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Is this possible: extend range with nonextreme airport?
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So, I blew all my money, and got in debt to get the intel iMac, so I would prefer to work with what I have...
Anyway, the iMac is in the front of the house, and of course, has airport extreme built in, but is not being used. Right now the cable modem is connected to my old non-extreme snow airport hub, and then to the iMac, so I can use use my old ibook with an (also) non-extreme airport card any where in the house. Problem is, spring has sprung, and I want to be in the back yard with the iBook, but I can't sustain a signal back there.
Question is: Can I plug the modem straight into the iMac, move the airport hub toward the back of the house and use it as a bridge? I don't care all too much about the speed, since the iBook has been fine with the slower airport card for years. In a nutshell, I guess I'm asking, can the iMac be the main airport signal sending thingy, and can the old airport extend it's range?
And how would I configure this, software-wise?
Thanks for any help
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“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” -- William Hazlitt
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No-one? Anyone?
I'll have but a few hours to putz with this on the weekend, but I can't waste my time if it's not possible. A yes or no would be helpful.
thanks.
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“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” -- William Hazlitt
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Yes, you can use your iMac to serve as a wireless access point, and you can probably use the old base station to extend the range some.
But I wouldn't go that way. I'd eat Spaghetti-O's for a week or so and buy a third-party wireless router to connect to the modem. We're talking about a box in the $50-%70 dollar range, NOT $200 or so for an AirPort device. And you'd get better performance because most third party wireless devices have at least one (typically pretty effective) external antenna; some have two and perform even better.
You'll really be happier with something that works well over something that just works a bit.
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Glenn -----
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Mmmmm. Spaghetti-O's! (Ramen with kethup, same thing but cheaper  )
Thanks. I thinks that's good advice. What I'll do this weekend is set up my method until I eat enough skettiOhz till I get the device. Any specific brand?
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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As you may have figured, I like Linksys, but other people have had good experiences with other brands. I'd stay away from D-Link until they get their stuff together and stop goofing with time servers incorrectly (see Scottheking's thread about this in this forum), but otherwise, go with what has the features you want at a price you like.
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Glenn -----
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