I've done this successfully at home quite well. I've got an Airport Extreme (not the dual band one) with 3 Airport Express base stations (got them NEW from eBay for about $45 bucks each) I've got 2 of them acting as a bridge for my DIrecTV HDDVR units. DirecTV will allow you free on-demand programming IF you have either wireless or wired networking. Well, they will either sell you a kit or allow you to use a compatible router (essentially one with a free Ethernet port). In comes the AE (I just like the form factor and the price was right) and problem solved. Plus, it also has the dual function of extending my Aiport Extreme signal through our house (2 story home)
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Dennis B. Swaney <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 14, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Bill Spencer wrote: > > > >> Okay, thanks, and sorry to have gotten mixed up. I'm still a bit > >> mixed- > >> up, unfortunately, since the (minimal) two-iMac network I have is all > >> from an AirPort Express whose only Ethernet port is being used to > >> connect it to the cable-modem. Do I have to get a second router into > >> the loop? > > Just use another AirPort Express to extend your network. The Ethernet > port on the AE can serve as a WAN or LAN port. In this case you'd be > using the second AE's port as a LAN port when you connect the Cat 5 > cable from it to your printer. > > > -- > Sincerely, > Dennis B. Swaney > > "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is > ... oh, never mind." > > > > -- __________________________________________ Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
