Airport Express as wifi card for Xbox Live, then connect to Extreme network

My son just got xbox Live and we're trying to use Airport Express as wifi card for xbox (connected to xbox via ethernet). We use Airport Extreme as router for the house.
We're having trouble setting up Xbox Live, keep getting stuck at getting the xbox to communicate/access the web. Error reads "can't obtain IP address from router... make sure DHCP is enabled and has a large enough address range for all devices on network.. also make sure MAC filtering allows your console's MAC address or is disabled... "
We dont' know what else to do. I'm at wit's end before giving Gates $100... Anyone know how to get connected?
Thank you!

You can also perform a simple test to verify if you have an internet connection at the ethernet port on the AirPort Express.
Move a laptop near the Express, turn off the wireless on the laptop, and connect to the Express using an ethernet cable. See if you can open your browser and get a good solid internet connection.
If you can, the Express is setup correctly and you know that you have an internet connection reaching all the way to the Xbox.
If you can't then there is a configuration error somewhere and it will need to be identified and corrected.

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Hello all. I have a question regarding Airport Express's audio transmitting capabilities. First, I recently purchased an Airport Express to expand the wifi range in my new house. The house is one floor, and my Linksys N router is located on the other side of the house from my bedroom. The signal from the Linksys is spotty at best in the bedroom, so I have the Airport Express connected via CAT5 in bridge mode in my bedroom. The signal is great and everything has worked fine so far with that setup.
The reason that I needed wifi stronger in the bedroom is that we have 2 IP cameras that we use as baby monitors for our toddler and newborn. We have a Trendnet system, which includes a 7" wifi monitor that displays multiple Trendnet cameras connected to your network simultaneously. That all works great as well, with only one drawback. The monitor does not support audio from the 2 IP cameras at all. So I get video but no audio, and the audio is important when using them as baby monitors.
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My question is this...if I purchased a 2nd Airport Express, is there a way that I could connect the audio output to an AE (through the 3.5 mm jacks) by the baby's camera, and then have the audio wirelessly transmitted to the AE in our bedroom (hooking up a small set of speakers to the AE in the bedroom as the output for the audio)?
I'm very new to the Airport Express world, so any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

My question is this...if I purchased a 2nd Airport Express, is there a way that I could connect the audio output to an AE (through the 3.5 mm jacks) by the baby's camera, and then have the audio wirelessly transmitted to the AE in our bedroom (hooking up a small set of speakers to the AE in the bedroom as the output for the audio)?
Sorry, but no. The audio port on the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is an audio OUTPUT port, not an input port ... so connecting the output audio from the camera via this port won't work. The AX's audio is dependent on receiving an AirTunes (or ROAP protocol) stream over IP ... typically from iTunes (or as Jolly has pointed out via a third-party solution like Airfoil).

Hook my Airport Express to my Extreme for Xbox Live?

I have an Airport Extreme router that feeds the WiFi through my house. I also have an Airport Express that is in my living room which connects to my stereo to wirelessly stream my iTunes.
I'd also like to connect the wire from my Xbox Live to the Airport Express to get it online. Is this possible, and if so, how do I do it?

