802.11n on powermacs

Dual Core Powermac G5 Osx 10.4.9
I have a couple of questions:
1. Are there any PCI Express cards out to be able to upgrade powermacs to 802.11n?
2. I am on 512k broadband (max I can get here) and there is a alot of talk about 802.11 being faster.
Bearing in mind my current router is 54g, will it be at all beneficial for me to upgrade to 802.11, or is it a waste of money and a waste of speed as surely I can still only receive 512k!
From what I can see the only benefit of 802.11n is within your house/office between computers....as hardly anyone receives broadband at 24meg let alone 56mg.
3. I need a new router because the existing one is old, has one attenna, andannoyingly interferes with the cordless phone. (Does anyone know how to stop this?) I'm thinking maybe I'm better off buying a MIMO G Router which have dropped in price.
Can anyone recommend anything to me and help in any way, I appreciate any comments on any of this. Thanks in advance.
Simon

1. Are there any PCI Express cards out to be able to upgrade powermacs to 802.11n?
Sorry don't know the answer to that one.
From what I can see the only benefit of 802.11n is within your house/office between computers...
That is true. It certainly won't make your Internet any faster than your 512k.
...andannoyingly interferes with the cordless phone. (Does anyone know how to stop this?)
Get rid of that cordless phone and buy one that operates at 5.8 GHz.
I'm thinking maybe I'm better off buying a MIMO G Router which have dropped in price.
Since Apple doesn't support the non-standard use of multiple input/output channels, this isn't really going to be of any benefit.

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802.11n for PowerMac G5?

Is there a way to get 802.11n capability in a PowerMac G5 tower with external antenna port? I know how to get "g" but would prefer "n."

Not with the external antenna port, but you could use a 802.11n wireless USB adapter instead. One example of this kind of adapter would be the Newer Technology MAX Power 802.11n/g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter & Extension Cradle.

Powermac G5 Quad upgrade to 802.11n

I have searched and searched and searched for an 802.11n upgrade for my Powermac Quad G5 without success. QuickerTek has a PCI upgrade card but it will not work with the Quad G5 since the card is PCI and the Quad G5 is PCI Express. The closest I have come is a USB 802.11n device also from QuickerTek called the nQuicky USB but I would rather find an internal card or replacement for the Apple installed card.
Anyone have the same problem or solution? Anyone else try the nQuicky? It has a hefty price of $149.

I have an Intel based Macbook Pro and I have the nQuicky USB device. When it works, it works extremely well. Whenever I reboot, remove and re-insert the device or some other events we are still trying to determine, the device stops working and the software must be re-installed. The company now thinks that it might be a hardware problem. I hope it is.

Slow wireless connection 802.11n AEBS and Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro

I have three Macs all currently connected wirelessly to the new 802.11n AEBS.
Mac #1 - PowerMac G5
Mac #2 - 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo
Mac #3 - 15" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
The wireless connection speed (when using the web browser) is fine for both Mac #1 and Mac #2 but noticable slower for Mac #3. All three Macs are sitting right next to each other. All three Mac are getting an excellent signal. All three Macs are running the same version of the OS. All three Macs have identical network setting (as far as I can tell).
When connecting Mac #3 to the AEBS via an ethernet cable, performance is good. I've also tried configuring the channel manually in the AEBS to channel #1 but this did not help (seemed to help others in a different thread). Additionally, I ran the 802.11n enabler and performance was bad both before and after its installation.
Any idea why the Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro would be performing differently?

Ok eveyone. I did some digging and was able to get the network speed back with my Core2Duo machine. I put the Airport Extreme into Bridged mode and connected the Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports, not the WAN port. After that everything works great. for more information check out this lengthy thread...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3989864&#3989864
and this site mentioned...
http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/airportn/#performance
Apparently the new base stations have a few issues that need to be worked out so I'd consider this a workaround. There should be no reason to have to do this. Good luck.

AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band is reporting problems?

