Airport Express - Share Wireless Connection
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From: Justin on 26 Jun 2010 09:22 Can the Airport Express share an already wireless connection? Not all hotels have ethernet ports.
From: nospam on 26 Jun 2010 16:52 In article <i05p0f$cbe$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote: > Is that more of a repeater than a router? > If I get one off ebay which one should I get? > I'm on a bit of a budget. only the 802.11n airport can bridge, but it's still not a complete solution for what you want to do.
From: nospam on 26 Jun 2010 17:30 In article <michelle-A74007.14275326062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> 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 he did, which means a single ethernet port won't help unless there's another router to provide wifi.
From: Justin on 26 Jun 2010 17:37 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.
From: nospam on 26 Jun 2010 17:41
In article <michelle-D3324C.14354626062010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> 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 he did, which means a single ethernet port won't help unless > > there's another router to provide wifi. > > I don't follow. What does ethernet have to do with it? airport express can join a wifi network and bridge it to ethernet. it can only extend other airport base stations and only if the owner of that base station decides to enable wds, neither of which is likely to be true at a hotel. |