Connect Any 'Ol Generic Router With AirPort Cards...

I just purchased a iMac G5 with an AirPort card already built in. My Titanium G4 Powerbookalso has a card as well. Are the AirPort cards compatible with a generic wireless router so I can link the two machines together or must I by an AirPort Extreme base station?

Yep any ole router will work

The Airport cards in Macs work on the exact same standards as any other WiFi card. So pretty much any router will work. I prefer a router with an SPI Firewall as it's a lot better HardWare firewall, but anything will work as long as it works! In other words is not broken or set up incorrectly! :spook:

can only agree

yeah i'm with ya on that one. we have d-link and netgear at work, no probs. (infact, easier on a mac than a pc) my mate has some BT (national telecom network provider here in blighty) unbranded junk and even that works.

Has anyone successfully extended an non-Airport Extreme wireless network with an Airport Express?

I have a Belkin router but cannot seem to get my AP Express to extend network or print wirelessly...

Any ideas??

tootallUK said:

Has anyone successfully extended an non-Airport Extreme wireless network with an Airport Express?…

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Straight from the Apple's mouth…
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/

footnote #5 – AirPort Express can extend the range only of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express wireless network.