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From: Robert Montgomery on 31 Oct 2009 11:37 M-M wrote: > In article <9fEGm.49853$Db2.5175(a)edtnps83>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >> In the second message of the thread, Michael recommended an Extreme, but >> Michele. AES and Sander responded that the recommendation should have >> been Express, so they seem to contradict your statement that only >> Extreme does Airtunes. > > > Only the Express does Airtunes. The Extreme does not have the Audio-out > port. > > >> Also, when I went to an Apple store and described my setup and my desire >> to play music wirelessly in the next room, the salesman who then sold me >> the Express advised that all I needed was the Express and the cable to >> connect to the speakers. He's the most zealous Mac fan I've met, but he >> also gave me incomplete advice, so obviously the situation is not "very >> simple". > > > He is correct. You connect the Express to the router via ethernet cable, > and to your stereo via the audio cable (and to a USB printer if you'd > like to print wirelessly.) > > >> I did attach the Express to the router with an Ethernet cable, but then >> my Internet connection was cut off. If I connect the Express to the router in the other room, it's not a wireless connection. The aim was not to have to trouble with the cable snaking from one room to the other. And the sales clerk at the Apple reseller didn't know that my router is too old to do the job and so he didn't warn me that the Express and cable that he sold me might be insufficient to pipe music wirelessly, and he didn't warn that I would have to replace my router as well. I've learned that I should replace the router only after this long discourse. > Are you still using the D-Link? Did you configure the Express correctly? Yes, I'm still using the D-Link. And yes, I configured the Express correctly. I plugged it into an outlet in a room that's next to the Imac. I plugged a cord from the Express into the powered speakers. And I plugged the powered speakers into an outlet. Robert
From: Jolly Roger on 31 Oct 2009 11:37 In article <michelle-8B44C8.16234728102009(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article > <nospam.m-m-C3544F.18235928102009(a)cpe-76-190-186-198.neo.res.rr.com>, > M-M <nospam.m-m(a)ny.more> wrote: > > > base station = router > > base station == router Either one works : ) -- 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
From: Jolly Roger on 31 Oct 2009 11:44 In article <1j8g6bt.opuzs81681xzxN%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote: > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > > > David Empson wrote: > > > > > What sort of connection does your D-Link have to the Internet? > > > > How can I find out? I checked my router's configuration data in a > > browser, and System Profiler, but I can't translate the geekese there > > into regular English. > > How does it physically plug into the Internet? What sort of cable is > used between the D-Link and the Internet, and what is the socket on the > D-Link labelled? > > Does that cable plug into some other device? If so, what is the brand > and model of that device, how is the socket to the D-Link labelled, and > what does the connection look like between that device and the Internet? > > Alternatively, does the cable from the D-Link plug into a wall socket? > > Note the subtle difference between telephone sockets and Ethernet > sockets. The US uses RJ-11 (six pin) telephone sockets, though only two > of those pins are used. Ethernet uses RJ-45 (eight pin) sockets which > are similar in appearance but wider. > > If the D-Link plugs into a standard telephone socket, possibly via small > device mentioning "Filter" or similar, with sockets labelled PHONE and > COMPUTER (or DSL, or DATA) then you have a DSL connection (it might > mention ADSL, VDSL or SDSL somewhere). > > The D-Link may also have DSL in its model name, or mention one of these > terms in its description on the device, or the web interface, or the > user manual. It's a D-Link DI-604 router. It connects via an Ethernet cable to a cable or DSL modem. So he can replace this with an Airport Extreme easily. -- 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
From: Jolly Roger on 31 Oct 2009 11:49 In article <%WZFm.50570$PH1.26361(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > Jolly Roger wrote: > > In article <64lFm.49489$Db2.38027(a)edtnps83>, > > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > > > >> Jolly Roger wrote: > >>> In article <201Fm.49304$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? > >> The same reason as everyone else who uses a firewall, obviously: to > >> protect against enemy fire. > >> > >> All of the information I've read says to keep the shields up at all times. > > > > That's silly. Your D-Link router has a firewall. There's no need to run > > two firewalls back to back like that. > > I didn't know that. I just searched on the Web and found out that the > D-Link 604+ does indeed have a firewall. I'm impressed with your > knowledge, Jolly. > > But I just checked my D-Link's configuration page, and it says that the > firewall is disabled. > > And I'm afraid to change my firewall settings. Are you sure that I can > activate the D-Link's firewall, and disable my Imac's firewall, without > any bad consequences? I don't have hands-on experience with D-Link's firewalls, but I am willing to say that in general, the firewall provided by a hardware router such as this, is well-suited to protect computers plugged into it. So the answer is yes, with the understanding that I can't make any guarantees that the particular D-Link 604 unit you have is problem-free or configured / functioning correctly. Then again, we can say similar things about your computer (is the firewall configured and running correctly, etc). Anyhow, if I were you, I'd get an Airport Extreme, configure it to be the singular firewall for all devices in my house, get audio streaming working and be done with it! BTW, I stream music from my Mac Pro through my Airport Extreme to an Airport Express in another room which is plugged into speakers all the time. It works great! -- 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
From: Jolly Roger on 31 Oct 2009 12:02
In article <AQYGm.49993$Db2.32961(a)edtnps83>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > Yes, I'm still using the D-Link. And yes, I configured the Express > correctly. I plugged it into an outlet in a room that's next to the > Imac. I plugged a cord from the Express into the powered speakers. And I > plugged the powered speakers into an outlet. If the Airport Express is configured correctly, when you run Airport Utility on your Mac, you will see the Airport Express in the list on the left side of the window. -- 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 |