I can’t figure out HOW? We didn’t touch a thing. I had just purchased a new Extreme, set it up seconds before we connected the AT&T modem. For a good while, as the tech was instant messaging and calling the Airport was green but not connected to the internet as it was yellow.
After several minutes the internet portion popped green and everything was working great. To be sure it was the Airport that was in control we unhooked it to see if the AT&T modem was distributing the IP’s and keeping me connected to the internet. Nope we were off the net. Plugged the Extreme back in and everything has been working for about a week. It appears as if somehow the Extreme is telling the modem/router that it wants the job of router and it works to set the modem/router to bridge mode without human intervention. Possible? Whatever, very impressed! John > On May 11, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Ed Wiser <[email protected]> wrote: > > Glad your did it mine didn't and it took some digging to get it set up. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 11, 2015, at 2:27 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> The more enlightened in the group will have a reason for this, I am only >> reporting what happened. >> >> AT&T finally brought U-Verse to my residence, I could get the two lines for >> phone and the 18 meg internet all for $100.00 per month lower than the two >> lines with DSL at 3 meg. >> >> When I signed the contract I made it clear that I wanted them to set their >> Modem/Router into Bridge mode so the Airport Extreme would be the front line >> rather than AT&T. >> >> The tech that came to the house hadn’t a clue how to do this, he instant >> messaged the manufacturer of the Modem and they were clueless so he called a >> couple different people with AT&T. >> >> The local contact with AT&T said it couldn’t be done with a particular modem >> he installed & he would have to use a model where bridge mode could be set. >> >> He exchanged the modem/routers and we looked and looked where to set the >> AT&T modem to bridge, couldn’t find it anywhere BUT while we were waiting I >> noticed on Airport Utility I got the all “green” showing that Extreme AND >> Internet were connected ready to go. >> >> We checked and sure enough the Airport was in control of distributing IP >> addresses and we were connected to the internet. >> >> I didn’t want to mention it to him but just before we unhooked the first >> modem/router from AT&T Airport Utility also had turned green so even the one >> that wouldn’t work according to AT&T was in fact operational. >> >> In the past we have always had to turn these modem/routers to bridge mode >> but not this time. >> >> I don’t know if Apple’s Airport Extreme begins communicating with whatever >> is hooked to it and makes the changes for the user? Whatever it’s simply >> amazing how these Apple products work, impressive!! >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
