On 02/02/2011, at 9:13 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > ------ Forwarded Message > From: Philip Trouchet <[email protected]> > >> I have a home WiFi system for my printer in my seperate office & now on Big > Pond Internet connection so I have a Trouchet network & a BigPond network > which > of course is on most of time ! To date if I want to print I just swap over. >> I also now have a iPad which only recognises Trouchet network & not Telstra ? > If I try to connect to BigPond with correct password I get message "Dismiss"? >> Is their any way to delete Trouchet network from iPad & connect to Telstra or > better still cojoin the 2 networks ? Any help gratefully accepted. >> Ciao, Philip. > > ------ End of Forwarded Message
Hi Philip & Group, Just to explain or perhaps try to clarify Philip’s email a little. I originally setup the “Trouchet Network” for Philip as a ‘Simultaneous Dual-Band 802n WI-FI Base Station Network” (with WPA2 encryption). Using two Airport Extreme N Base Stations. One Airport Extreme N (in Computer Room) as the Main Base Station (connected to his ‘then’ Bordernet Satellite Modem)The Printer he is speaking about is connected to this Main Airport Extreme) and another Airport Extreme N (in the cottage to ‘Extend' the "Trouchet Network”). This Network gave full strength coverage (4 bars) & wireless printing & wireless connection of all devices (I tested with my iPhone & iPad & MBP), everywhere. This all worked perfectly and Philip was delighted with it, but the Bordernet Satellite Network is SLOW. I did not know that Philip was thinking of or had gone ahead and given Bordernet ‘The Flick’ and purchased a 'Bigpond Elite Wireless Broadband Network Gateway 3G21WB NEXT G Router' & connecting to the Telstra Next G Network. How to advise Philip on what to do now?. He is apparently able to send & receive mail using his bigpond email address & surf the web on his current Telstra/Bigpond setup. I did advise Philip he could connect the Printer to the USB port on the Bigpond Router & use it as the Print Server. But as he was still able to print wirelessly & the printer is in the computer room in the main house and the Bigpond Router is in his cottage quite a distance away, he chose to stay with the setup he had & just change to the “Trouchet Network” when he needed to print. So … What are Philips options?: A. Move the Bigpond Elite Wireless Gateway Router to the ‘Computer Room’ & connect the printer to the USB Port & setup wireless printing. I do not know what the wireless strength coverage of this Bigpond Router is … it may not reach to give coverage to his Cottage (where he now needs full strength coverage). Philip is not well and mostly confined now to the cottage. If this option worked well, he could then do away with his Airport WI-FI “Trouchet Network”. If this option doesn’t work well, perhaps try ‘B’ B. Connect the Bigpond Router to the 'Main Airport Base Station' (in Computer Room) via an Ethernet Port and see if that can work, with perhaps some modifying to the Network? Philip lives near Harvey and I am finding it very difficult to get down to do work for him, so any help / suggestions / solutions he would appreciate. Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
