Airport Express and Linksys Router Problem

I have a Linksys wireless router through which I connect to the internet using my Macbook Pro without any difficulties. I recently purchased an Airport Express unit in order to connect to my stereo and play music using Itunes. However, I seem to be unable to set up the Airport Express as the Airpor Utility does not seem to be able to find it. I tried connecting it to the router using an ethernet cable and this did not seem to solve the problem? Does anyone have any recommendations to solve this problem?

Thank you for the suggestion. That allowed me to see it to configure it but once I disconnect it to restart it I the network cannot find it and it just blinks orange. I am guessing that it is because I have set the network security incorrectly. I set it at WEP 128. How do I check to see how the Linksys is configured? Or do you think it might be something else? Thank you.

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Thanks a lot...
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Why yes, yes you can.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302153
This link shows you how to do it.
Hope this helps.
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Are you using WEP? If so, you may have an issue with the WEP key format. Take a look at this article, it helped me:
http://tinyurl.com/s58m
This is especially important if the firmware you have installed on the AirPort Express is old. I believe the latest version of the firmware fixes this issue.
Bottom line, if you're using WEP and you have a hex-formatted key on your network, then (with older firmware) you may need to precede the WEP key with a "$" to tell the AirPort Express you're giving it a hex string and not an ASCII string.
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-- Geoff

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This should be an easy question to answer...
If I have a printer connected to an Airport Express Base Station, can I print to it (from a MacBook Pro) and connect to the internet via a Linksys Base Station at the same time? I won't have to swap my Airport connection back and forth on my MBP will I?

If your Linksys is a wireless router, simply configure the AirPort Express (AX) to join a wireless network as a client.
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They have an older iMac (bubble base) without Airport. The iMac is connected to a router (Linksys) and the router is in turn connected to his cable internet modem.
So the current network configuration is:
Cable Modem > (Ethernet cable) > [WAN] Linksys Router [LAN] > (Ethernet cable) > iMac...correct?
When he plugs in the Airport, he can see it, but cannot configure it.
I am assuming that you mean he has acquired an AirPort Express Base Station (AX)...correct? How can he "see" it if the iMac doesn't have wireless capability?

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So you replaced the netgear router with teh TimeCapsule, and configured the airport express to join the network correct?
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Hi,
I have the above. A PC connected via THe Airport Express is set to WPA-Mixed.
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Hi,
English is dreadful.
I have WAG200G router connected to the DSL. A PC is connected to my router via ethernet.
Wireless is enabled on the router with security set to WPA-Mixed
I have a MacBook and Ipod Touch which both connect wirelessly.
I have an Airport Express which I'm using to attempt to extend the network to play iTunes. Both Mac and PC have open iTunes.
I use the utility on the MacBook to configure the AE.
First it asks me to switch to the AE wirelessly, then to set a local password
I select "I have a wireless network and want to add AE"
Next "I want AE to join my existing network"
Next "Join" so I can use iTunes
Next I select the house network and choose WPA/WPA2 Personal
The setup is written, the light flashes orange, and that's it. It tells me the setup worked correctly. The util tells me it's switching back to the house network and the internet returns, but the util tells me it can't find any Apple Wireless devices. However the light flashes amber..
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I have a Siemens SX763 ADSL Modem/Router which I wish to use a simply an ADSL modem connected to my Airport Express which will act as wireless network.
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Darryn, welcome to the discussions!
You have a couple of options here:
I assume that the Express be connected to your Siemens with an ethernet cable, correct?
If you normally use the Siemens in your system, you could turn off the wireless for it and then setup the AirPort Express up as a bridge in your network. The Express would be set to "Create a Wireless Network" The Siemens would then furnish the DHCP and NAT services in this setup.
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I just had an Airport Wireless card installed for my parents' ibook g4. I bought a Linksys wireless router for them, b/c we have one (for PC desktop and laptop) and have had good luck with it. I think the two times I've had to contact Linksys via phone or live chat I got quick responses and good service.
Enter adding the Mac to the equation. When I bought the router for my parents, I mentioned we'd be using it with a Mac and the guy at the store said some people choose Netgear routers over the Linksys b/c they're RTG, but with some older Macs (theirs is an iBook G4 from a few years ago) you have to DL something to get the Mac to see the Linksys network.
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scatterall, Welcome to the discussion area!
The iBook G4's AirPort Extreme card will allow you to connect to any standard 802.11b/g network including one created by a Linksys router.
Compare the antenna wire connection to the AirPort Extreme card with the photos in KB 108039, Properly attaching the antenna on an AirPort Extreme Card.
Do you have the Linksys configured to broadcast the SSID? If not, enable the SSID broadcast. This is a futile attempt at security since the SSID is still broadcast between the base station and any connected clients.
If you can't or won't enable SSID broadcast, on the iBook G4 you will need to go to the AirPort menu, select "Other...", and enter the network name and password (if wireless encryption is enabled).

Networking with airport express and another router

I have an imac and a powermac G5 connected to the internet by ethernet cables going through a router, and i recently bought 2 powerbook G4s and an airport express. the laptops are connected to the internet via the airport express (which is connected to the main router with an ethernet cable), and i can access the internet on all of them. However, i cannot share music or files between all of them, only between the imac and powermac connected by ethernet. The laptops seem to be on different networks, and i cannot share files or music between them or with the imac and powermac. is there a solution to this?

Absolutely this solution will work - it has worked perfectly for everyone (including myself) that has done this. Likely what you didn't do last time (and which I pointed out you must do) is restart all your wireless computers after making this change on the Airport Express. This forces all wireless computers to renew their IP addresses, which must now come from the cabled router on your network.
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I have set up an Airport Extreme to my IMac using a Motorola modem 2210 and I get the message "Another device on the network is using your computer's IP address ... " I can't connect to the internet. I don't want my computer to use wireless, but I want to be able to use other devices wireless.

This AT&T support document provides instructions for configuring the 2210 modem for use with a router from another manufacturer, which would be Apple in this case.
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB401764&cv=801,902&title=Connecting +a+non-AT%26T+provided+router+to+your+AT%26T+Internet+connection#fbid=yOvqjXCz5r d
AirPort Utility, the application used to setup the AirPort will ask you how you want to connect the AirPort to the modem. Choose the PPPoE option and enter your AT&T user name and password as you proceed through the setup.

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Pete

Follow the detailed instructions posted in this discussion by David Lovell:
David Lovell, "Airtunes for XP with a Wired/Wireless network" #1, 09:05pm Jan 8, 2005 CDT

I have a linksys WRT54G router that we use as a base. I want to use Airplay using Airport Express and hook up my stereo to it. How can i set up my Airport express without a PC/laptop? I just downloaded Airport utility on my iphone and ipad,will that work?

I have a linksys WRT54G router that we use as a base. I want to use Airplay using Airport Express and hook up my stereo to it. How can i set up my Airport express without a PC/laptop? I just downloaded Airport utility on my iphone and ipad,will that work? And one more thing about the setup, the linksys router shich acts as a base is in a different room as the airport express which i wanted to use for airplay. So I'm hoping to hook up the Airport express via wireless signal. If i can set it up, can someone pls help me out by posting detailed instructions. Thanks so much!

The first message that AirPort Utility will display during the auto setup will be that the Express will be confgured to "extend" the network. When AirPort Utility analyzes the network further, and sees that the Express cannot "extend" the 3rd party network, the next message will indicate that the Express is being configured to "join" the wireless network.
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