Imac in one room, speaker(s) another
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From: Robert Montgomery on 25 Oct 2009 12:51 Michelle Steiner wrote: > In article <jollyroger-A5AF69.08511825102009(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > >>> the firmware needed to be updated form 7.4.1 to 4.4.2 >> Vice versa, I imagine. > > I think he meant 7.4.2, not 4.4.2. I'm sorry; I meant 7.4.1 to 7.4.2. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 25 Oct 2009 13:22 M-M wrote: > In article <yhQEm.50133$PH1.20209(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >>> Is the Airport connected to the router? >> The Imac is connected to the router. > > > You have to connect the router to the Airport first. If I did that, I'd be bypassing the main function of the device. Airport Utility > Help says: "AirPort lets you bring the online world to every room in your house — without the unsightly cable clutter associated with computers connected to the Internet. You can set up an AirPort wireless network in minutes, without special tools." The router is connected with a cable to the Imac, and the Imac is connected to the Internet. The Express – which is in the next room – is not meant to be connected with a cable to the router. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 25 Oct 2009 14:44 Jolly Roger wrote: > In article <llREm.50153$PH1.5421(a)edtnps82>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > >> Robert Montgomery wrote: >>> Robert Montgomery wrote: >>>> Michelle Steiner wrote: >>>>> In article <Q2FEm.49186$Db2.41904(a)edtnps83>, >>>>> Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> [*] It might be waiting to receive an IP adress from a DHCP server. >>>>>>> Do you have a DHCP server handing out IP addresses? (Modems, >>>>>>> routers, wirelsss acces points all tend to contain a DHCP server.) >>>>>> I don't know. How can I find out? I have a D-Link 604+ router that >>>>>> the Imac uses to connect to the Net. >>>>> Is the Airport connected to the router? >>>> The Imac is connected to the router. >>>> >>>> In the next room, the Express is connected to the powered speakers, >>>> and the Express and the speakers are plugged into outlets. >>>> >>>> Robert >>> Again the music isn't coming from the speakers. >>> >>> In Itunes, when I click on the Multiple Speakers popup menu the bottom, >>> right corner, I scroll to my airport connection name. >>> >>> A window appears with the names "Computer" and the name of my airport >>> connection. When I put a check mark beside the airport connection name, >>> another window appears that says, "Your computer's firewall settings >>> prevent you from using Airtunes. To use Airtunes, change your computer's >>> firewall settings." >>> >>> Robert >> Although I had run Airport Utility several times, I got a message this >> evening for the first time, advising that the firmware needed to be >> updated form 7.4.1 to 4.4.2. I followed the instructions to update the >> firmware, and now, for the first time since I bought the Airport Express >> over a month ago, I'm getting a solid green light on the machine. >> >> Yet I'm still getting the error message (above) and a window appears >> saying "Connecting to Airtunes" but the connection isn't happening and >> the horizontal barbershop poll keeps on moving. >> >> Robert > > 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. 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. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 25 Oct 2009 15:53 Robert Montgomery wrote: > Robert Montgomery wrote: >> Robert Montgomery wrote: >>> Robert Montgomery wrote: >>>> Michelle Steiner wrote: >>>>> In article <Q2FEm.49186$Db2.41904(a)edtnps83>, >>>>> Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> [*] It might be waiting to receive an IP adress from a DHCP >>>>>>> server. Do you have a DHCP server handing out IP addresses? >>>>>>> (Modems, routers, wirelsss acces points all tend to contain a >>>>>>> DHCP server.) >>>>>> I don't know. How can I find out? I have a D-Link 604+ router that >>>>>> the Imac uses to connect to the Net. >>>>> >>>>> Is the Airport connected to the router? >>>> >>>> The Imac is connected to the router. >>>> >>>> In the next room, the Express is connected to the powered speakers, >>>> and the Express and the speakers are plugged into outlets. >>>> >>>> Robert >>> >>> Again the music isn't coming from the speakers. >>> >>> In Itunes, when I click on the Multiple Speakers popup menu the >>> bottom, right corner, I scroll to my airport connection name. >>> >>> A window appears with the names "Computer" and the name of my airport >>> connection. When I put a check mark beside the airport connection >>> name, another window appears that says, "Your computer's firewall >>> settings prevent you from using Airtunes. To use Airtunes, change >>> your computer's firewall settings." >>> >>> Robert >> >> I found this page about a firmware update for Airport Express to >> version 6.3 on the Apple site ( >> http://support.apple.com/downloads/AirPort_Express_Firmware_Update_6_3_for_Mac_OS_X). >> >> >> On that page, the first issue listed as being resolved by the update >> is "Resolves issue with Audio dropout when playing to AirPort Express >> with AirTunes". >> >> So I downloaded the firmware update,and opened it, but it can't find >> any Airport Express to update. >> >> Robert > > And when I search my computer for Airport Express, all that shows up > under Application is the firmware updater. > > The updater has an "Other" box, and when I click on there, it asks for > an IP address and password of the device to be updated, and I don't know > what the IP address and password are. > > Robert Apparently, I've already got firmware version 6.3, because when I search on my computer for "Airport Express", a folder is listed at Robert > library > Application Support > Apple > Airport > Firmware > Airport Express. When I use Get Info on that last file, called Airport Express, it says "6.3 basebinary", so the reason Airtunes isn't working apparently is not because of this firmware being out-of-date. Robert
From: Robert Montgomery on 25 Oct 2009 17:01
Sander Tekelenburg wrote: > In article <dtxEm.49157$Db2.16146(a)edtnps83>, > Robert Montgomery <info-block(a)northern-data-tech.net> wrote: > > [...] > >> The yellow light is still flashing on the Airport Express, as it did >> before sometimes, whether or not it was working at a given time. I >> unplugged it for a couple of minutes and plugged it in again. I also >> restarted the computer. > > A blinking yellow light means that the Airport Express can't figure out > what to do[*]. A steady green light is what you need. Only if things > still don't work *then* does it make sense to see if there is a problem > with your Mac or iTunes. > > Do this: > - reset the Airport Express (stick an folded-out paperclip in its reset > button for some 30 seconds or so, until it beepds or flashes or > something like that -- see the manual) > - let it start up > - if you get a steady green light, you're done > > If not, come back here again ;) > > > [*] It might be waiting to receive an IP adress from a DHCP server. Do > you have a DHCP server handing out IP addresses? (Modems, routers, > wirelsss acces points all tend to contain a DHCP server.) Thanks, Sander. How can I tell if I have a DHCP server handing out IP addresses? I don't have a modem, but I have a router. I have access to the router's specs in my browser, which I was informed of by my ISP. (I don't know what you call those specs exactly.) I'm looking at the DHCP page there in my browser. It lists various stuff, like "DHCP Server Enabled" and the button for that is on. There's a range of starting and ending IP addresses. And there are two Host names: one is "robert-airport-express" and the other is "unknown", which is followed by a bunch of letters and numbers with hyphens. Something else that just occurred to me: Does it matter what channel I'm on? It says I'm on channel 11. Robert |