Frustratingly setting up the Airport Extreme
O.K- i have comcast. and i had a linksys- but everything else i own is apple- so why not, right?
i plugged it and got going. i cannot get very far. it does not automatically find the DNS servers, no domain name or domain address.
first page:
country is u.s.
radio mode is n with b/g compatible
next page:
going with no security (for now)
next page:
dsl or cable modem with a static ip address dhcp
next page:
configure IPv4 (Using DHCP)
ip- (is what a webpage told me it was)
subnet mask (was automatically set)
router address (was automatically set)
DNS Servers (68.87.96.3 + 68.87.96.4) those were what i found to be comcast- should i only have one?
Domain name: (nothing- nor was it automatically found)
DHCP Client ID (nothing- nor was it automatically found)
the other pages are just password stuff- no big deal really.
but i cannot connect!! sure i can connect to the new wireless- but no internet!! i have tried going over these pages- and i have found nothing that helped. anyone know of something? is this router broken before i even get to use it? and i have powered down everything and restarted- that is not the issue.
I know you have already did a power recycle, but maybe you didn't allot enough time for the modem to "forget" the Linksys, and then, "recognize" the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn).
Please try the following...
Modem/Router Power Recycling - Quick
o Power-off the Cable modem, AEBSn, & computer(s); Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the Cable modem; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
If this fails to get the modem to "recognize" the Internet router, then try the "Full" version.
Modem/Router Power ReCycling - Full
o Power-off the Cable modem, AEBSn, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
o Power-on the Cable modem; Wait at least 30 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
ip- (is what a webpage told me it was)
subnet mask (was automatically set)
router address (was automatically set)
DNS Servers (68.87.96.3 + 68.87.96.4) those were what i found to be comcast- should i only have one?
These should be roughly the same values your computer would get if you plugged it directly into the modem. Having both DNS servers listed shouldn't be a problem.
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Windows XPIt would be neat though, to be able to connect
wirelessly on my Dell WinXP laptop over this dial-up
connection at home, the few times I'm going to use
it. So I thought eBaying one of those nice "old"
hockey puck Airport Extremes with built-in 56k
modem.
That should work.
From what I understood, the AE doesn't have a
web-based configuration interface, like most
broadband routers have, but one needs to configure it
installing a software utility, right?
Correct
Being in a
Windows only environment, will I be able to configure
my Airport Extreme-to-be using the Windows software
on
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75422>
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ThanksHello,
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