Depends what you want to do with your Airport Extreme, if you want to use it as a base station then yep ou can disconnect your router.
If on the other hand your router contains a modem then you'll most likely want the router connected to your system so the Airport Extreme can use the modem in the router, you can deactivate the router functions so that router acts as a modem and have the Airport Extreme take over all the functions of the router. Networking with multiple devices opens up a whole range of options depending on what you want to do, I'm far from an expert on this subject and I know there are people with more knowledge on the subject of networking than I have. I also don't want to talk to much about it here as the thread could easily stray off topic for the list <smile>. On 02/05/2012, at 10:23 AM, Stephanie Mitchell wrote: > Thanks. Can I disconnect my current router? I hope we don't need the cable > as the router won't be near the mac as the phone is in the kitchen. > Steph > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