Hi.
I can not find an answer for my error-problem:
AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band is reporting problems!
I have an optimum on line cable modem connected to my AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band.
Ethernet cables connect it 1. into my new Nehalem Mac Pro, 2. into my back-up Quicksilver PowerMac. I also have 2nd gen. iPod touch works on WiFi.
This set-up has been working well but now I daily get the above error. Sometimes it says also: You have different locations set-up and it asks me to go through the set-up procedure. May be I did the initial set-up incorrect. I don't quite understand "locations" and it's purpose.
Also the Airport runs very hot so I put a small fan in front of it. A few times I had to disconnect the cable mains to reset and get back my service. Please help.
W.W.

Walter Wedler wrote:
AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band is reporting problems!
I have an optimum on line cable modem connected to my AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band.
Ethernet cables connect it 1. into my new Nehalem Mac Pro, 2. into my back-up Quicksilver PowerMac. I also have 2nd gen. iPod touch works on WiFi.
This set-up has been working well but now I daily get the above error. Sometimes it says also: You have different locations set-up and it asks me to go through the set-up procedure. May be I did the initial set-up incorrect. I don't quite understand "locations" and it's purpose.
Can you tell what's telling you about those locations? An Apple AirPort unit can maintain different "configurations" so that it could be used in different locations without a complete reconfiguration. However, I don't believe they're ever referred to as "locations". On the other hand, a Mac can have multiple "locations" defined in the Network panel of System Preferences. Those can be useful if the Mac is used in different places with different arrangements.
If your AirPort Extreme is having problems the status light on the front will probably be amber. If you launch AirPort Utility and double-click on the AirPort Extreme item on the left, you should be able to see more details about the problem.

AppleTV connected to Mac Pro by 802.11n, G5 on Ethernet can't see AppleTV

I hope someone can answer this one... In my house, I have an Apple Airport Extreme base station set up and broadcasting an open 802.11n (b and g compatible) wireless network. Connected to that network is my Mac Pro, which can see my AppleTV, and is set as its main source. Just to be clear, the AppleTV is connecting to the Airport Extreme base station, and NOT directly to my Mac Pro, by some kind of ad-hoc network.
My wife has a Power Mac G5, which is connected to the same Airport Extreme base station, via Ethernet, and it cannot see the AppleTV. I have iTunes 7.1.1 and Quicktime 7.1.5 installed, and I have iTunes set to search for AppleTV units, but no Apple TV is ever displayed by her iTunes.
I have the firewall on the PowerMac shut off, and have even tried messing with the Ethernet connection speed settings in Network System Prefs.
Has anybody else experienced anything like this? Does anybody have any good advice on how to fix it? I have done everything short of reset my AppleTV and Airport Extreme, and I really don't want to have to do that, then set my network back up.
Thanx!
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9) Several other Macs, iPods, AppleTV
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9) Several other Macs, iPods, AppleTV

So, you're saying that the AppleTV will only ever appear in the list of available AppleTV devices on the initial host copy of iTunes?!Yes, once the "host" is selected. However, according to another poster, it should appear in the list of all LAN connected platforms when you initiate the "Connect to New Itunes" action and then disappear from non-selected iTunes lists once a selection is made.
If so, how do you add additional sources.Normally as explained previously. However, this assumes your wife's connection to the LAN was properly made. Can, for instance, the TV device see her computer as a "streaming" source?
I go through the 'Connect to New iTunes' option, and the authentication number appears on my TV screen, but nothing ever indicates that my wife's Power Mac has recognized the AppleTV, or vice versa.If the device doesn't show up in her iTunes at this point, I would likely try turning off the Airport card in your Mac Pro and see if this makes a difference. (I assume here that when you say the TV is connected to your mac Pro via the Airport Extreme, you mean wirelessly and not via an ether connection between extreme and TV since anything plugged into the TV ether connector would override any wireless connection attempts. (As a double check, you can look at your Settings > Network page on the TV.) Since I only have one computer/TV combination and it is such a pain switching back and forth between wired and wireless connections, I just leave mine connected by a Cat 6 cable I already had. Basically, everyone on your LAN needs to connect wirelessly or everyone nees to connect wired since you can't mix connections to the TV. In any case, if you cannot see/connect her computer with TV when yours is "disconnected," then would concentrate efforts here as it would appear she has a network problem.

