Imac in one room, speaker(s) another
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From: Robert Montgomery on 31 Oct 2009 13:29 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? The socket is labeled "ADSL". The cord in that socket is a phone cord, which leads to a five-way phone jack splitter. The main cord of the phone jack splitter leads to a phone jack in a wall. > 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? No other device. > 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. I see what you mean. Thanks for the detailed explanation. Only one of the four Ethernet sockets is used. It's got a cable leading to my Imac. > 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. The machine says "Wireless ADSL Router" on it. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 31 Oct 2009 13:40 Jolly Roger wrote: > In article <AQYGm.49993$Db2.32961(a)edtnps83>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >> Yes, I'm still using the D-Link. And yes, I configured the Express >> correctly. I plugged it into an outlet in a room that's next to the >> Imac. I plugged a cord from the Express into the powered speakers. And I >> plugged the powered speakers into an outlet. > > If the Airport Express is configured correctly, when you run Airport > Utility on your Mac, you will see the Airport Express in the list on the > left side of the window. Well, I did have it listed there a few times before, but it's not there now. I gave up trying to set it up again with my current configuration, because it's been revealed here that I should either change my settings somehow to avoid the conflict of having both the router and the Express sending out DHCP IP addresses, or get a more up-to-date router. I don't know how to change the router settings to avoid the IP address conflict, so I decided to buy a new router to replace my old D-Link. Is there a good brand of router that's cheaper than the Apple Extremes? Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 31 Oct 2009 13:53 Jolly Roger wrote: > In article <Fx_Fm.50578$PH1.27455(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: >>>> If I were to buy a new router, would this one be good? It's price is >>>> low: http://www.dlink.ca/products/?pid=478 >>> Have you considered the "lowest price" may not be exactly conducive to >>> "just works"? >> Yes. That's why I asked for opinions about that router. > > Ok. Personally, I wouldn't waste my time or money on it. > >>> I would think the plug-and-play nature of Apple's Airport Extreme router >>> would be quite attractive to someone who obviously doesn't know much >>> about networking! >> Is that so? I didn't know the Airport Extreme is a router. The Apple Web >> site (http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/features/frequency.html) >> doesn't identify the Airport Extreme as a router. It identifies it as a >> device for "wirelsss network users" and as a "base station". I didn't >> know that "base station" is synonymous with "router". >> >> Are you sure that an Airport Extreme would replace the D-Link 604+ >> router without any negative side effects? Advice must be clear for me to >> comprehend it. > > It would replace it and then some. It has *more* functionality - not > less. > >> (Remember: I was advised by some folks that if I have a wireless >> connection, I needed to buy only powered speakers, an Airport Express >> and a cable to run between them, to get music to play in the next room, >> and that turned out not be be the case. It's been made clear by this >> thread that I must additionally either buy a more modern router, or >> fiddle with the delicate network settings on my current D-Link router >> and maybe Imac, too.) >> >> I thought I already have a wireless connection, because I was able to >> wirelessly connect my Imac with a PC in the next room, so I must have >> misunderstood what was meant by having a wireless connection. I didn't >> know that "having a wireless connection" can mean two totally different >> things. > > No, that's what a wireless connection is. You do have one. So I assume, then, that the PC in the next room (that I connected wirelessly to my Imac) doesn't act as a DHCP server. The conflict as I understand it is between the Express and my D-Link router both being DHCP servers. Robert
From: M-M on 31 Oct 2009 15:24 In article <hu_Gm.50989$PH1.52(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > The socket is labeled "ADSL". The cord in that socket is a phone cord, > which leads to a five-way phone jack splitter. The main cord of the > phone jack splitter leads to a phone jack in a wall. So you have a phone-line DSL connection to the internet? And you don't have a phone jack in the room with the speakers? -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: Jolly Roger on 31 Oct 2009 16:01
In article <pQ_Gm.51000$PH1.21210(a)edtnps82>, Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > The conflict as I understand it is between the Express and my D-Link > router both being DHCP servers. That can't be known with certainty without knowing how you have the Airport Express configured. Try this: 1. Open Airport Utility. 2. Select the Airport Express on the left side of the window. 3. Click "Manual Setup". 4. Post a screen shot of the Summary tab to a reply to this post. .. .. .. How To Post Screen Shots To Newsgroups You can post a screenshot link using a service like ImageShack. ImageShack is an easy-to-use free media hosting service. It can be used to upload images. Registration is not required in order to upload files. 1. On your keyboard, press Command-Shift-4. 2. On your keyboard, press the space bar. 3. Click the window you want. A picture file will appear on the desktop. 4. Go to http://imageshack.us/. 5. Click Browse, then navigate to and select the picture file. 6. Click "start upload!". 7. Paste the "Direct link to image" URL in a newsgroup message. -- 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 |