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bigjules
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Hi everybody
I'm new to this forum, but I've been a happy Mac user for a year now, with a 17" PB and (recently) Tiger. I have tried searching this forum for some clues to my question, but no luck, so hopefully someone out there will be able to offer some advice!
I am using a Netgear 834G 802.11G wireless router with WPA personal encryption, and it works beautifully. I have also set the router to issue only 3 IP addresses (enough for my equipment and no-one elses's!) and to issue them to specific devices. I have also set it to only allow trusted devices to connect wirelessly.
A few months ago I bought a "refreshed" Airport Express from the Apple Store in London. I want to use it to extend the range of my existing wireless connection and to stream iTunes music. However, when I tried the setup I ended up in a horrendous mess, and never got it working properly.
I put it down to the fact that there was something wrong with the Airport Express (it still had someone else's configuration loaded and I had to reset it!). I ended up disabling all the protection I had set up on the router, leaving it wide open to anyone else to abuse, but even then I couldn't get the AE to talk to my router.
I managed to get Airtunes working, but in order to use it I had to change my wireless connection to the AE, and because I couldn't get AE to talk to my Netgear router, I lost my connection to the Internet. During the configuration I was getting messages saying that my computer did not support WPA encryption (which was some news to me, considering I've been using it for months!)
I took the unit back to the store and got a refund, but I'm kind of itching to get another one and try again. Before I do though, and waste a whole load of time (and hair) trying to get it to hook up to the router, I thought I'd ask if anyone else has been in this situation and how to deal with it. Basically, what I need to know is:
1. Does Airport Express support WPA personal encryption or not? If so, how do I set it up to communicate with my router? I presume I have to add it as a trusted device in the router's config, but what else would I need to do?
2. If the answer to 1. is no, is there a way to leave the Mac connected directly to the Netgear router for Internet use (via the secured route) and still use the Airport Express to stream iTunes?
I'd appreciate any advice you can give. My credit card is twitching (more Apple equipment!), but as I said, I don't want to waste any more time if AE isn't going to do what I need.
Thanks
Jules
I'm new to this forum, but I've been a happy Mac user for a year now, with a 17" PB and (recently) Tiger. I have tried searching this forum for some clues to my question, but no luck, so hopefully someone out there will be able to offer some advice!
I am using a Netgear 834G 802.11G wireless router with WPA personal encryption, and it works beautifully. I have also set the router to issue only 3 IP addresses (enough for my equipment and no-one elses's!) and to issue them to specific devices. I have also set it to only allow trusted devices to connect wirelessly.
A few months ago I bought a "refreshed" Airport Express from the Apple Store in London. I want to use it to extend the range of my existing wireless connection and to stream iTunes music. However, when I tried the setup I ended up in a horrendous mess, and never got it working properly.
I put it down to the fact that there was something wrong with the Airport Express (it still had someone else's configuration loaded and I had to reset it!). I ended up disabling all the protection I had set up on the router, leaving it wide open to anyone else to abuse, but even then I couldn't get the AE to talk to my router.
I managed to get Airtunes working, but in order to use it I had to change my wireless connection to the AE, and because I couldn't get AE to talk to my Netgear router, I lost my connection to the Internet. During the configuration I was getting messages saying that my computer did not support WPA encryption (which was some news to me, considering I've been using it for months!)
I took the unit back to the store and got a refund, but I'm kind of itching to get another one and try again. Before I do though, and waste a whole load of time (and hair) trying to get it to hook up to the router, I thought I'd ask if anyone else has been in this situation and how to deal with it. Basically, what I need to know is:
1. Does Airport Express support WPA personal encryption or not? If so, how do I set it up to communicate with my router? I presume I have to add it as a trusted device in the router's config, but what else would I need to do?
2. If the answer to 1. is no, is there a way to leave the Mac connected directly to the Netgear router for Internet use (via the secured route) and still use the Airport Express to stream iTunes?
I'd appreciate any advice you can give. My credit card is twitching (more Apple equipment!), but as I said, I don't want to waste any more time if AE isn't going to do what I need.
Thanks
Jules