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Router died. Need new one?
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Orlando, Florida
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I decided to unplug everything and reorganize my equipment and get the wires all untangled. When I plugged the router in the first time I accidentally used the wrong power supply. Now when I plug it in (Macsense MIH-130A) I get all 3 lights lit. The red "ready/test" light stays on and their web site indicates that it shouldn't
I've disconnected it from everything and held the reset button in for 20 seconds as their web site suggests but it changes nothing. They also suggest updating the firmware but I don't know how I could do this if it won't connect.
I guess I'll have to buy another router. Any suggestions? I'm looking at the Linksys BEFSR41.
I own an Airport Extreme Base Station which I use for wireless. I got this after I already had the router. Is it possible to use the Airport station as a router and would it be as secure? My initial purpose in getting the first router was more as a firewall than to share multiple computers.
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Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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The ABES is a router and should do exactly what you want. No need to get another router.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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But does the Airport Extreme Base Station offer as much security as a traditional router?
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
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At least from a Mac standpoint, the VAST majority of the security provided by a router isn't from its firewall, but from running NAT. The AEBS does do NAT, and does allow port forwarding if needed.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Ok. I think I have the Airport Extreme Base Station set up correctly. My PowerMac G4 and my laptop (connected through Airport) both report IP addresses starting with 10.0.
It seems to me that in my earlier setup I had IP's that starting with 169.
Also If I go to a site like IPchicken.com it reports the actual IP that Roadrunner assigns. Should it be doing this? Am I secure? I wish I understood this. It all seems like trial and error to me.
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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If you were getting a 169 IP, that meant you weren't connected. Probably you were getting a 192.168.x.x IP from the DHCP server of your old router. The Airport DHCP server uses IP addresses in the 10.0.1.x range.
Yes you are protected. The site you mentioned is probably reporting the WAN IP of the Airport.
If you want to check your security, go to
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
and run their port probe test.
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