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Using Airport Extreme instead of Airport Card
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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1103330" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>What Intel Mac do you own? All Intel Macs except some Mac Pros have an Airport Extreme card built in. You said Desktop Mac. Is it a Mac Pro? </p><p></p><p>What is this Airport Extreme you purchased? A Card? A Router with lights on the front and jacks on the back?</p><p></p><p>If you bought the Airport Extreme router (new N Base Station) the only way it could work for you in that way is either if it was wired to the old Apple Spaceship looking one, or you set it up as a Wireless Bridge. I know for sure you can use an Airport Express as a Wireless Bridge but not sure on the extreme.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Very few normal routers allow you to set them up as a Wireless Bridge that I have messed with. I converted a older Linksys WRT54GL using DD-WRT Firmware to a Wireless Bridge. It picks up the Wifi signal from the main router and connects to the computer next to it. Like I said, I the Airport Express (The little one for sharing music all over your house) according to all I have read will work at a Wireless Bridge.</p><p></p><p>Do write back and let us know if you are doing what I think you are trying to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1103330, member: 8287"] What Intel Mac do you own? All Intel Macs except some Mac Pros have an Airport Extreme card built in. You said Desktop Mac. Is it a Mac Pro? What is this Airport Extreme you purchased? A Card? A Router with lights on the front and jacks on the back? If you bought the Airport Extreme router (new N Base Station) the only way it could work for you in that way is either if it was wired to the old Apple Spaceship looking one, or you set it up as a Wireless Bridge. I know for sure you can use an Airport Express as a Wireless Bridge but not sure on the extreme. Edit: Very few normal routers allow you to set them up as a Wireless Bridge that I have messed with. I converted a older Linksys WRT54GL using DD-WRT Firmware to a Wireless Bridge. It picks up the Wifi signal from the main router and connects to the computer next to it. Like I said, I the Airport Express (The little one for sharing music all over your house) according to all I have read will work at a Wireless Bridge. Do write back and let us know if you are doing what I think you are trying to do. [/QUOTE]
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