RE: Setting up an Airport Express

["Dave McLaughlin" <dave_mclaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Jim,



I got my setup to work but I do have some issues.



The only way I could get the PC to detect the Airport express was to put in
a WiFi USB dongle. It would not detect it over the existing wireless router
that the PC was hardwired too.



The second issue that I seem to get is other applications stop being able
to
connect to the Internet. This seems to happen after a reboot if the Airport
Express is detected after the hardwired connection. Seems to upset the
routing somehow. The only fix is to do  renew on the hardwired connection
which sorts it out until the next reboot. Luckily I don't do that very
often.



Dave.



From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jim Noble
Sent: 15 December 2008 22:23
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Setting up an Airport Express



Dave McLaughlin wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> Actually, I got it working but had to install a wifi dongle in the PC.
This
> is a desktop, not a laptop.
>

Odd - shouldn't need to. It should find the AE if both it and the PC are
on the same network.

> I can't see how the Airport Express can work with my existing Netgear
WiFi
> router as I can't see any way to make it see the AP as it is
effectively
an
> AP itself. Or am I missing something here.

You need to put it in bridge mode. (You can then have a local wired
client to the AE as well).

> Would I be able to set it up if I
> used it on a cabled connection first, then move it to the room I want?
>

That's probably the way I'd do it.

> The fun part will be in getting a second one to use as a second sound
output
> in the bedroom. According to all the blurb I should be able to do
this.
>

Yep. Should work.

Jim





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