Ok, that was what I was doing dispite the fact I entered the Mac address into the reservation field and gave it an ip address. I was giving the airport express an id, but I may be better off connecting through ethernet to get it configured.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Kilburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 5:56 PM Subject: Re: How to set up AirTunes Streaming with an AirPortExpress(long)[wasRe: AirPort Streaming in iTunes [wasRe:NavigatingwithVO+arrowkeysandalternatives [was Re:voiceoverquestion]]] Hi David, YOur AE has both a MAC Address and an Airport ID. The MAC Address is for the ethernet port and the Airport ID is for the wireless address. I may have been unclear with that part before. The Airport ID is the one that you need to make available to the NetGear router when joining wirelessly. Later... On 1-Jun-08, at 3:44 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > Yes, > > I found this and have attempted to use it several times over the past > several days. I also tried assigning an ip to the airport express mac > address in the router because it was there but not assigned and > though it > stuck, I still cannot get the express to join my wireless network. > > Any Help you can give would be appreciated;. I'm tempted to drop a > note to > the folk at netgear. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Kilburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: How to set up AirTunes Streaming with an AirPort > Express(long)[wasRe: AirPort Streaming in iTunes [was > Re:NavigatingwithVO+arrowkeysandalternatives [was > Re:voiceoverquestion]]] > > >> Hi David, > >> You wrote: How do you configure the airport express manually? I'm >> attempting to do it >> wirelessly and just for music so I want it to become part of my >> network. > > TK: When the Airport Express is selected in the Table, press cmd-l > which will bring up the configuration windows. There are various > panes for you to configure various aspects of the AE. I believe you > have the know-how to do this but if you have problems, let me know. > > Later... > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tim Kilburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >> X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:12 PM >> Subject: Re: How to set up AirTunes Streaming with an AirPort >> Express(long)[was Re: AirPort Streaming in iTunes [was >> Re:NavigatingwithVO+arrowkeysand alternatives [was >> Re:voiceoverquestion]]] >> >> >>> Hi David, >> >> You wrote: I have a full fledged network here minus any server >> goodies but those with >>> >>> come with systems. I have several devices sharing my netgear >>> router's >>> internet connection but for some reason, this one causes them all to >>> flutter. >> >> TK: Are you attempting to connect your Airport wirelessly using WDS >> or using ethernet to connect the Airport to the NetGear and then >> simply having the Airport for music streaming? If wirelessly, I've >> found that you'll need to do some configuration from the NetGear as >> well. The Airport Utility can allow you to connect the Airport >> Express wirelessly to the NetGear but the NetGear also has to accept >> the Airport Express as a device. This is usually done by MAC Address >> somewhere in the NetGear's admin interface. I no longer have a >> NetGear so I can't totally remember how this process worked but it >> can >> be done. I normally prefer to do even the configuring of the Airport >> Express manually instead of using the Set-up Assistant. This allows >> me to set the MAC address and such and many other settings not dealt >> with using the Set-up Assistant. >> >> One thing that may be affecting your connectivity just came to mind. >> Is your NetGear 802.11N compatible or only G compatible. If it is >> only G compatible, you may wish to set your Airport Express to >> broadcast using only the G protocol which is accessed in the Wireless >> tab of the Airport pane of the Airport Utility. >> >> HTH. >> >> Later... >> >> >> >>> Tim Kilburn >> >> & Carter the Canine >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> >> >> > > Tim Kilburn > & Carter the Canine > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > > > Tim Kilburn & Carter the Canine Fort McMurray, AB Canada
