Connecting to a far-away Tiger laptop

My daughter is away at school and needs some help with her laptop running 10.4.
What's the best way(s) to do screen sharing without Leopard on both ends?
I would upgrade her but her iBook doesn't meet the system requirements.
Thanks

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I have two Airport Express 802.11n units that are set up as an extended wireless network. This is not done using WDS, but instead using the "Extend wireless network" option on the 2nd Express. I do this to get extended coverage in my apartment.
Most of the time this works flawlessly. However, sometimes my Mac connects to the wrong Express (e.g. the one that's further away). I notice this because I don't have full bars on my Mac's wifi icon. When I go into the Airport Utility, choose the far away Express, go to the Advanced tab and click "Logs and statistics", I can confirm that my Mac is in fact connected to the far away Express.
If I disconnect and reconnect my Mac from the network, it will most likely then connect the closer Express and my signal will vastly improve. I can confirm that it is connected to the right Express using the Airport Utility.
Does anyone know why this happens, and is there a way to force my Mac to connect to the closer Express?
Message was edited by: nonnynz

Hello nonnynz. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Does anyone know why this happens, and is there a way to force my Mac to connect to the closer Express?
It would be quite logical to assume that the algorithms Apple employs to connect to a wireless router would connect your Mac to the closest (or one with the strongest signal) but it doesn't always work out that way. Furthermore, Apple hasn't released the specifics on how this algorithm is supposed to work so it may be a bit difficult to answer your question with any facts to support it.
... and no, as far as I know, there isn't a sure-fire way to force your Mac to pick the desired base station. Something that comes to mind is to change the Multicast Rate, under Wireless Options in the AirPort Utility, to a higher value for the base station that you don't want your Mac to connect to first ... but this may only be of value if you keep your Mac near the other station and would cause the opposite effect when you move to the one you just adjusted.

Want Time Capsule far away from my modem. How to add to existing Airport?

Hi,
I have a dome-shaped Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) connected to a Comcast modem. I want to leave it as it is, but I would like my Time Capsule (TC), to be located far away from the modem, to "join" or "extend" that AEBS network.
I had it set up that way at one point, but then switched out the TC drive to a new 2 TB and then connected it directly through Ethernet to my two MacBooks to back them up more quickly. (FYI, I upgrade MB drives a lot and they aren't always recognized immediately by the TC, sometimes have to delete a sparsebundle and start a new backup--why I have to do that for it to work sometimes, no idea). But after backing up my new MB drives over Ethernet, I can't now for the life of me seem to get both the AEBS and TC onto one AEBS network. My Airport Express joins the AEBS just fine to play music, but not the TC anymore. It only gives me the "extend" option and then tells me that my AEBS "cannot be extended."
My dome-shaped AEBS lists version 5.7 and was WEP 128 secured, but I tried WPA2 Personal most recently as the TC didn't list a WEP 128 option in Airport Utility. The TC lists version 7.4.2. I have the AEBS set to b/g and the TC to its full range.
I know how to use my Mac pretty well, but I only mess with setting up Airports or TCs once a year at the most. I don't know how all of the moving parts work or work together. Various dialogue boxes will confuse the ** out of me. YET when setting up the TC originally somehow there was an option to have the TC "join" the AEBS network, not sure if since updates have removed that ability. Only since replacing the drive and turning off the TCs wireless settings to make it work over Ethernet, has the TC no longer been willing to join the AEBS.
I don't want to be a networking master, I just want to be able to configure my network quickly and easily so my less valuable (to me) AEBS will be in my living room with my modem while my entire electronic life is backed up safely in the attic to my TC that stay out of sight from thieves, etc. You'd think Apple would have built-in this ability MUCH more easily than they have! What's the point of having your only backup sitting right in the living room in the middle of all products you're backing up? If your laptops are valuable enough to steal, so is the shiny white Apple box underneath your TV. And then you have no data, no photos, no memories.
OK, done editorializing. Anyone know how to walk me through getting this BACKWARDS TC/Airport setup running? And anyone know how I could then revert to Ethernet if I want a faster connected backup sometime and then jump right back to my BACKWARDS wireless setup? Tremendously grateful for any help!