Airport Extreme Card won't run 802.11n

I have an AirPort Extreme card (0x14E4, 0x90) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1) in a MacMini Intel Core 2 Duo 3,1.
Using a Billion 7404VNPX wireless router, the card will only run on 802.11g.
At the same time, I've fitted a 3rd party wireless g/n card to an ancient PowerMac G4, and it runs perfectly happily on 802.11n
Can someone suggest how to make the card do what it's supposed to do?

William Boyd, Jr. wrote:
Sorry, but that card can only run 802.11b/g, so it really is doing just what it's supposed to.
Well, if that's the case, perhaps Apple should improve the System Profiler reporting. Here's what mine reports for this card:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x90)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Locale: APAC
Country Code: X1
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless: Supported
Status: Connected
Hmmm....wonder if I can get a refund or replacement?

802.11n ... what if you did not custom order the card?

I've now read a few threads regarding 802.11n support for Mac Pros, but I'm still a bit confused. At the time of purchase, I didn't see a need to drop in an Airport card right away, and opted only for the Bluetooth module.
Now with the announcment of 802.11n support and the new Airport Extreme Base Station (with AirDisk support) ... I am considering going wireless.
Now, I just assumed I would be able to purchase an Airport card after the fact, like with any previous PowerMac, but now I can't find a mention of doing so in any of the DIY docs or the Mac Pro manual. Is it not possible for me to install an Airport card anymore? If so, why wouldn't Apple make this clear on the product or Custom Configuration page ?
And if I were to get whatever module is needed for the Mac Pro, will it support the N protocol ? Is it not just an Airport Extreme card?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ken
Quad Xeon 2.66 Ghz w/ Radeon X1900 XT Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1024 Mb RAM, Built-in Bluetooth

Thank you all for your replies. I also found this on the Apple Store listing for the Airport Extreme Card.
"This AirPort Extreme Card is not compatible with the Mac Pro or the Power Mac G5 Dual and Power Mac G5 Quad computers introduced in October 2005. To add an AirPort Extreme card to one of these systems, please contact an Apple Retail Store or other Authorized Apple Service Provider. "
I really didn't expect this of a "Pro" machine, but now I worry I'll have to pay an additional cost to get it installed. Let's hope Apple plays nice.
Quad Xeon 2.66 Ghz w/ Radeon X1900 XT Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1024 Mb RAM, Built-in Bluetooth

Is my AirPort Extreme (802.11n) Base Station defective?

I'm trying to set up a wireless network with my new AirPort Extreme (802.11n) Base Station. I dismanteld my existing network that consisted of an old model AirPort Extreme and an AirPort Express. I can't seem to get anything to work properly with the new hardware. I have a G4 Quicksilver that uses an AirPort card. Is that the issue? I thought they were compatible. I was not able to update the Setup Utility because I don't have an Intel Mac. Still, that shouldn't prevent me from doing an initial setup. I'm thinking perhaps the unit is defective. I've been working on this several hours a day for almost a week. This is the most trouble (by far) that I've ever had with any Apple product. I'm really disappointed. I suspect the hardware is defective, but based on all of the issues I've read about in this forum, I think it could just be reflective of the poor overall quality of the new AirPort Extreme. What a let down.

