I recently went from using a PC which has enternet cable into a Motorola Netopia router and DSL out (and wirelss broadcast to the rest of the house) to an iMac and an Airport Extreme (AE) - the iMac again has the ethernet cable to the Netopia and the idea was to extend the wireless network with the Airport extreme, as the wireless signal is poor to the rest of my house and this config should boost the wirelss signal in the weak areas.
However - I cannot extend the wireless network with the AE - it 'cannot extend the wireless network' no explanation. Apple can't advise because there is a Motorola router involved and thats the issue they say - Motorla can't advise because its out of warranty - apple agent retailer say its a case of asking ISP to change public IP address to public - ISP provider have no lcue what I am talking about (think I am on drugs) and I think it has something to do with the Motorla only being 801.1g and the AE expecting an N router - but I don't know - thought it would be a lot simpler - anybody any ideas ? the config I am trying to acheive is the phone line comes in to the DSL port on the Motorola and from there an ethernet cable out to the AE - as the AE doesn't have a DSL port this is the only way of using the AE. I did originally setup a seperate wireless network with the AE and found the signal was consistently weaker the the Motorola and spent 1.5 hours trouble shooting with Apple - replaced the AE for fear it was a faulty product but the replacement was the same - the signal was still weaker than the motorola hence the decision to try to extend the network - as originally I thought the AE would have a better signal than the Motorla and I could use that everywhere in the house. any clues as to why the netwrk cannot extend ?
However - I cannot extend the wireless network with the AE - it 'cannot extend the wireless network' no explanation. Apple can't advise because there is a Motorola router involved and thats the issue they say - Motorla can't advise because its out of warranty - apple agent retailer say its a case of asking ISP to change public IP address to public - ISP provider have no lcue what I am talking about (think I am on drugs) and I think it has something to do with the Motorla only being 801.1g and the AE expecting an N router - but I don't know - thought it would be a lot simpler - anybody any ideas ? the config I am trying to acheive is the phone line comes in to the DSL port on the Motorola and from there an ethernet cable out to the AE - as the AE doesn't have a DSL port this is the only way of using the AE. I did originally setup a seperate wireless network with the AE and found the signal was consistently weaker the the Motorola and spent 1.5 hours trouble shooting with Apple - replaced the AE for fear it was a faulty product but the replacement was the same - the signal was still weaker than the motorola hence the decision to try to extend the network - as originally I thought the AE would have a better signal than the Motorla and I could use that everywhere in the house. any clues as to why the netwrk cannot extend ?