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Adding the AP w/ n to my network
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Oakland, CA
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I currently have an AP extreme, the last generation before the antenna port, that is connected to my DSL router; the DSL router is the DHCP router, the AP extreme is only the wireless. I also have a airport express on the other side of the house that is a WDS bridge and a print sever. I needed this as a WDS bridge since my house is old and filled with metal chicken wire behind the plaster, and all my neighbors have wireless routers too. The express is placed in a strategic spot, the only place on the other side of the house with a clear line of sight through two rooms to the the AP extreme, thus giving my house a solid wireless g connection everywhere. As you can see in my signature I currently have several mac laptops with wireless cards ranging from b to n (with the enabler)
I just received the new AP extreme with n and am messing around with the setup. I am tempted to set up a dual band system, but thought I would ask for other people's advice. Are there any pitfalls i should be aware of. Such as not putting the g and n AP's next to each other becuase they cause interference? Or, ther eis some donside I am over looking, since the dual band suystem seems like the best of all words, getting the max wireless speed from all my computers.
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17" iMac CD|-|15" PB G4 1.25 GHz|-|iBook g4 1Ghz|-|Pismo
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I did it. It works great.
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Last edited by tinkered; Feb 9, 2007 at 02:03 PM.
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17" MBP C2D 2.33/3 GB RAM/500 GB 7200 rpm/Glossy Display|-|
17" iMac CD|-|15" PB G4 1.25 GHz|-|iBook g4 1Ghz|-|Pismo
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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I just finished setting my wireless up with almost the exact same hardware ("N" extreme, "G" extreme with antenna port, and express as bridge)
I'm loving it! The 2 Macs downstairs are getting around 4400kbps which didn't change, the "N" only MPB is getting around 5100kbps.
And you're right, it works great!
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13" MB, 2.0, 80HD, Glossy
15" PB 1.5, 100HD, Matte
15" MBP C2D, 2.33, 160HD, Glossy
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Thanks for the reply. Thanks for the numbers.
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17" iMac CD|-|15" PB G4 1.25 GHz|-|iBook g4 1Ghz|-|Pismo
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How did you go about connecting the routers? I have a Linksys pushing a g network, and and looking to the the airport extreme for the n. If I were to leave the network as it is would I put a crossover from a wired port on the linksys to the WAN or a wired port on the AE? And then does the AE take the DHCP info from the linksys or do i set it up to do DHCP on a different sub-network? Thanks guys.
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