Going to buy an airport and have a few quick questions

I am looking to buy an airport. I want to buy it used to save a few $$.. So I was looking on ebay and saw one which said the following"
"This is the Airport Extreme Base Station, a great wireless router from Apple. It is model A1143, which is the model just before the current gigabit release. It does have the "n" speed, and comes with the owners manual, original CD disk, and the acutal base station and power supply. The only difference between this model and the current one is that the network switch speeds are 10/100 instead of the gigabit."
What does this mean that it is 10/100 not gigabit? When did apple change the model? Doe it make a difference?
Also.... I have a an airport express. That is not N speed. Does this mean that my entire network will not be "N" because of the fact that my airport does not go as fast as N?

Apple replaced the model you are looking at with the current model (that has a gigabit ethernet switch) at the end of last summer. You can read about the improvements made in layman's terms at:
http://www.macworld.com/article/59923/2007/09/airportextreme.html
Does it make a difference? Yes, but (a) mostly if the computers you are planning to cable to it also have gigabit ethernet interfaces and (b) you do a lot of data transfer between computers on your network. If your network is mostly used for internet access and printer sharing, you won't notice any difference at all since the older model was much faster than most people's internet connection anyway.
If you set up an Airport Express with an "N" base station - yes - speeds will slow down to the "G" speed of the Airport Express.

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When I try to open Safari, I get NCSW21 and that server can't be found. This happens everytime. I am using AirPort and have a strong internet signal. I have no problem opening Firefox and surfing the web. Only with the Safari page. Can anybody help.

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I have a couple of suggestions for you regarding this issue. Here are two links to users who have posted similar questions to yours and have found their answers in the responses to their posts:
Safari hangs when loading web pages. | Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784708
Safari loading blank pages | Apple Support Communities
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3899912
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OS X Mavericks: Reinstall apps that came with your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14193
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
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My apple tv keeps losing internet connection. I'm going from modem to airport and from airport to apple tv. I've replaced the modem and the apple tv and it still does it. Internet to my laptop via the airport wifi is fine and never drops out.

I keep having to restart it every time I want to use it. Sometimes I have to restart it multiple times. The cord goes from the cable modem to the airport and then from the airport to the apple tv. I've replaced the apple TV and I've replaced the modem and the problem persists. I assume it has to be the aiport? But the wifi from the airport works fine.
I tried bypassing the airport and going straight from the modem to the apple tv and it wouldn't work. That makes no sense to me.
I had a friend over to try and figure it out and he couldn't. Any idea what could be the problem??

The Ethernet cable from the modem should be connected to the AirPort's WAN (circle of dots) port and a second Ethernet cable should be connected between the AirPort's LAN (opposing arrows) port and the Ethernet port on the Apple TV. Is this the case?
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I am going to buy a GX60 - but have several questions!

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Well It arrived today and sadly I am a little disappointed.
First I have never used Windows 8 before, but couldn't even get into windows without being coerced into making an account with microsoft (not going to happen) and agreeing to terms and conditions with Norton Symantec (again, not going to happen).
So, within minutes - cheerio windows 8, hello windows 7 ultimate. So to BIOS we go! Before I could change boot priorities and what do I find...
HGST 1Tb - yeah not going to happen either.
I didn't spend all this just to be stuck with a deathstar in my laptop. It's like saving up for a BMW 5 series only to find a Renault engine.
I actually had a stopclock running for a laugh. It took 9 mins 23 seconds from opening the box to me removing the warranty sticker to rip that piece of S£%$ HDD out and replace it with a WD Black.
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MSI, I love you to bits - but this is testing my patience and better be bloody good once I get it going...
1) Get used to it. Windows will keep the windows login authentication (any hotmail.com account works btw) in windows 9 and up. It isn't going away. So have fun when windows 7 loses support in 2-3 years from now.
2) As for norton.. you could have just removed it, it is not tied to anything with MSI and really is just a standard free bloatware crap you get in any computer these days.
3) Hitachi has been purchased and fully owned by WD. Your WD Black is simply a HGST these days.
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Was going to buy a song and forgot the answer to my frist car and my friend

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Airport and Time Machine new user questions

