Streaming to Airport Express while connected to different network?

Hi all,
Quick - and possibly trivial - question: is it possible (on a Mac) to use a non-airport express wifi router for Internet access and at the same time stream my iTunes library to my hifi-set via an airport express station?
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!
sebhoff

Sebastian Hoffmann wrote:
Hi all,
Quick - and possibly trivial - question: is it possible (on a Mac) to use a non-airport express wifi router for Internet access and at the same time stream my iTunes library to my hifi-set via an airport express station?
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!
sebhoff
Hi Sebastian,
I have personal experience in this quest, though I didn't have a non-airport express for the wifi internet portion. In order for you to stream music from your computer, laptop or otherwise, you have to select the wireless network you set up with the Airport Express, thus taking you off the the wireless network you set up with the non-airport express router.
I found this out a few months ago. Nice idea, but you can only be on one wifi network at a time. So, yes, you can stream music to the Airport Express, but then you will not be able to cruise the internet, simultaneously.
Hope this answers your question.
Tom

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