Well I would keep an eye on it. It might not last. Sent from my iPhone
> On May 11, 2015, at 2:52 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