My Airport Express joins the AEBS just fine to play music, but not the TC anymore. It only gives me the "extend" option and then tells me that my AEBS "cannot be extended."
When configuring the TC with the AirPort Utility, you just need to hold down the Option key before making the selection in order to get access to the "Join a wireless network" choice.
My dome-shaped AEBS lists version 5.7 and was WEP 128 secured, but I tried WPA2 Personal most recently as the TC didn't list a WEP 128 option in Airport Utility. The TC lists version 7.4.2. I have the AEBS set to b/g and the TC to its full range.
First off, WEP is no longer considered secure, so it is highly recommended that you use either WPA or WPA2 for security. However, if you must use WEP, you would have to change the Radio Mode on the TC to one of the non-"n" choices in order to configure it for WEP 64- or 128-bit.
YET when setting up the TC originally somehow there was an option to have the TC "join" the AEBS network, not sure if since updates have removed that ability.
Again, holding down the Option key will provide this option. It was not removed with any of the firmware updates.

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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:
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549). can I take out the wifi card from that mack and use that one for my mac air?

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.
If you can't take it to an Apple Store, contact with Apple > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

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I want to know how far away from my base station I can get with my iPod touch's Wi-Fi. I can't test it out since it is still shipping, but I would like to know, since I will be travelling a lot with it. I know you can connect it to hotels, restaurants, etc. that have Wi-Fi, but say there's none of them around (since I live in central Nebraska). How far do you really think I can go?

I hope you only 'travel' around your house. That's about as far as you can go before losing your wifi connection. Alright, might work in the backyard. Seriously, check the range of your router. Mine covers 200 feet, more than enough for my apartment. Certainly not enough to travel and remain connected.

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Can anyone answer this question:
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Hi again ollie44,
BT Retail who offers FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) BT Infinity which is their brandname for fibre broadband, to customers who are estimated 15mbps or above for FTTC.
You can still get FTTC fibre broadband from BT Retail if you are estimated under 15mbps for FTTC though the product is called Faster Unlimited broadband.
FTTC fibre broadband currently enables a upto 80mbps broadband service, though this will depend on how far away you are from the FTTC cabinet and the quality of your landline.
FTTC fibre broadband uses VDSL or VDSL2 signals that travel from the FTTC cabinet to your property via the existing copper (sometimes aluminium) line. The further away you are from your FTTC cabinet the slower the fibre FTTC broadband will be.
However VDSL/2 signals used for FTTC broadband connection degrade far quicker in terms of distance than conventional ADSL broadband signal do.
Generally speaking if your landline is over 1500 meters in length from the FTTC cabinet to your property then you may not be able to get BT Infinity as you may not be able to achieve over 15mbps from an FTTC service.
Here is a graph that shows the ADSL(G.DMT,ADSL2 and ADSL2+) and VDSL/2 (FTTC) signal with distance. Please be aware that all ADSL connections are depend on distance from local exchange, where as FTTC (VDSL/2) connections are depend on distance from your FTTC (DSLAM) cabinet. Though all connection types are also depend on line quality.
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Apparently I'm far away from the exchange and so nothing much I can do. After 6 years I am starting to get very frustrated! any ideas? Apart from move to another provider

Yes there is also that.
If you could run a check here https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.html and post back the results.
And also if you want to search for your exchange on Samknows it will tell you what's available there, if there is cable around your exchange Im pretty sure BT Infinity would be available.
Also have you tried this:
As standard, the bell wire should be taken out of any master or extension socket as this can reduce the amount of interference your broadband can pick up and sometimes speeds up your broadband and increases the stabibility, see how to remove it here http://bit.ly/qc3bZ4
Also you could try a tidy up of your cables as per this users (RogerB) post : http://community.bt.com/t5/BB-Speed-Connection-Issues/Poor-Broadband-speed/m-p/14217
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This sounds like an issue with the iPod not getting enough power. If you have connected the iPod through a hub, try either: 1) removing other high powered devices from the same hub, 2)connecting your iPod to a USB port directly on your computer, or 3) buying an externally powered hub.
The newer generation nanos seem to be more sensitive to power issues than older models. I had mine connected to a powered hub that all my other iPods worked perfectly from. Then I switched it to another powered hub that had less devices on it, and the new nano synced up like a charm. Try experimenting with different USB ports/hubs and I bet you'll find one that works.
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My MacBook pro is too far away from my router to connect. What is the name of the relay device that I can put half way between? Also do I have to configure something to make that work?
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