Try the following:
Open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the icons
Make sure there is a check mark next to "Enable Ethernet Clients"
Click Update to save your changes
Test first with a laptop by turning off the wireless on the laptop and connecting via ethernet. Open your browser and you should have an internet connection. Try another ethernet cable if you don't have a good connection.
If still no luck, power down the entire network.Start the modem first, then the device connected to the modem and so one at time until all devices are powered up.
Everything above assumes that you have the Express set to "join a wireless network" in the normal AirTunes configuration.
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I spilled some red wine on my keyboard and i cannot connect to the internet any more. it says on the internet icon: Wi-fi: no harware installes. so i guess i need to get a new wifi card for my mac air. do i have to buy this from a apple store? i live fare away from an apple store. Also, I do have a macbook with software system:
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Consider yourself lucky that your MacBook is still working. Now, turn it off. Wine may have damaged other parts of your computer.
Then, take the MacBook to an Apple Store or reseller. It will be a very expensive repair, as it's not covered by warranty and the logic board has to be replaced. In some cases, it may be better to get a new MacBook.
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I have an Airport Express (n version) extending my Airport Extreme's (n version) wifi successfully. My Xbox is connected to my Express via ethernet. My Xbox was able to successfully download a system update, but fails when attempting to update an Xbox Live update. I checked Microsoft's website to make sure Xbox Live was running properly, which it is. My network test on the Xbox tells me that it can connect to the Network, it can connect to the internet, but CANNOT connect to Xbox Live. My ip address does start with 10.0.x.xx, I'm wondering if that is part of the issue? I have never had any issue downloading things on the internet via my laptop. My other idea is that I haven't updated my Xbox in about 6 months, so maybe there's just a large amount of updates and it's receiving a bug of some sort? Can someone help me out here?
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Tried that, no luck. Utility is just searching. I can 'see' the router & attached disk fine in the finder though + internet is working just fine. Sometimes, it does have issues connecting to it in the finder window.
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+"Please provide step by step instructions on how to set up Airport Express in Bridge mode for hotel use. I do not have a computer with me, only an iPhone and AEX 802.11n."+
AirPort Utility is the application that must be used to setup and make any configuration changes to the AirPort Express. I'm not aware of an "App" for this.
If you could borrow a computer from someone there for 30 minutes or maybe use the computer in the lobby, you could download AirPort Utility and reconfigure your Express. To help with setup, use an ethernet cable from the computer to the Express to help AirPort Utility "see" the Express.
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I want to use an Airport Express as a substitute for a very-long Ethernet cable. Essentially, I want to connect a device (say, a computer) to the AE using an Ethernet cable, have the AE connect to a base station (not an Apple device) via wireless, and reach the network (Internet) on the other side of the base.
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I'm baffled. Here is what I've done:
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-Connected a laptop to the AE via the Ethernet cable. Turn off my wireless (to make sure I'm talking to the AE via wired connection; this confirms the AE Ethernet port is working.)
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I've tried various configuration attempts, but the one that seems to get closest - but still fails the goal is this:
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--(I've entered my SSID for my network in the Wireless Network name field)
--(I've selected WEP 128 for security. I don't think I should be using WDS, given what I've seen elsewhere about WDS only working with an Apple Extreme.)
--(Of course, I've confirmed the passwords match)
-On "Internet / Internet Connection", the "Connect using" dropdown is disabled / greyed. This appears to only be enabled when I select "Participate in a WDS network" in the Wireless tab - which (as I said) I don't think I can use.
-On "Internet / Internet Connection", the Configure IPv4 is set to use DHCP
On restart, the AE successfully starts - it get's its IP address, the FIOS base station sees the device and lists it as online, and I can transmit audio successfully from iTunes to the stereo via the AE.
BUT, configured this way, the Ethernet port is not providing network connectivity to the device attached to the AE via the Ethernet cable -- the same Ethernet cable that was moments ago letting me talk to the AE to configure it is now not active. When I attach my MacBook to this cable and open System Preferences and look at the Ethernet connection, it shows as not even having a cable plugged in; there's no Ethernet link / carrier present. (Until I do a Factory Reset on the AE, after which it works fine again.)
Note: My AE is about 2-3 years old. I initially / previously had this configuration working just fine after I first installed the AE (after much pain, I recall). But I recently had Verizon installed, and in the process they put in a new base station. I seem to not be able to re-create the configuration I had that was working before.
Note 2: I'm attempting to use the wireless base station supplied by Verizon FIOS, which supports a ton of connectivity options - though it doesn't list (and therefore I'm assuming doesn't do) Apple's WDS.
Note 3: When I had it working before, I could have sworn the AE was also acting as a wireless base station that I could see in my available wireless networks listings, and was able to connect to the Internet wirelessly through it - as if it was a repeater of some kind. This isn't crucial; but it could be helpful in diagnosis.
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While it is not possible to know whether any wireless network will be compatible with this feature, it has worked on a 2Wire and Netgear router that I've tried. Haven't tried Verizon Fios, so I can't assure you that this will work as you desire.
http://www.macworld.com/article/132754/2008/03/express11n.html
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