If it's hooked up via ethernet cable... works fine (finds it and everything works beautifully). If I place it around the apartment, though, and try to get my Mac to find it... no can do. Here's the lowdown. I have a very small 1-bedroom apt. I have one of the newer intel iMacs. The router is a couple of years old (Linksys WRT54GS). I bought the Bose Sounddock II and it sits in the living room above the TV - as does my XBox 360. The 360 finds the WiFi connection and I have no issues. My friend's MacBook works perfectly with the WiFi. The problem is that no matter where I place this Airport Express, I never get the green light and Airport never finds it. Searching, searching, searching. Unable to find. I have tried every outlet, every corner. Did I mention it's a very small place? I even plugged into the outlet a few feet away, in the bedroom... but nope; it can't be found. I don't want to run the ethernet cable all over and I can't understand why the XBox/MacBook would have no issues.
The way I see it... I have a few options:
1. I run the cable... which I'm not going to do
2. I go out and buy an Airport Extreme Base Station to replace the Linksys
3. I give up and return everything
EVERYONE I've talked to who has an Airport Express has had zero issues. I know they use them on different floors in homes ... spread out, yet mine is unable to find it a few feet away. I've tried rebooting. I've turned Airport on and off. I've tried resetting the Airport Express. On the router, I've changed from WEP to WPA and even tried disabling security. I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong, but I can't figure it out. It can't be this difficult, can it?
It installed successfully and if it's connected via ethernet, no problem.
Any ideas? Do you think an Airport Extreme will work better? Am I just cursed?
Thanks
The way I see it... I have a few options:
1. I run the cable... which I'm not going to do
2. I go out and buy an Airport Extreme Base Station to replace the Linksys
3. I give up and return everything
EVERYONE I've talked to who has an Airport Express has had zero issues. I know they use them on different floors in homes ... spread out, yet mine is unable to find it a few feet away. I've tried rebooting. I've turned Airport on and off. I've tried resetting the Airport Express. On the router, I've changed from WEP to WPA and even tried disabling security. I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong, but I can't figure it out. It can't be this difficult, can it?
It installed successfully and if it's connected via ethernet, no problem.
Any ideas? Do you think an Airport Extreme will work better? Am I just cursed?
Thanks