Apple TV & Airport Express connectivity...

Here's my setup:

- I have a 3rd party Wireless Modem/Router combo.
- I just bought a new Airport Time Capsule.

It was my understanding that it is a crapshoot on getting the Airport TC to wirelessly extend the current WiFi network the modem/router has. So I ran a ethernet cable to the ATC and created a new network.

- In a workshop across the yard from my house I have a (latest version) Airport Express. It is setup to extend the network the ATC created. Works great.

- In the workshop I also have a (latest version) AppleTV plugged into a flatscreen (via HDMI). The AppleTV can easily pick up the wireless network created by the ATC/AX tandem.

Im wondering if I would speed things up if I were to plug the AppleTV to the AX via ethernet cable. Or should I just leave things as be, wirelessly connected?

For all I know, I got it wrong and going from AX to AppleTV isnt even possible or wont speed up the network in any way.

Thanks

Stream something on your Apple TV to see.

I have mine set up similar and it works fine. If i can hook it up via hard wire i always do but if it isn't possible what your doing will work.

RustProofCorn said:

Stream something on your Apple TV to see.

I have mine set up similar and it works fine. If i can hook it up via hard wire i always do but if it isn't possible what your doing will work.

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Is it as simple as me plugging in the ethernet cable from the AX to the AppleTV?

There arent any setting I need to adjust are there? It should automatically work?

Yeah should work. would be super simple to test with a cable. Like i said if you stream with your Apple Tv just fine no reason to mess with it though. When i said if i can hard wire i usually do i meant if you were next to the original router. not the express. either way should work though.