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bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 07:50 AM

Well, I tried the TC yesterday and all I got was glowing amber. I'm going to reset it today, just to see if that works. Then I'll do more messing around.

But -- a quick question. I have an existing Airport Extreme network. I also have an extra modem, purchased in the fall when failure of the network was thought to be due to that, rather than AT&T's failure of my phone line. I never took it back, because the modem is so old I figure it'll fail some day soon and then I'll be set.

Anyway, would it make sense or be any advantage to have TWO networks? I could keep the existing one for my old PB and the PC to use, and then set up a new, faster one for my iMac and my new MB.

Just wondering if this makes any sense at all. Might be easier to set up...

bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 07:51 AM

I meant to say above I got flashing amber.

Spheric Harlot · Feb 21, 2009, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by bbales

Anyway, would it make sense or be any advantage to have TWO networks? I could keep the existing one for my old PB and the PC to use, and then set up a new, faster one for my iMac and my new MB.

That is exactly how I'd set it up.

Connect the TC to your other router via Ethernet and keep two separate networks for 802.11n and 802.11b/g.

bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 09:56 AM

I have only the one router - but two modems.

Spheric Harlot · Feb 21, 2009, 10:00 AM

wait: you have two modems and one TC, and that's it?

this makes anything you said about modems in your original post completely irrelevant, since you can only use one on single line at a time, anyway.

bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 10:09 AM

Currently, I have an AEBS, attached to a router, attached to a modem. It connects an iMac, three laptops (wirelessly). There's a PC with its own ethernet connection to the router.

I have the new TC, plus a modem sitting in a box. Not sure if I need another router or not, because at this point, I'm so confused I don't know my name.

bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 10:10 AM

But yes, there's only one line - so maybe I just need to start over!

Spheric Harlot · Feb 21, 2009, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by bbales

Currently, I have an AEBS, attached to a router, attached to a modem. It connects an iMac, three laptops (wirelessly). There's a PC with its own ethernet connection to the router.

I have the new TC, plus a modem sitting in a box. Not sure if I need another router or not, because at this point, I'm so confused I don't know my name.

The AEBS is a router. It is connected to your other router.

With the TC, you have THREE routers - which is not a problem, at all. Just connect the TC to either of the other two routers using an Ethernet cable, set it up to be a different WLAN from the AEBS - one that you can use exclusively with n-standard devices - , and you're done.

bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 12:15 PM

OK -- now I'm having configuration questions. Got it plugged in, it sees it (I have an ethernet cable running from the existing router to the new TC in the WAN port. (Maybe it should be in one of the others?)

In the configuration questions, I'm asking it to be a second network. Then it starts in with stuff about it being a roaming 5G network -- is that right?

I tried following some of the default settings, and then updating, and Airport Utility did not care for that at all.

bbales · Feb 21, 2009, 12:23 PM

I did some more tinkering -- created the new network, though, as I said, it's this 5G thing.

It works. I'm just not sure I did it right!