports for the cities and several train stations for these cities; and I'd say that with respect to the above assertion, "YMMV" -- and vary greatly -- depending on where you are, age of the hotel, and so on.
From: Justin on 27 Jun 2010 13:53 On 06/27/2010 08:24 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote: > In article > <djstewart-AF5C18.08070927062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, > DanS<djstewart(a)TAKEOUTmac.com> wrote: > >> Instead of trying to get on the hotel's wireless network, couldn't you >> connect the Airport Express to the ethernet (wired network) in the room? > > He said that the hotel in question has only WiFi in the room. Correct. > >> Most hotels still have wired internet access in the rooms, in fact, more >> have wired than wireless still as far as what I've observed. Wired is >> often free while wireless incurs a charge. > > The hotel (actually a time share, Marriott Grand Chateau) I stayed at in > Vegas last December had WiFi only. > The Disneyland Hotel has both. > > The Four Points by Sheraton in NYC has ethernet only. > > It was free access for all of them. > and sometimes it varies depending on the room. When I was in Puerto Rico, my boss had ethernet, I did not. We were on separate sides of the resort so we couldn't share the connection; even if we had a wrt54gs.
From: Justin on 27 Jun 2010 13:56
On 06/27/2010 11:46 AM, AES wrote: >> Most hotels still have wired internet access in the rooms, in fact, more >> have wired than wireless still as far as what I've observed. Wired is >> often free while wireless incurs a charge. > > I've been online in hotels in Anchorage, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich > and London in the past three weeks; in Rochester, San Jose, and Wash DC > earlier this year; and also in most of the associated airports for the > cities and several train stations for these cities; and I'd say that > with respect to the above assertion, "YMMV" -- and vary greatly -- > depending on where you are, age of the hotel, and so on. Yes it does. Most of the places we stay are historic and 200+ years old. We went to the north of England and stayed at a castle - strangely enough the owners didn't want to spend the money to run conduit to each room. Eac one of us had to pay $18 for wireless access, and there were six of us assigned. |