Thanks Daniel, For agreeing that my Option B will / should work for Philip ;-) This is the way I’ve always setup Wireless Networks & extended the Wireless Network so it reaches all areas the client needs. And allows Wireless Printer sharing on the Network.
> In Philips case, I would think the above *should* work. > Even if the NextG modem/router/thing has wireless, I would "ignore" it and > still leave it handing out what ever DHCP / IP addresses it's doing. > Leave the wireless to the Apple Airport gear and have it set to Bridge mode, > so it's letting the NextG modem "do all the work". > Or I think this was Option B in Ronni's post. Cheers, Ronni On 04/02/2011, at 3:21 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi and thank you to Gillian and everyone who has contributed, > > Philip might still be having problems unsubscribing from WAMUG with his old > bordernet email address & re-subscribing with his new bigpond address. > > Gillian, in reply to your suggestion ‘1'. which is my suggestion ‘B’. > > I DON’T think I would enable “Bridge Mode” on the Telstra 3G21WB. > I would turn Wireless OFF on the Telstra 3G21WB so that both the Telstra > Router & Airport Extreme aren’t distributing IP Addresses which can cause > double NAT problems. > The Airport Extreme Base Station would be set in “Bridge Mode” and acting as > the Wireless Access Point. > > Then you would still be able to access the Telstra 3G21WB using its IP > Address 10.0.0.138 using Safari (web browser). > The Airport Extreme Wireless Network is all handled through Airport Utility. > > The only doubt I have with this setup is 'Bigpond Mobile Broadband’ … it’s > not ADSL or Cable or Satellite? > > Cheers, > Ronni > > > > > On 04/02/2011, at 10:26 AM, Gillian Affleck wrote: > >> Hi Philip and Ronni, >> >> I'm thinking doing one of the following should work, although I'm not >> familiar with the Airport Base stations, or the Telstra 3G21WB NEXT G Router. >> >> 1. Same as your option 'B' Ronni (to connect the main Airport Base station >> to the Telstra 3G21WB NEXT G Router) via ethernet. >> It would be a matter of configuring the Telstra 3G21WB to be in 'bridge' >> mode so it is not a router but a bridge. We've done this on Billion and >> Linksys modem/routers so it should be possible with the Telstra >> 3G21WB modem/router. If its 'bridge' mode doesn't automatically turn off its >> wireless mode (2.4Ghz or 5GHz), I'd turn it off. >> >> 2. Replace the Main Airport Base station with the Telstra 3G21WB, and keep >> the Airport Base station in the cottage. These two can then talk to each >> other wirelessly as the 2 Aiport Base stations did. >> How (and whether) this works depends upon how you were using the >> simultaneous dual bands. I haven't found much information on the Telstra >> 3G21WB but I doubt that it is simultaneous dual band. It will either be >> 2.4GH or 5Ghz.. >> >> Either of these options should allow the printer to stay in the cottage and >> still be wireless, and Philip need only connect to one network from the Macs. >> I suspect the first option will be easier to set up. One thing to remember >> when configuring this option is that once you've put the Telstra 3G21WB into >> 'bridge' mode, if you need to get back into its web-based GUI to reconfigure >> it, you will probably need to do a reset to factory settings, because as a >> bridge it doesn't have an IP address of its own to connect to for >> configuration purposes. So it is a good idea to write down any non-factory >> settings you change (which shouldn't be many because a bridge doesn't have >> to know much ;-) ). >> >> Hope this is of some help. >> >> Kind regards, >> Gillian. >> >> >> >> On 4/02/2011 9:20 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>> >>> 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, >>> > 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]>