What is the exact name of the application you are using to configure the airport?
You should be using "AirPort Utility"
It is a Universal application, so it should work on both a PPC and Intel mac.
As for the update, if you can't download it via software update, you most likely do not need it.
The quicksilver only has an Airport card:
http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/PowerMac_G4_Quicksilver2002.html
That means that you will need to configure the airport extreme N to operate in the 2.4 GHz range. You will need to tell it that it needs to be compatible with 802.11b
There is probably an option for 802.11 b/g/n compatibility.
Are you going to still use your airport express? you could either use WDS to extend your wireless network without connecting the two airport base stations with an ethernet cable... or you could connect them together with an ethernet cable and configure the same network name and use two different channels (only use 1, 6, or 11). If you extend a network, they both need to use the same channel.
If the quicksilver is the only machine on your network, it will not be any faster.
Actually, you could make things faster, now that I think about it... I am guessing that your quicksilver is not located near your airport extreme. If I am wrong, just ignore this...
You could use one of your airports as your main base station, connected to your cable modem/dsl whatever... then you connect the other airports ethernet to your quicksilver. you then turn off the airport card in your quicksilver and set up the airport connected to your computer to use WDS and connect to the other airport using 802.11g.
You now have gone from an 11 mbps max (5 mbps real world) connection to a real world 30-40 mbps link.
Other options would be to look for 802.11g or 802.11n usb adapters for the quicksilver... I am not sure what is mac compatible out there, since it is probably a small market since it is built in to all new macs.
Good luck

Numerous problems with Airport Express 802.11n with DSL and extending WLAN

Hi all,
I have the following hardware:
802.11b/g Airport Express with firmware 6.3
802.11n Airport Express with firmware 7.3.2
MacBook Pro
iBook G4
Mac Pro PowerMac 2x450 G4
Up until now I had been using the old Airport Express as the base station connecting to my PPPoE DSL line, and it worked fine. I wanted to extend the range of this network, and got another newer Airport Express, the 802.11n model.
First I tried to use the 802.11n to connect to the Internet and the old one to extend the network. Turns out the old one can't be used to extend a network, which is bad enough, but the 802.11n one refuses to connect via DSL for more than a couple minutes, then drops the Internet connection.
So I tried downgrading the firmware to 7.3.0 and 7.3.1, but it didn't help. Did a hard reset, factory default reset, soft reset, nothing worked.
Next I tried swapping the two, putting the old Express back on the DSL line and the new one as the bridge to extend the network (using WPA2). But the 802.11n complains that it can't access the network and flashes amber.
Again, tried upgrading to 7.3.2, downgrading to 7.3.1 and 7.3.0, hard reset, soft reset. Nothing works.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Fairfax71

I don't see any option in the Airport Admin Utility for the old Express for creating a WDS network, only to participate in one...?
That is the option you want to choose.
You could use the newer AirPort Utility to configure the older AX.
Sorry, forgot to ask something else: The 802.11n Express is able to join the WLAN created by the 802.11b/g Express as a client, but not extend it, is that what you're saying?
No. If you join the network the AX is simply acting as another wireless client and is not extending the network. The "extend" option is not available since the older AX is not 802.11n capable. You must use WDS.
Use AirPort Utiity and follow these steps for both AX's. To set up the main AX:
Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Mac, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a Windows computer). Select the main base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Click the Wireless button, and then choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu.
Click WDS and then choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computers to connect to this base station.
Click the Add button and enter the MAC address of the base stations you want to connect to this base station. If there is a base station listed that you’d like to remove from the list, select the base station and click the Delete (–) button.
Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS. By default, the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox is selected. If you deselect the checkbox, and later want to change the settings on the base station, you must connect to the base station’s LAN port with an Ethernet cable. You will not be able to connect to the base station wirelessly.
To set up the second AX to connect to the main AX:
Open AirPort Utility. Select the AX, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. Enter the base station password, if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
Click the AirPort button, and then click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
Enter the MAC address of the main base station in the WDS Main field. The MAC address is also referred to as the AirPort ID and is printed on the label on the bottom of the base station.
Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
This can be found on page 42 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" (direct PDF download).

Airport Extreme 802.11n and PPTP

Hi,
I've posted this question earlier in the wrong forum. Sorry for the double post.
I'm thinking of buying an Airport Extreme basestation. A problem I have with my current setup (using Airport Express) is that I have to use an extra router between my DSL modem and the Airport to connect to my provider via PPTP. Looking at the specs for the Airport Extreme, it seems that the new base station supports PPTP. But I really want to be sure, can I use PPTP with the Airport Extreme directly, or do I need to add an extra router as I have now?
Many thanks,
Don
PowerMac G4 450Mhz DP

You probably should ask in the AirPort Extreme (802.11n) discussion area.

