Cable modem/Voip wireless modem/AE

I currently have a cable modem connected to a voip wireless router and would like to connect them both to an AE and move the modem and router away from the computer (we would like to move our tv away from our computer). Is there any way to do this? We are running windows xp.

The "VOIP wireless router" must remain cabled directly to the cable modem.
What you can do is set up your computer to connect wirelessly with the "VOIP wireless router" - and since this is a PC, I suggest you buy a PCI wireless network card (if it is a desktop) or a PC Card wireless network card (if it is a laptop). This would allow you the freedom to locate the PC anywhere within wireless range of the "VOIP wireless router".
Unless you want to make use of an Airport Express for wireless iTunes streaming or printing, an Airport Express is of no use for what you are trying to accomplish.

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I have OS 10.8.2 and use wireless at home just fine.
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I see that the Mac Book Pro is picking up the internet when I check the internet preference section but it will not open Safari.
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It works with N version airports.
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If you do not use ethernet then you are going to be forced to accept slow speed.
EOP (ethernet over power). Also called homeplug in the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug
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A wireless link to an extended device will go very slowly.. if it is not direct.
So lets say you have a laptop sitting in the lounge.. Your connection goes.. Laptop- - - - - AE- - - - -TC.
That means two wireless links.. wireless has this nasty half duplex and single channel nature.. it can send or receive (Tx or Rx) but not at the same time.
Ethernet by contrast does both at once. It is full duplex.
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Ethernet by contrast can connect multiple computers to multiple destinations at the same time.. all transmitting and receiving at full speed.
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2. Where you must use wireless use it sparingly and make sure it is never more than one hop.. ie never have an extend wireless (repeater is more usual term). Repeater will cause instant slowdown of 50% and maybe up to 75% just because it is so inefficient.
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Power up the AirPort Extreme and let it run for 5 minutes
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Turn the printer off, hold down the wireless button and cancel (x button) while turning the printer back on and don't release the two buttons until the printer stops making noise. Print out a configuration report and make sure the SSID and IP address are cleared.
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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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The Mac Mini DHCP is reserved
Nix this. Your server should be configured manually, with a static IP address, not DHCP, even with a reservation in the DHCP server. The only advantage of DHCP is for dynamic hosts (hence the 'D' in 'DHCP') or if you expect to change your entire local subnet on any kind of frequent basis. The reality is that you can't just change the IP address of Mac OS X Server like this - there are too many dependencies, so it's better to set it manually, knowing that there's a cost (and pain) to change the server's address.

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My eMac 700 mhz is connected to a cable modem via ethernet. I want to add a wireless laptop also using the cable modem so I can use the laptop anywhere, without having to add Airport on the eMac also. How can this be done?

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- connect the eMac to one of the router's LAN ports
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