Cable modem and AX seem not to talk... Help?
I used to own a set up with an ax and cable modem and ibook. I sold all of it after my ibook crashed and burned. My gf and I recently moved in together and she has a Dell laptop running xp. We just got cable service and they gave us a new modem and I went and picked up another ax. When I plug her laptop directly to the modem, it picks up the internet just fine. When I have it search for the wireless connection, it will pick up the AX and connect... BUT, for some reason the modem and the AX do not want to communicate and I can't get internet sent through the AX. Is this a common problem? I've tried power cycling, switchin out ethernet cables, changing some of the preferences. Maybe I missed a step? I just remember my last set up was Step one, plug in. Step two, connect. Suggestions?
Was on the phone with apple. Turns out it was a faulty ax. The ethernet jack didnt work. I took it back to CompUSA and got a new one. It set up in less than 5 minutes.
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I would recommend that you do the following as a minimum:
Power-down the modem, AirPort base station, and computer(s).
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).
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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.
Continue with step 2 in the first set of steps.
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. -
I recently replaced my cable modem and now my Time Capsule only works with the one Mac Air and not my other devices (another Mac Air, iPad, and iPhone). Any suggestions?
It sounds like you have gone from a cable router with the TC bridged to a cable modem with no router.. so the first device to connect pick up the IP address. Did the cable company give you the same model?? Check if it is a pure modem or a modem router.. and what the last one was.
Anyway.. you should redo the setup.. do you have any computer with ethernet?? Did you buy a USB to ethernet adapter for one of your airs.. very hard to do setup without ethernet.
Also download the new utility.. with the old style.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
If you happen to be on Lion.
Redo the setup and make sure you setup correctly to router mode if the cable modem has no router or bridge mode if it is a router. -
Can i use one router connected to my cable modem and another....
can i use one router to connect to my cable modem them have another (not connected to a modem) and a wireless reciver so i can plug my xbox 360 into it?
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I want to make my Mac Mini Server (Lion) visible to the Internet from my home LAN. I have followed the Lion server install wizards and also set up a dynamic DNS at DynDNS.com.
When I enter the Internet address with the proper alias from a web browser, I get dumped into the admin screen of the Linksys wireless router WRT300N. Hint: the WRT300N provides DHCP for the LAN, not the cable modem providing DHCP. The WRT300N has DDNS service set up. NAT and RIP are disabled. The Mac Mini DHCP is reserved.
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The WRT300N has DDNS service set up. NAT and RIP are disabled.
The chances are, you're running NAT somewhere in your network. If not the WRT then what? If it's your cable modem then you must have port forwarding configured on the cable modem, and that's where you need to focus - change the port forwarding to point to your Mac Mini's address rather than the WRT.
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Not directly related, but:
The Mac Mini DHCP is reserved
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jim P.Should I place it "between" my cable modem and my AEBS or connect it to the output from my AEBS?
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Connecting AX and ethernet wire to cable modem (and ARD).
Hi all,
This has to be easy, but after 10 minutes of searching, I can't readily find the answer.
I have a cable modem (with one port) which works with my Macbook just fine. I plugged in an Airport Express (and used wireless only) and it works fine also, EXCEPT:
When using Apple Remote Desktop (the latest version) to control the Macs at my office, the status of all remote Macs is: Screen Sharing. When I connect to a remote system, I can see and control that Mac, but I can't copy anything either way (from remote to local or visa-versa).
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Secondly, is there a way to use ARD on a wireless computer?
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