Re: Looking to Network PC & Mac Through airport base station...

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From: Jim Gordon MVP (goldkey74_at_WarmerThanWarmMail.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:53:23 -0500

Hi everyone,

The Airport Express can broadcast from the ethernet port (in this
example the PC could be used to supply information to transmit to the
wireless channel) but it can't be configured to be an ethernet receiver.

If you want the PC to be on the wireless channel with full two-way
communication you need a wireless ethernet bridge.

Here's a link that describes the product:
<http://www1.bottomdollar.com/p__Linksys_Ethernet_to_Wireless_Bridge_Adapter,__578847&search=linksys%20wireless%20ethernet%20bridge>

I just installed one for a friend who wanted to put an ethernet port in
an area that is not accessible to run a cable and it worked like a
charm. It's also great for hooking into wireless networks older
computers that don't have wireless card capabilities but do have
ethernet capabilities.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

Hi Bill;

I appreciate the help. Airport Extreme is a full base station version of
Airport Express. As I understand it, the express doesn’t have a
non-wireless LAN connection (although I could be wrong, since I don’t
have one.) The base station I have looks like a large white teardrop or
Hershey’s Kiss with the Apple logo on the front.

I’m at work at the moment, but I’ll look into my IP addresses later on
when I get home. Thanks a heap for the advice. I really appreciate it.

~D.

On 1/2/05 11:42, in article
mecklists-21D307.13422202012005@msnews.microsoft.com, "William Smith"
<mecklists@REMOVETHIS.mn.rr.com> wrote:

> In article <BDF8CDBD.26F%coach_wade@hotmail.com>,
> Coach Wade <coach_wade@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Greetings everyone;
>
> Hi Coach! My comments are inline with yours.
>
>> I have been trying for some time to get my desktop, running WinXP,
and my G4
>> laptop to network together. Neither one seems to see the other, and
I’m not
>> sure why.
>>
>> Here’s what I’m trying to do: DSL modem connected to WAN port of Airport
>> Extreme base station. Printer connected to USB port of AE base station.
>> WinXP PC connected to LAN port of AE base station.
>
> Airport Extreme? Since you mention both a WAN and LAN port, I'm assuming
> you mean just a regular Airport BS.
>
>> In a perfect world, everything talks all happy-like, and I can print
from
>> either computer to the printer, and access the DSL modem and
internet with
>> both as well. So far, this world is far from perfect, and the only thing
>> talking to the AE base station is the laptop.
>
> Let's look at a few things first.
>
> The first important thing for both Mac and PC is for them to get IP
> addresses and that they be in the same range.
>
> Since your Mac is working then we'll use this as your point of
> reference. Open Apple menu --> System Preferences... --> Network -->
> your Airport card --> TCP/IP. What IP address do you see?
>
> It will be something like 10.0.1.xxx or 192.168.0.xxx.
>
> Next, look at your Windows machine. Start --> Run --> CMD to open a
> command prompt. Type "ipconfig /all" and hit Enter.
>
> Does its IP address begin with the first three numbers as your Mac? If
> so, then your connection is working fine and we'll need to look at
> something else.
>
> If the IP address begins with 169.254.xxx.xxx then it's not getting an
> IP address from the base station. You'll need to use your Mac's base
> station administration software to connect to it and make sure that it
> has DHCP enabled for the LAN port.
>
> Please post the TCP/IP settings for your Mac and PC if we need to
> troubleshoot further.
>
> Hope this helps! bill

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