Background: Switched my business from PC to Mac June 07--and loving it! Upgraded to Leopard over the holidays and bought a 500Mb wireless backup drive. Setup was easy (thanks forum) and I backed up both MacBookPro's with this drive. Buffalo popped last week and Mac bias now runs deep and the local AppleStore had the the 1 TB model in stock.
My connection is: Cable modem (T-W Roadrunner service)-->Time Capsule-->Linksys/Vonage modem. (USB connection from TC to HP 6210 computer). All computers are .n wireless access.
I have had things happen in my environment that I don't understand and can't figure out how to address:
1.) Download/Upload speed according to Speakeasy is 7,000 kbpd down and 700 plus up. Very happy with this and this is an improvement over my old Linksys router.
2.)However my Vonage was set on medium bandwidth and calls are now garbled whereas the old router they were clear. I changed the Vonage bandwidth to high and the calls are OK.
3.) Software updater called for an update download and the forecasted download time was 8 hours!!!! Web browsing seems to work fine and if anything faster.
4.) When I send e-mail about~80% of the time the e-mail fails "on the selected server". I can try again or choose my .mac account or another account and it goes. sometimes I choose the same account and it goes.
I don't understand and have played with manual configuration only to mess things up so nothing works at all. My server is a Pop server. Any ideas?
Time Machine:
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Everything is working but just not as seamless as I would have expected and re-sending e-mail and slow downloads makes no sense to me. Help me if you can.
Thanks;
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Boomerang,
Your email issue could have something to do with DNS settings not being in the TC...
Repointing your MacBook to the TC should not have any impact on the previous backups... i.e. it will not delete them.
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I'm manually migrating from 10.4 to 10.6 and I have a few synch questions

hello,
I have a more or less corrupt installation of 10.4 (you know, boot issues, permissions going whack every now and then, lots of procrastinating about it) that I'm finally going to wipe completely clean so I can start over with 10.6. but since I am not making a simple upgrade and since I can't just use time machine and have to back everything up manually onto an external firewire drive, I have a few questions. I would be extremely glad if you could give me a few hints, pointers, ideas.
iphone
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safari
I currently use pithhelmet to block banners in safari3 but it seems simbl isn't working in safari4 yet, so I need to find an alternative. any recommendations? you know, for aggressive banner blockers that actually work?
that's a lot and I thank you for even reading this far. anyone trying to help me out here please allow me to thank you already. I'm just way nervous I'm gonna miss something, thus all the questions.

memos to the future wrote:
hello,
I have a more or less corrupt installation of 10.4 (you know, boot issues, permissions going whack every now and then, lots of procrastinating about it) that I'm finally going to wipe completely clean so I can start over with 10.6. but since I am not making a simple upgrade and since I can't just use time machine and have to back everything up manually onto an external firewire drive, I have a few questions. I would be extremely glad if you could give me a few >hints, pointers, ideas.
I would move to Sno only if proper precautions are taken. More specifically, as suggested by V.K., I wouldn't do it unless I first made a bootable clone of my internal volume on and external drive partition. Your clone would be your backup, minor migration medium, and fail-safe device.
From what you have said, I definitely would do an erase and install. But, note also that, after an erase and install of Sno, the more you recover from your clone the more likely you are to bring problems with your Tiger install to your Sno install.
So, I would drag and drop my files from Tiger to Sno using [this guide|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6185507]. Before doing so, I would acquire [Preferential Treatment|http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22790] and use this app to fix your user preferences--the items in your User/Library/Preferences folder(s). And, I would not migrate my users, settings, or apps.
Check the Sno [compatibility of all your software and hardware here|http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/forum:start]. By checking you will know where software and hardware hot spots are likely to be before doing your erase and install.
iphone
I have a 3gs and I don't want to lose all my data on it. I don't want to (a) not be able to access my songs after installing the new os and (b) I don't want it to wipe the phone when I connect it. I heard my phone will be authorized without any problems once I enter my itunes store email/password but I wanted to check with you guys since I can't check myself. is this correct?
I can't help you with this issue.
itunes
I'd love for my library and playlists to show up just as they are right now. is there a way to achieve this or do I need to import it all anew and create new playlists?
The guide I linked will help you with iTunes. I am not positive if everything >will be as it is now.
stickies
last time I migrated the stickies file I copied from and pasted into the applications folder didn't work. bummer. so I exported stickies once and only realized every export I did only copied one stickie and not all of them. there >must be a shortcut, right?
I can't help you with the stickies issue.
safari
I currently use pithhelmet to block banners in safari3 but it seems simbl isn't working in safari4 yet, so I need to find an alternative. any recommendations? >you know, for aggressive banner blockers that actually work?
I am unaware of a replacement for pithhelmet. But, there should be a Sno compatible beta or release pretty soon I believe. Here is a quote from the pithhelmet website.
"A very early beta release for PithHelmet 3.0 is now available. You must have already installed SIMBL-0.9.x. I tried to build a .mpkg metapackage, but apparently that doesn't work at all under Snow Leopard. I wasted nearly 6 hours trying to figure it out (thanks Apple) but to no avail. "

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I just got my first IPhone 3Gs/16GB. (Coming from a BlackBerry Curve 8310) the other day and although it is taking some time getting used to, I think I will like it more then I do once I get used to it.
Anyhow I have a few questions to start off with. I did some googleing already but just want to make sure I understand a few things.
All though I did the BlackRa1n jail break thing and installed a few apps then it locked up and failed to turn on or something so I did the whole reload from itunes and now its all good. Anyhow.....
1.) It appears as if one can not run a program from the home sreen and have it run in the background while doing other things? Take the many SIP Clients I have played with in the last 48 hours. Once I open the SIP Client and connect if I hit the physical button below the screen the program closes, thus the sip client no longer works. Pretty much most if not all apps iv installed from the App Store act like this. Is this the case? Does the IPhone not mutitask at all or verywell?
2.) Are there any SIP Clients that work over 3G? All the ones iv tried say they are for WIFI only. The SIP Clients work fine when on WIFI. It sounds like this is Apples way of controlling/monopolizing the voice/data/voip aspect of the platform/device. Im sure they would lose a lot of money if everyone did what I am trying to do.Just my opinion.
3.) Maybe I play with it to much but **** the battery dies fast. Is there anyway to optimize the battery at all other then for me not to use it as much?
4.) How can I remote lock it if I lose it or it gets stolen? I read somewhere this could be done.
5.) Are there any other Shells/HomeScreens/Themes that can replace the standard 4x4x4 row icons?
6.) The speaker phone (when on a call) seems kinda low even when turned all the way up. Is there any way to make it louder?
7.) I am using the built in VPN client to connect to my works PPTP Windows 2003 VPN server but the client randomly disconnects through out the day. Is there any way to have some type of keep alive set or are there any other VPN Clients that I can use?
Sorry for all this just thought I would ask for feedback.
Many thanks for any help anyone can provide,
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1.) It appears as if one can not run a program from the home sreen and have it run in the background while doing other things? Does the IPhone not mutitask at all or verywell?
The iPhone SDK does not permit ANY 3rd party apps from running in the background or multitasking. It does provide for push notifications which can simulate certain background activity in terms of receiving external notifications while the app is actually closed. This works reasonably well with IM apps, news, sports, weather, travel updates and some peer-to-peer games.
2.) Are there any SIP Clients that work over 3G? All the ones iv tried say they are for WIFI only.
Just how would the SIP server connect to the cell carrier 3G network? Do you know of ANY that do??
3.) Maybe I play with it to much but **** the battery dies fast. Is there anyway to optimize the battery at all other then for me not to use it as much?
3G voice and data connections are culprits. Avoid email push and frequent fetching. See this Apple article for detailed suggestions.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
4.) How can I remote lock it if I lose it or it gets stolen? I read somewhere this could be done.
MobileMe Find My iPhone will locate, set a passcode lock and optionally wipe all data from your iPhone. You have to be a MobileMe subscriber.
5.) Are there any other Shells/HomeScreens/Themes that can replace the standard 4x4x4 row icons?
No. Apple does not permit this.
6.) The speaker phone (when on a call) seems kinda low even when turned all the way up. Is there any way to make it louder?
You can troubleshoot your iPhone as described in the User Guide - restart, reset, reset settings, restore. Or, get hearing aids
7.) I am using the built in VPN client to connect to my works PPTP Windows 2003 VPN server but the client randomly disconnects through out the day. Is there any way to have some type of keep alive set or are there any other VPN Clients that I can use?
See this Apple support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1980
BTW, discussion of "unauthorized modifications" such as jailbreaking is prohibited under the forum Terms of Use you agreed to when joining. Best not to even mention it or risk getting your post deleted.

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I have currently got 1x 1gb RAM memory and will be purchasing another chip to mirror this one.
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I need an external hard drive to back up onto and have limited cash. I found the Western Digital 1tb My Book in the apple store for £89, which seems reasonable and my current tiny (and full) hardrive (which was a similar price when I bought it!) is the same make and has worked really well for me so far. My question is whether it will work with my computer in it's current state as it's system requirements say OS 10.4-10.6. Can anybody help me with this?
I know my actual question doesn't relate to installation but I couldn't think where else to post this.

Unanswer your question smallbean to attract some responses.
My contribution: ask the store that is selling the external whether it would suit your G5 Mac.

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Since beginning my search for an external hard drive this morning I have learned that I know very little about this subject. I really have very little knowledge of all the computer lingo used when looking at these devices. I have a few questions regarding this, if someone could help me.
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Use a Firewire not a USB drive.
I have had many reliability issues, and compatibility issues with USB over the years (starting with the original iMac), right up to the PowerMac G5 and Mac Pro - devices not working properly with hubs, needing to be plugged directly into ports on the computer (even though there aren't enough), etc, etc.
For me Firewire devices cause fewer of these sorts of problems.
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Three months I'm asking to change my phone because I just buy it and I have warranty one one year and its painfully that they even nat lessen to me and give me the service as they have to give me ????? Why because of my phone I did get calls even I last my father my family try to call me from India but there was in passable that I can talk to them it's because of my phone they call me on my girl friend phone which is so sad that I pay lot of money to have the iPhone and its use less so that will be your kind the if you can help me to change my phone

Nope, can't help you at all.
This is a user to user forum-no Apple here.
Try one of the numbers here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

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