Airport Extreme 802.11n dual band SNMP missing physical interfaces

Hi, I'm trying to monitor my new AEBS with snmpwalk on an old MacMini running Debian. I downloaded the mib from Apple and placed it in /usr/share/snmp/mibs. Then I run snmpwalk to see what I could get (I obviously removed the MAC addresses):
brian@minimac:~$ snmpwalk -v 2c -c public -m+AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB 192.168.1.1 1.3.6.1.4.1.63.501
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::sysConfName.0 = STRING: club3313
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::sysConfContact.0 = STRING: Brian Mauter
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::sysConfLocation.0 = STRING:
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::sysConfUptime.0 = INTEGER: 1803154
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::sysConfFirmwareVersion.0 = STRING: 7.5.1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumber.0 = INTEGER: 3
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessPhysAddress."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #1 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessPhysAddress."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #2 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessPhysAddress."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #3 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessType."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: sta(1)
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessType."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: sta(1)
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessType."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: sta(1)
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessDataRates."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = STRING: 1(b) 2(b) 5(b) 6 9 11(b) 12 18 24 36 48 54
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessDataRates."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = STRING: 1(b) 2(b) 5(b) 6 9 11(b) 12 18 24 36 48 54 MCS: 0-15,43
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessDataRates."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = STRING: 1(b) 2(b) 5(b) 6 9 11(b) 12 18 24 36 48 54 MCS: 0-15,72
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessTimeAssociated."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: 1802714
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessTimeAssociated."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 1802606
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessTimeAssociated."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 1759013
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessLastRefreshTime."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: 0
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessLastRefreshTime."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 0
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessLastRefreshTime."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 0
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessStrength."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: -83
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessStrength."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: -70
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessStrength."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -76
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNoise."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: -76
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNoise."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: -96
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNoise."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -103
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessRate."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: 11
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessRate."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 39
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessRate."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 72
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRX."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRX."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 1035089
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRX."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumTX."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumTX."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 891819
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumTX."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRXErrors."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRXErrors."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 102
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRXErrors."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumTXErrors."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumTXErrors."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 97
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumTXErrors."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpNumber.0 = INTEGER: 4
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpPhysAddress."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #1 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpPhysAddress."(mac addr #4 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #4 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpPhysAddress."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #2 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpPhysAddress."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = STRING: "(mac addr #3 hidden)"
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpIpAddress."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = IpAddress: 192.168.1.136
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpIpAddress."(mac addr #4 hidden)" = IpAddress: 192.168.1.100
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpIpAddress."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = IpAddress: 192.168.1.101
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpIpAddress."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = IpAddress: 192.168.1.146
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = ""
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #4 hidden)" = ""
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = ""
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = ""
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpLeaseTime."(mac addr #1 hidden)" = INTEGER: 77377
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpLeaseTime."(mac addr #4 hidden)" = INTEGER: 50308
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpLeaseTime."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 85852
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpLeaseTime."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 86278
Where is the physicalInterfaces stuff? I have two things plugged in on the LAN ports, a NetGear GS108 switch and the mac mini (statically assigned IP) so I think I should see them via SNMP much like it's mentioned here:
http://people.no-distance.net/ol/olog/2005/03/airport-extreme-express-and-snmp.h tml
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
-Brian

Walter Wedler wrote:
AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band is reporting problems!
I have an optimum on line cable modem connected to my AirPort Extreme (802.11n) dual band.
Ethernet cables connect it 1. into my new Nehalem Mac Pro, 2. into my back-up Quicksilver PowerMac. I also have 2nd gen. iPod touch works on WiFi.
This set-up has been working well but now I daily get the above error. Sometimes it says also: You have different locations set-up and it asks me to go through the set-up procedure. May be I did the initial set-up incorrect. I don't quite understand "locations" and it's purpose.
Can you tell what's telling you about those locations? An Apple AirPort unit can maintain different "configurations" so that it could be used in different locations without a complete reconfiguration. However, I don't believe they're ever referred to as "locations". On the other hand, a Mac can have multiple "locations" defined in the Network panel of System Preferences. Those can be useful if the Mac is used in different places with different arrangements.
If your AirPort Extreme is having problems the status light on the front will probably be amber. If you launch AirPort Utility and double-click on the AirPort Extreme item on the left, you should be able to see more details about the problem.

