[ericwass]

Can anyone help? Right now I've got my network set up with my DSL feeding directly into my Asante router which then feeds my G5, my PC and my AirPort Extreme base station. About thirty feeet away I've got my AirPort Express extending my network into my house (the main set up is in a detatched office).



This set up works fine except for the fact that the G5 and the Powerbook can't see each other on the network making filesharing and Apple Remote Desktop nearly impossible.

What I want to do is feed the DSL directly into the AirPort Extreme, let it do the addressing with DHCP/NAT and then run a feed out from the base station to a router/switch to service the G5 and PC which are not wireless. This, I've been told, would solve the problem between the g5 and the Powerbook. It would look like this:



I've attempted this a number of times with no luck. I've tried disabling DHCP on the Asante router and various other techniques. But I can't make it work. In this configuration the G5 and the PC don't receive the DSL signal. I don't know if it's my router or the AirPort base station or what.

Anyone else try something like this? Tips? Suggestions????? Thanks!

[ghporter]

Is the AirPort Express providing DHCP addresses to the wireless network? It's possible that it is running on a different subnet than the rest of the (wired) network. This would allow you to surf, but not see any of the other computers.

To check (and change) go into the AirPort Admin Utility, and on the Network tab, UNCHECK the "distribute IP addresses" box. Now you'll need to release the IP address on the PowerBook. You can do that with the AirPort Preferences pane in Preferences. Once it's released, use the same pane to get a new one-this will be the in the same subnet as the rest of the network, since it will come from the router.

Check that-you have THREE devices that can assign DHCP addresses. You'll need to make sure only ONE is running to allow all your computers to see each other. I'd stick with the router myself. That would mean turning off DHCP on the AirPort Extreme as well-same method as for the Express.

[ericwass]

By George I think that worked. Question, however... will my AirPort Express still be able to extend my network? Can two computers use the AirPort simultaneously or will they then be splitting the IP address doled out to the AirPort base station?

Many thanks!