Airport Base station or Airport express to use wirelessly for dial up ?

I have an Ibook G4 1.33 with a Airport extreme card.
I currently have it set it up to the wireless modem that my phone company provided for me for my DSL service.
Unfortunately I am moving to an area that does not have DSL service. I would like to know if I can set up my Ibook to use it wirelessly and have it connected to an Airport base station or Airport express in order to have my dial up service to work wirelessly???? So Airport base station or Aiport Express?? Many Thanks in advance- Geof
IBook G4 1.33 12 1.5GB, Vintage Imac , Ipod with video, Ipod Nano Mac OS X (10.4.3)

The only base station with dial-up capability (in addition to traditional ethernet equipped modem capability) is the AirPort Extreme Base Station w/modem. Check the Apple Store to look over the details, and make sure you are looking at the AEBS with the modem (there is also a version without a dial-up modem which will not work in your application).

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I have an AirPort Extreme in the lounge connected to BT infinity.
I also have an airport express in the kitchen connected to a stereo system.
I have had this set up for around 12 months.
The airport express will not extend the wireless network.
I reset it, restart, factory reset etc and it will work fine for around 3 days, then I get the same error message saying
This AirPort base station was unable to extend the wireless network. Make sure the wireless network you’re trying to extend was set up and is working correctly, that you entered a matching wireless network password into this device, and that this device is in range of the wireless network.
The express is situated easily within range of the extreme. And the airplay between those two, my iMac and two apple tv's works pretty much as it should.
Can someone please shed some light on this?
Maybe I have it in a wrong setting or summut....

G Beach wrote:
I am also experiencing a recent failure in my Airport devices no longer extending my wireless network.
My Aiport Express and second Airport Extreme were extending my wireless network for more than a year
The only change that has taken place lately is that the firmware for both devices was upgraded to 7.6.4, however the upgrade was only in response to trying to resolve this problem. Needless to say, the firmware upgrade did not resolve anything.
If I didn't know better, I'd have thought I wrote the above.
I have a TC from a few years ago (last one before the tower, I think), plus the older AEBS that it replaced extending the network, plus a 1-year-old Express also extending. I had upgraded them all to 7.6.3/4 when it came out, but reverted them all to 7.6.1 when everything went crapways (others having the same issues of the LAN regularly croaking), and didn't bother upgrading again since.
Today I just tried 7.6.4 on all of them, and it seemed OK at first with green lights all around in Airport Utility. Then I made one change, which was to enable 5Ghz on the main AEBS/TC only (the express doesn't need it, and the older AEBS can't do it).
The latter two started flasing amber and giving the "unable to extend wireless network" error message.
So I'm wondering if you are similarly using 5Ghz?

AirPort Utility not detecting Airport Base Station nor Airport Express

Earlier today, we were listening to music on multiple speakers (computer and airtunes / airport express) as we always do. Nothing new here. Stereo speakers stopped and computer lost connection with Airport Express. Couldn't get it to reconnect. Unplugged airport express and plugged it back in - no dice. Hard restart.....AirPort Utility detected it once and I tried to reconfigure. Got an error message at the end of configuration.....
Now.....
Airport Utility doesn't even pick up the Airport Express. Not only that, it doesn't pick up the Airport base station, which we use for our internet connection (and I'm using right now). Both are old - Airport base station is the round small anthill looking one (probably about 6 or 7 years old) and airport express is about 5 years old. Never had a problem with either. Airport Utility is 5.4.2.
For now, Airport base station is working, but I don't have access to it via Airport Utility. Airport express just flashes amber......

Welcome to the discussions!
Not sure what to suggest that you may have not already tried. I would recommend that you start with the base station first to see if you can access the settings in AirPort Utility.
Have you tried connecting an ethernet cable from your computer directly to one of the LAN ports on your base station to see if that will help? Power down your base station and computer before you hook up the ethernet cable. If no luck at first, leave the ethernet cable connected as sometimes the base station will simply "appear" after a few minutes.
If still no luck after several tries, your only alternative is to hard reset the router back to factory defaults and try to reconfigure it.
Once you get the base station back, you can use the same procedure on the Express to see if you can reconfigure it.

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I'm needing to extend the range of my Airport base station. I purchased an Airport Extreme to funcion as a repeater, but it's not working. Will Airport Express work with a (white) Airport base station. If not, how can I extend the range besides moving the base station?

Can someone actually tell me how to set-up the Airport Express (with my Airport) so that it will act like a repeater. Once again, this is an Airport and not an Airport Extreme.

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I'm running Windows XP Pro on a Dell Latitude laptop with linksys wireless-n PCMCIA card. I have a Cable Modem running to a Linksys router (cloning a MAC address), running to the Airport Extreme Base Station. Internet works fine (as I type this), but Airport Utility cannot see the Airport Base Station. This has happened repeatedly after hard reset and re-configuration of Airport Extreme Base Station.
Do I have a bad piece of hardware?

After doing a lot of research, this appears to be a pretty common problem for Windows users.
The only thing that has worked for me is to go into the Airport Utility, and under the file menu, click on configure other. Then enter the LAN IP address of your airport extreme. I think the default is 10.0.1.1, although I have a separate router between my cable modem and my airport express providing IP addresses, so mine was different. It didn't always work at first, but now almost every time my base station disappears, if I do this it can be found again.

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Having problems configuring Airport Time Capsule. AirPort Utility displaying No configured AirPort base stations found.
Worked initially but no longer backing up.

Try just a simple restart of the TC or restart of the network.. in order .. modem.. wait 2min.. TC.. wait 2min . then the client computer.. see if the TC reappears. if not you will need to do a hard or factory reset and start over. It is common enough on Mavericks to lose its marbles.. a good reboot will usually remind of it of where everything is.
Make sure ipv6 is set to link-local for whatever network client is being used.. that means setup in the computer.
And I do recommend using short names on the TC.. not apple names..
Keep names to <20characters.. <10 even better.
No spaces.. and pure alphanumeric.

PB not recognizing Airport base station in airport utility

I have a PB G4 running 10.5.8. The Airport base station is plugged in to a linksys router which is plugged in to a dsl modem.
I unplugged my PB and put it away for 10 days. When I plugged it back in to use it, it would not go online. Nothing had been changed in any of my settings since putting it away 10 days earlier. The Airport utility will not find the airport, yet my network prefs show that I am connected to the airport base station.
In the network pref it says "airport has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet.
But I know the airport is working because I am typing this on a Dell netbook that is connected to the airport right now. And my iPhone is connecting as well.

You'll probably have to reenter the network settings manually. First, I'd remove the main battery and let the PB sit on the AC adaptor for 24-48 hours. If there is any life left in the backup battery (It's one of the few that is rechargeable), that may pump some life back in. However, for future short-term storage (days or a couple of weeks, not months), put it away with a full battery. Also make sure it''s really off and not sleeping.
You may need to ZAP the PRAM to get the system to accept the new settings and connect.

Airport Base station (g) and Express (g) - Which is better?

I have both from an older wireless system in the house. Both were replaced by a new Time Capsule, which is an (n) system, of course. I currently use the older base station for my printer so all computers can use it wirelessly. The Express is at the other end of the house supplying wireless to my entertainment center.
The Q: would it be better to move the base station to the entertainment center, or would it even make a difference. It seems it wouldn't matter, but I thought I would ask anyway.

The Q: would it be better to move the base station to the entertainment center, or would it even make a difference. It seems it wouldn't matter, but I thought I would ask anyway.
Let's review the absolute best way to connect and then work back from there so you can make a decision based on your requirements.
The "best" connection in terms of performance (speed and network bandwidth) is always a wired ethernet connection. Newer routers and computers will allow Gigabit speeds between devices up to 300+ feet away. In terms of numbers, that's 1000 Mbps.
The very best 802.11n 5 GHz wireless systems will allow up to 300 Mbps bandwidth. Most "n" wireless systems are operating at 2.4 GHz, which will allow up to 130 Mbps. I think you may already be seeing where this is going.
Now, the bandwidth (speed capability) on any wireless system falls off in proportion to the distance from the main router to the device receiving the signal. It's not exactly accurate, but safe to say that a device at 50 feet from the main router is only going to get about half of the signal that a device at 25 feet will get.
So, with wireless, the rules are always the same. The closer a device is to the broadcast source, the better the performance. Any obstructions like walls or ceiling that absorb the signal come into play as well.
I think you have your answer.

Airport base station m8440?

i recently bought a second hand airport base station and would like to use it to extend the range of my current wireless internet. I dont seem to see any options for relaying or wds in my configuration options. Is this base station to old?

damonhyland, Welcome to the discussion area!
That is an older 802.11b Dual Ethernet [aka "Snow"] AirPort base station (ABS). KB 107908, Identifying AirPort hardware
It does not support WDS. You can see the features of that ABS in iFelix's table.

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I have a hp 5150 printer that is connected to an Airport base station. I have been using this connection for over a year without a problem. I used the printer this morning from my laptop after changing an ink cartridge. Everything seemed to be working fine. Printed some maps from the internet.
When I got home from work I tried to print some more maps and directions and I just get the red exclamation mark on the printer icon and a message that asks about the print que. The job gets stopped. I don't get it. How can it work fine in the morning and then just stop working. No one has access to change anything except me and I wasn't home. The printer will not print from my Imac or powerbook. I have deleted the job. Restarted the Imac. Checked the usb connection on both the Airport Base Station and the printer.
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What kind of password (WEP, WAP, WAP2) to choose for Airport Base Station?

Hi,
I just got an Apple TV. I am using an Airport Base Station to connect to the Internet wireless with my iMac. So far without any password-protection (very neglectant, I know).
i want to password protect but I am getting confused on how to do this.
Can someone please explain in basic language, as I am not a computer-geek, how I should do this and what kind of password I should use. WEP, WAP, WAP2 - that's way to confusing for me. What should I use so that the ATV is functioning properly?

The tv uses all these types of security, WEP is the weakest and WPA2 is the strongest security. Each allows you to enter varying lengths of passwords, in theory the longer the password the more secure but I wouldn't always say that was true (i.e. '1W3e7' is likely to be more secure than 'password1').
I use WPA2 with an eight character password.

Airport base station and connectivity problems

Hi all,
Heres what I know about my internet connectivity issues. I have a cable broadband (Motorola Surfboard) modem and I'm fine getting a connection when I am hooked directly from the modem into the back of my G4.
The wierd thing is that when I have my Airport (old school flying saucer shaped one) hooked up between my G4 and the modem I don't even get a signal on my tower any longer let alone my laptop. I have an ethernet cable running from the port on the base station with the circle of dots to my modem. I have a ethernet cable running from the ethernet looking port (arrows and dots) on the base station to the G4 tower.
What I don't get is why I wouldn't at least be still getting a signal to my tower? All of the appropriate lights on my modem are still lit up. I took it in a few days ago to an Apple store and the guy at the Genius Bar confirmed the Base Station is working fine. Why does my computer now not like being hooked up thru my base station? I've checked all of the network settings and all seems to be fine.
Any help or ideas will be appreciated. This is driving me nuts.
Thanks,
Vance

I may have misunderstood your original question. If you want to use both your older Airport as well as the newer dual band one, you certainly can, but first describe which model your older Airport is and what specifically you wish to accomplish by using both.
There's no advantage of keeping the older one in service unless one Airport base station is unable to create a wireless network with sufficient range for your needs. There are as many as three different ways of doing that depending on which older one you have: a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) which can only use 802.11b/g, an "extended" network, which can only be accomplished with an 802.11n network, or a "roaming" network in which the Airports are connected to each other using their Ethernet LAN ports. This last method is the most preferable, but obviously requires that you run a cable between them.
Use Airport Utility to configure the Extreme. Read about designing networks in the Apple AirPort Networks manual.
In any event you don't need to use both Airport base stations if all you want to do is have a wireless network that can serve both your iMac and your Powerbook. Any Airport base station Apple ever built can serve both. The newest Extreme just adds more features.

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I have an A1026 airport card from an old ibook G4 that I'm not using. I've seen at ebay some airport base stations without "airport card" is it possible to install my A1026 on an airport base station or they have different cards ?

The A1026 Airport Extreme card was used in the "saucer shaped" Airport Extreme Base Station models.
My advice - don't throw away money buying one of these base stations off EBay. The Airport card inside them was probably cannibalized for a reason - because the card may have been the only thing inside the base station that still worked properly.

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I am about to set up a network in a new home. I am confused by the AirPort Base Station/Extreme: do these replace the need for a router, and if not, what is the benfit of these above a standard wireless router like a NetGear for example?

The AirPort Extreme is a wireless router.
But, the Extreme does not have a modem on board, so you will need a separate modem if you want to be able to access the Internet.
You don't mention a model number regarding Netgear, but some manufacturers offer a product that is a combination modem and router in one package. This type of product is more correctly called a a gateway, but many users refer to a gateway as a modem, so things can get confusing.
The bottom line....if you are considering an AirPort Extreme or other Apple router, you will need a separate modem if you want to be able to access the Internet. Most Internet Service Providers supply a modem.....often free of charge....with their service.

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It is my understanding that the AirPort Base Station Agent performs the function of checking for updates to the AirPort base stations by contacting the Apple distribution (akamai?) servers. There is a configuration setting in the AirPort Utility to enable/disable this feature. It is installed either by the CD provided with the base stations, or (I believe) it comes with the Leopard OS.

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