802.11n not working.....6hrs of frustration!!!!!!!!!!!

I've spent basically all day yesterday on the phone with Apple tech support and even took my unit to an Apple store with no conclusion yet. Here's the deal...
I have a PC laptop (Windows XP SP2, non wireless)....D-Link cable modem running to my 802.11n base station.....then my base station running to my PC laptop. I get service fine on the laptop. In the same room (10 feet away) is my Powermac G5 (OSX 10.4.8 and all current software updates) with a airport card. I'm in an appt building so I know my airport card is working because I'm picking up other networks from other tenents. I have a green light on the base station but I can't connect for the life of me on my G5. I even connected the modem/base station to my mac and it recognizes it through the airport utility and I was able to name it and give it a password but even directly connected to my G5 my wireless card isn't picking up the signal..........PLEASE HELP!!!!!! Forgot to add....I took the base station to the apple store and it worked there! Do you think it's the D-Link modem?

The Airport Extreme defaults to a 10.1.1.x address.
Most PC-Based Wireless hubs distribute 192.168.1.x
addresses. Set your Airport Extreme to redistribute
192.168.1.x addresses, and you will be able to
connect.
MacBook T2700
2gHz, 12GB, 160G Windows XP Pro Dual
Boot with latest OSX
ummm...no..that should not matter at all

Forcing Apple TV to use 802.11n

My wireless network is as follows.
Airport extreme connected to internet via cable modem.
Airport express configured as remote WDS base station.
Apple TV connected via wireless to network.
My problem.
Both the airport express and the airport extreme are within range of my Apple TV however the Apple TV appears to connect to my wireless network via the airport express limiting it's speed to 802.11g. The airport extreme capable of 802.11n is clearly within range of my Apple TV and I would like it to only connect via 802.11n. Is there any setting within the Apple TV to force it to stay on the 802.11n network even if the signal from my airport express may be stronger.
20" iMac core duo 2.0Ghz, Black Macbook core duo 2.0Ghz, 17" iMac 1.8Ghz G5, Powermac G4 1.0Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9) Apple Extreme (pre-n), Airport Express, Apple TV

DML,
RE:Another option would be to set up the Extreme to use Access Control, limiting it to specific machines, by entering MAC addresses. If you don't enter the Apple TV's MAC address into the Express, would it be forced to find the Extreme, where it has 'permission' to access the network ?
That was an awesome idea and I think it might solve my problem. I setup the access control list on my express to only accept connections from my macbook. I'll post again after some further testing with my Apple TV. Many Thanks.
20" iMac core duo 2.0Ghz, Black Macbook core duo 2.0Ghz, 17" iMac 1.8Ghz G5, Powermac G4 1.0Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.9) Apple Extreme (pre-n), Airport Express, Apple TV

Printing to Ethernet Printers Using Airport Extreme Base Station 802.11n

I don't want anything extraordinary. I think what I have to set up is pretty simple.
I have a PowerMac G5 tower and an Airport Network with an older 802.11g AExBS connected to my cable modem. I just acquired an AExBS 802.11n. While I'm sure that people would tell me to ditch the older one an just use the newer one, that is not today's task.
All I would like to do is to use the AExBS for my 3 Ethernet printers. The printers are:
Brother HL-2070N
Brother MFC-420CN
HP Color Laserjet CP2025dn
Each printer is plugged into each of the 3 ethernet ports and not the WAN port. I didn't have any problems using my Netgear WGT624 wireless router, so I don't know why the AExBS is giving me such a headache. Is there something simply I'm missing in the instructions? Can anybody tell me if I'm missing something here?

Now I have managed to delete all but my directly connected USB printers in the Print & Fax area of my System Preferences. What gives?
I thought this was going to be straight forward. They don't even address hooking up ethernet printers in the manual. I've looked over the web and see other people having the same problem, but their original setup appears to be different and/or more difficult.

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