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From: nospam on 25 Oct 2009 23:51 In article <michelle-5AD66F.20321325102009(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > > How could I set up the D-Link 604+ router to create a wireless > > > network? > > > > google says that's an old router which only supports 802.11b and wep. > > > > you would be *far* better off hardwiring the airport express to your > > existing network and using the airport for a wifi network, particularly > > if you have the latest 802.11n version of the express. even if you have > > the older 802.11g version, you are *still* ahead. > > The problem with that is that he AE needs to be in the other room to > connect to the speakers. that would be a problem. personally, i'd get an 802.11g router to replace the aging dlink, even if if 802.11b has sufficient bandwidth for an audio stream (i'm not sure it actually does).
From: nospam on 25 Oct 2009 23:57 In article <TS8Fm.50281$PH1.18185(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > How can I disable wifi on the d-link? I looked at the d-link's > configuration page, but I don't see wifi there. i don't have one, but based on this link, you go to the wireless tab to configure it. however, i don't see an on/off button in the screen shot, and it might be possible that you can't turn it off, unless the button off screen somewhere or on a different page. in the event that you do leave it on (since the airport apparently needs to be in the next room), turn off turbo and pick a 13 character wep pass phrase and put it in the first box only. that maps to a 128 bit key and is a lot easier than entering in hex. <http://www.thinkbroadband.com/hardware/reviews/58-dlink-dsl604.html> > I hard-wired the setup by connecting an Ethernet cable between the > Express and the D-Link, but that caused the Internet connection to be cut. how did you configure the airport?
From: M-M on 25 Oct 2009 23:59 In article <251020092008084122%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > you would be *far* better off hardwiring the airport express to your > existing network and using the airport for a wifi network Right. I cannot understand why he needs to use 2 routers. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: M-M on 26 Oct 2009 00:01 In article <michelle-5AD66F.20321325102009(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > The problem with that is that he AE needs to be in the other room to > connect to the speakers. so bring the cable into the speaker room. Or buy another AE. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: Jolly Roger on 26 Oct 2009 00:10
In article <201Fm.49304$Db2.15349(a)edtnps83>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > Jolly Roger wrote: > > > Do you get the message if you turn off the firewall on this computer? > > When I turn off the firewall, and then click in Itunes on "Robert's > Airport Express" in the popup window in Itunes's lower, right corner, I > then no longer get the ""Your computer's firewall settings > >>> prevent you from using Airtunes" message, but I still get the > Airtunes' "Connecting to Robert's Airport Express" window with the > horizontal barbershop pole that keeps moving for a few minutes before it > goes away, and there's still no check mark beside "Robert's Airport > Express" in Itunes, so I turned the firewall back on. Why? You're only adding problem on top of problem by turning it back on. If you would leave it off for now, you've eliminated one aspect of why you are having trouble communicating with the damned thing! > I also tried Network > Show: Airport > TCP/IP > Configure IPV6 > and > switched from Configure IPV6 Automatically to Off, and saved the network > settings, but after that I still got the "Connecting to Robert's Airport > Express" window with the horizontal barbershop pole that keeps moving, > so I turned IPV6 back to "Automatic" and saved the Network settings again. > > I found some relevant information about Airtunes malfunctioning at > http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-75970.html, but > ultimately it hasn't helped. I think it's likely your D-Link 604+ router is the source of the problem. Your firewall settings are another separate problem that coincidentally is happening at the same time, complicating the situation. Do yourself a favor and turn the firewall off until you solve the actual problem. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |