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With Airport turned on in the top menu bar, not only does it fail to connect to the Internet, but also it keeps

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but also it keeps a direct ethernet connection from connecting. As soon as I turn off Airport, it connects fine. What's this all about?

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  • My Airport Extreme and iMac appear to have the same IP address as a result of installing a new ATT modem via direct ethernet connection. How can I reset the Airport IP without disturbing the iMac setting if the iMac can't reach the Airport?

    My provider's (ATT) modem recently went bad and though I usually use an Airport Extreme connection to the modem I had to start up their new modem via a direct ethernet connection from my computer to the modem. In trying to restart my Airport to modem via ethernet connection I was told that my computer IP and Airport ID are the same and so now my computer will not connect to the Airport. How can I best get out of this situation?

    Anytime you change networking hardware, it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of your networking components.
    I would recommend that you do the following as a minimum:
    Power-down the modem, AirPort base station, and computer(s).
    Disconnect the AirPort base station from the Internet broadband modem.
    While all of the devices are powered-down, perform a "factory default" reset on the base station. This will get it back to its "out-of-the-box" configuration and make setting it up much easier, especially if you use the "Assist me" process within the AirPort Utility. (ref: Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule)
    After the base station resets, go ahead and power it back down.
    Reconnect the AirPort base station to the Internet broadband modem. For the Extreme and Time Capsule, be sure to connect the cable to the base station's WAN (circle-of-dots) port.
    Power-up the modem; wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it adequate time to initialize.
    Power-up the AirPort base station; wait at least 5-10 minutes. Note: The AirPort's status light may continue to flash amber after it has intialized. That is because, there may be some additional configuration items necessary, like setting up wireless security, before the overall setup is completed to get a green status.
    Power-up your computer(s).
    In this basic configuration, the AirPort base station will broadcast an unsecured wireless network with a Network Name (SSID) of Apple Network NNNNNN. Network clients, connected to the base station either by wire or wireless, should now be able to access the Internet through the ISP's modem. Once Internet connectivity has been verified, you can use the AirPort Utility to configure the base station for wireless security and any other desired options. Please post back your results.

  • Airport admin can see Base Station, but only via direct ethernet connection

    After resetting my snow (dual ethernet) base station, everything went well with the Airport Admin Utility reconfiguration. But after unplugging the ethernet cable between my computer and the base station, I'm not able to detect the base station wirelessly. Searching for "other" networks won't work. I've tried changing passwords, base station names, location names, network names, using the hex password. I hope I'm missing something obvious. Thanks in advance for any help!

    Yes, the wireless network name (currently Apple Network xxxxxx), does not appear in the list. My iBook and Snow Leopard iMac cannot detect it, nor can two iPod Touches in the house. Nor can our Wii. All of which used to before all this. All these are able to detect other networks -- basically, all of my neighbors and then some that come and go.
    I have not tried bringing the base station to another building. That’s a good idea.
    I have tried http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20683 and kept getting stuck at the configuration stage -- where it seems to reset the ABS, but after which the ABS does not appear in the Admin Utility window. Finally, after many, many attempts at a hard reset, I’m almost positive the whole config & software upload took. My only evidence is that with the ABS still connected to my iBook (OS X 14.11 running Admin Utility 4.25) I can finally double click on “Base Station” and see lots of setting options, the correct Apple Airport ID, etc. In other words, as you guessed, I can see “(and, presumably, change) the wireless network name in the AirPort tab of AirPort Admin Utility (the default is something like "Apple Network xxxxxx") when connected via Ethernet.”
    What led to this? It all started when I was trying to get our Wii on to our wireless network. But the Wii wouldn’t log on. It gets foggy after that (I’ve tried so many things, I’ve lost track of the initial steps creating the problem). I might have tried changing channels or something from my Snow Leopard computer, having forgotten that my Snow Leopard computer can’t administer my dual ethernet ABS. It’s possible it really started with turning on and off my DSL modem, which forced me to reset my DSL password with ATT.
    Come to think of it, that might have been how this all started. After turning my DSL modem on again, ATT wanted me to download special software for me to reset my password. That wasn’t working (whatever it was would never load. But, I found a way to do it online. Otherwise, my browser kept spitting me back to ATTs password creation page.) By the time I went to my iBook to get into my ABS, remembering that was how I needed to tinker with it, to get back to the original Wii issue, I had lost all connections to my ABS.
    Until now, where I can at least see the ABS again in the Airport Admin Utility -- via ethernet connection only.

  • Direct Ethernet connection

    Hi, I want copy data from Mac To pc(pc to mac) by Direct Ethernet connection. I think: every think ok for file smaler than 10 GB But i copy file 17 gb from Mac To Pc stop at 12 GB and stop and "time out". i try 2 time, 1 time  is 1 file is 17 gb , 1 time is fouder 18 Gb MP 3 . Thank for your times.

    you can aggregate 2 network interfaces into 1.
    in the the network preference pane. from the cog wheel just manage virtual interfaces, Then you can add interfaces to aggregate them.

  • Airport utility setup with ethernet connections

    Can you set up a wireless network and a printer with airport utility with a ethernet connection on a PC?

    Can you set up a wireless network and a printer with airport utility with a ethernet connection on a PC?
    Yes. The AirPort Utility can access the AirPort or Time Capsule either by wireless or wired connection from a PC.

  • Help with PC- Time Capsule direct ethernet connection

    First let me say that PCs are a total mystery to me - I am a Mac person all the way. That being said, I do own a PC for the occasional situation where I can't do what I need to do on a Mac (something that is happening less and less these days).
    I just got a TIme Capsule that I configured through my MacBook and which is working fine. I am trying to hook up my PC (which does not have wireless capability) via a direct ethernet connection. The PC seems to recognize that it's on a local network, but cannot connect to the Internet. I have tried going through the various network configuration wizards on the PC and nothing seems to be what I need. Help has been useless. Can anyone help give me some hints about what I need to do to get the PC to recognize that there is an Internet on the other side of the Time Capsule connection?

    I am still interested, thanks! Just couldn't get to things during the week. I am running WIndows XP Home Edition. I have to ask you to spell out things a little bit more. To start with setting DHCP - I am not sure how to do that. I tried using Help and it gives me nothing useful.
    When I run Network Connections I see a Local Area Connection listed. Type: LAN or High-Speed Internet. Status: Connected: Device Name: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller. Phone # or Host Address: <blank> Owner: System.
    Double click it, get Status: Connected, Duration: <counting up> Speed: 100.0 Mbps.
    Under Support, Connection Status, everything is blank (Address Type, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway). This does not seem good. But I am not allowed to enter anything on this screen. If I click Repair, it says "Window could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Failed to query TCP/IP settings of the connection. Cannot proceed. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network. (LOL - that would be me)"
    There's a control panel for the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite. The IP Address is 192.168.0.101. I don't see anything there about DHCP or TCP/IP.
    There's an "Internet Options" controller, where I found an Internet Connections Wizard, but that doesn't seem to do it. I say I want to connect to the internet using an ethernet connection, and then it says "Your broadband connectiion should already be configured and ready to use. If your connection is not working properly, click the following link. (Which is "Learn more about broadband connections"). This is a help page that sends me back to Network Connections (where I started).
    Nowhere have a found a place to set DHCP or addresses.
    Please, if you can, tell me where to look to adjust these settings. Thanks very much for your help.

  • I want to connect a Windows PC to an existing Airport Extreme router via ethernet connection. Is there any utility required or can I just plug into the router?

    I want to connect a Windows PC to an existing Airport Extreme router via ethernet connection. Is there any utility required or can I just plug into the router? The router is already set up and working with existing iMacs.

    thanks for the info. I found apple utilty software on this windows 7  PC but I guess it is not required for sharing  internet on exisiting apple extreme. Am I correct that I can remove this apple software?

  • Intel iMac won't talk to airport via airtunes when ethernet connection's on

    i have noticed with my new intel iMac that I cannot surf the internet via Ethernet cable AND send music from iTunes via airTunes to my airport express right next to my stereo. in order to be able to connect to the external loudspeakers i have disactivate ethernet connection in the systems preferences.
    on my old TiBook this works perfectly fine...!!
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    I would suggest you goto your network preferences and from the location drop down menu choose edit locations. Then click the + sign and add a new network location.
    Then connect via ethernet and using dhcp do you get an IP address from the router?

  • Airport Express Continuously Drop Ethernet Connection

    Hi:
    I have an Airport Express (802.11n) with the latest update software available (7.4.2) and I running my iMac with Snow Leopard (also with the latest software actualization). Since a few weeks ago the device has been dropping the ethernet connection every now and then without any error or malfunction of the software.
    I already try almost everything including reset the device and configure a new WiFi net. In some reviews and forums that I have been investigating says that maybe is a firmware (?) problem.
    If anybody has the same problem and found the way to solve it I really appreciate the answer to this issue.
    Thanks.

    I had this happen with a new box. One glorious moment it worked first time and then it started doing what you described but hard on! See this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2164508 . Finally solved by getting a replacement from the store!

  • Airport Extreme set-up - Ethernet connection ok but wifi connection doesn't see the internet

    I'm trying to set-up a new (5th Gen) Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi to replace an existing TRENDnet router.
    It's connected to a Motorola cable modem with Optimum internet service.
    When I hard wire my laptop (Windows) through ethernet I get internet access. However when I try to connect via wi-fi on the laptop the Airport Utility displays 2 errors: Internet not available and No DNS server.
    When I try to connect my ipad, when I select the Wi-fi network I see the network and it tries to connect but continues to cycle, with the wi-fi icon appearing in the top line then disappearing before returning. In the Airport utility on the iPad I see the same issues listed as on the laptop.
    In the airport utility under the internet connection, "Connect using" is set to "ethernet" and "connection sharing" is set to "Off(Bridge mode)"
    Appreciate any help.
    thanks

    I would recommend that you do the following as a minimum:
    Power-down the modem, AirPort base station, and computer(s).
    While all of the devices are powered-down, perform a "factory default" reset on the base station. This will get it back to its "out-of-the-box" configuration and make setting it up much easier, especially if you use the "Assist me" process within the AirPort Utility. (ref: Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule)
    After the base station resets, go ahead and power it back down.
    Power-up the modem; wait at least 10-15 minutes.
    Power-up the base station; wait at least 5-10 minutes.
    Power-up your computer(s).
    In this basic configuration, computers connected to the base station, either by wire or wireless (as appropriate for the base station type), should now be able to access the Internet through the ISP's modem. Once Internet connectivity has been verified, you can use the AirPort Utility to configure the base station for wireless security and any other desired options.

  • Time Capsule seen by AirPort Utility, but can't configure (direct Ethernet connection)

    Everything started with a Time Machine error stating that the Sparse Image was not able to be created - support document guided me to check machine name, which for whatever reason had a "(2)" after it.  I edited the name back to the original name without the "(2)", but it made no difference.  Tried restarting the TC, and when it came back up it showed a yellow indicator in AirPort Utility, stating that the TC Disk had errors.  Followed another article saying to erase the disk, and start over.  I initiated the erase, which quickly got to the message "finishing erase...", or the like, and just stayed there for more than 10 minutes.  There was no option to cancel or quit.  Finally gave up and pulled power on TC.  After restarting, and Green indicator came back on, the wireless network was working, but I could no longer get into configure from within AirPort Utility - the operation would just time out after a few minutes with a message saying to make sure it was in range (even though I am connected via Ethernet cable directly to TC).  After trying to disconnect a few more times with no change, and a soft reset did not change anything, I performed a Factory Reset (pulled plug, depressed and held reset button, plugged back in and waited for rapid flashing yellow indicator, released).  Upon Factory Reset the TC again showed up in AirPort Utility with the default name, but again I was unable to configure - same error.  Now networking and wireless still "works", but of course everything is back to defaults, and wide open.
    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance for your support!
    Jeff

    Ok - had to wait until I was back at the location that has this Time Capsule to try your suggestion.  I unplugged the TC for over an hour, then plugged everything back in, and waited for it to show up in AirPort Utility again (TC showing a slow flashing yellow indicator - remember, I have already tried to do a factory reset, or hard reset before my original post).  I depressed the reset button and held it for more than 30 seconds, with no change to the flashing indicator, and nothing changed when I released it either.  I again tried a hard reset by unplugging the TC, (wait a bit), and depressing/holding the reset button, and plugging it back in again.  Soon after that, I get the quick flashing yellow indicator.  Since I didn't get very far with this last week, I continued to hold reset button, and after about 30 seconds it stopped flashing altogether, and stayed off.  I then released the reset button, and the TC restarted, and showed up in AirPort Utility again, but still am unable to go into configure it - it just times out trying to connect, and give the same message:
    "An error occurred while reading the configuration. Make sure your AirPort wireless device is plugged in, and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6753)"
    I'm going to take the TC with me this time, and take it to an Apple store, I just know that they are going to say it's dead, and would like to know that I have tried everything else before hand.
    Thanks for your advice, and it you (or anyone else) have any further suggestions, please let me know - it is greatly appreciated.
    Take care!
    Jeff

  • Airport Express acts as ethernet connection?

    I have an older Airport Express (~3 years) that I've been using to stream iTunes to my stereo. That was working great until iTunes version 8 and the 6.3 Airport update, but that's a different post.
    My question is this: Is the ethernet port on the airport express only used to update software from your computer?
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    In order to enable the AirPort Express Base Station's (AX) Ethernet port to provide Internet access, the AX will need to be reconfigured as remote base station in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
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  • Airport Express without an Ethernet connection?

    Is it possible to connect my desktop to a public router and set up my Airport network through my desktop instead of a DSL or Cable Modem?

    In that case your PC would be acting as a router.
    In theory it should work. In reality it depends on how well the PC actually shares the network connection.
    Ensure that the AirPort Express (AX) is using a channel as far from the one used by the public wireless network as possible.

  • Airport Express Constantly Wants Ethernet connection

    I'm just trying to set up my express to hook up to my usb printer. It is constantly flashing amber... I have downloaded new firm ware, but it still is flashing and constantly asking me to hook it up to ethernet, which I don't want to hook it up to the internet. I just want to plug it into the wall, with a usb printer and work... It's driving me crazy!

    Don't let it drive your crazy - just ignore it, becuase that is all you can do.
    If your Airport Express is not connected to another network, either by cable or wirelessly, then it won't be able to obtain an IP address - and that is all the flashing amber status light is trying to tell you. In the mode you are using your Airport Express, a flashing amber status light is always going to be normal and expected.

  • Does Airport Express support multiple ethernet connections via a switch?

    If I use the following configuration, with the Airport Express extending my network, will it handle multiple devices connected via a switch?
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    It works for me—even when the AirPort Express device is configured to extend the wireless network created by the AirPort Extreme router.

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