How can I set up my home network?

This post might get a little long, and I need someone with patience to help me modernize my network.
Here's what I have:
Modem: Comcast
Router: Netgear WNDR 3700
External Hard Drive : 2 TB Seagate GoFlex Desk
2 HD TiVo's connected via Cat 5
Windows laptop, connected via 5 GHZ network: Acer Aspire 6930 running Windows Vista Home Edition. Intel Core Duo CPU, 2.00 GHz, 4 Gig Ram, 32 Bit operating system. 144 Gig C drive, 140 Gig D drive, 698 External hard drive connected via USB.
MacBook Pro 13”, 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7, 8 GB Ram, Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB, running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 (11C74)
iBook G4 13”, 1.2 GHz processor, Power PC  G4, 1.25 GB memory
iPad 1, 64 gig w/ cellular
iPad 1, 16 gig w/out cellular
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
Apple TV
The Windows laptop was recently wiped out by a virus, so I lost all my programs. The MacBook I use for work (but I own it) and I travel with it, and the Windows laptop stays at home. The iBook is an old Mac I don’t use anymore.
I just got an Apple TV, and here’s my dilemma:
I’m ripping my DVD’s with Handbrake, and putting them in iTunes, but the only drive I have big enough for all of them is the 2 TB Seagate.  I would like to leave the Seagate at home, so my wife can watch videos and listen to music when I’m not at home.  However, I’d also like access to my music and videos when I’m on the road.  Ideally, I’d like the Seagate to be connected to my router as a networked drive, with the iTunes folder housed on it, and be able to sync music and video playlists to my MacBook Pro.  My iPad and iPhone 4 syncs to my Powerbook, and I want to be able to transfer videos to the iPad from the MacBook Pro.
So, how can Apple TV see all my media, all the time, yet be able to put media on my MacBook Pro and then to my iPad?  I can use the Windows laptop or the iBook as a home media server if need be, but all my ripping and video converting will be done on the MacBook Pro because its the only one that is fast enough.
Thanks Guys!

The best way by far is to run ethernet as a kind of backbone between the two stories.. on one storey setup the AE and the other you setup the TC.
I have no idea if one is the main router or not.. or both are bridged.. that doesn't really matter.. the principle is.. one router per network. So whichever is not the main router change to bridge mode.
Both should create a wireless network. You can use roaming setup, where both use identical names and identical security. See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4260

Similar Messages

  • How can I set up a new network on my apple tv when my remote app isn't picking it up because they aren't on the same network?

    How can I set up a new network on my apple tv when my remote app isn't picking it up because they aren't on the same network? The actual remote doesn't work anymore, so I've been using the remote app on my phone but now that our internet changed, I can't do anything at all. Please help!

    You can't use the remote app to setup a network. If your physical remote isn't working you will need borrow another or purchase a replacement.

  • How can I set up firefox home on my iPhone without a desktop

    How can I set up the Firefox Home App on my iPhone without using a desktop computer and without having to sync it, too?
    My home computers are not functioning right now, but Firefox is my favorite browser.
    Can someone help me get it working on my iPhone?

    Actually, there is no version of Firefox for the iPhone. Firefox Home is a helper app to sync certain data to your iPhone.
    More info on Apple vs. third party browsers: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/925084 Why isn't Mozilla Firefox available on the MOST SELLED and MOST WISHED tablet on the market? The iPad! I mean, Firefox home is not even an universal app.]

  • Can I set up a home network similar to a corporate one

    I am about to get a second mac so my wife and I dont have to fight for it, how can I set it up so that I can use either mac but have the same login in account. this is especially useful so I can get the same Iphoto libraries/albums, synch iphone etc.

    What do you mean by "have everything on an external"? do you mean like putting the iPhoto folder, iTunes folder, etc. on the external? yes that is possible, if you mean installing the Mac os on the external I doubt that it will boot from the external drive for the comp.   But yes if you put the folders on the external and point both iTunes, or iPhoto, or what ever app you need to those folders on the external then you can access them from both comps.

  • How can I set up a home wireless network with Comcast high speed internet?

    I just signed up for Comcast High Speed Internet. I was able to get my Power Mac onto the internet. However, I connected my Airport Extreme and am unable to get it to recognize that I have an internet connection. I want to set up a wireless network in my apartment. Comcast tech support said that I only have one IP address.
    Any suggestions as to how I can get my wireless network up and going? Thanks!

    Should I change set up so that cable goes from the cable modem directly to Airport Extreme and then use the ports on the Extreme to run Ethernet Cable to Power Mac and other devices?
    Yes
    As an aside, would this setup allow me to hook my iBook up to Airport via Ethernet cable and let it get into Internet that way?
    Yes

  • How can I set up a wireless network between two Mac Mini's (media centres)?

    I've just received my second mac mini (core duo, 1.83, 1 Gb ram)and want to set up a wireless network to link this with my original mac mini (PPC 1.42, 512MB) and my Belkin wireless router (g std).
    I'm using both as media centres in different rooms and want to keep all my media (films, photo's, music etc.) on one mini (connected to a 640GB external drive) and access it over the wireless network. Sort of a more felxible Apple TV setup??
    I've got the wireless network working no problems with both mini's connected to the internet over the network but I'm stuck at how I get the two mini's to see each other. I've tried "the Missing Manual" and these forums but no success so far.
    I know it can be done but would really appreciate any suggestions/directions on what to do?
    Thanks in advance<<br>
    MacMini PPC and MacMini Core Duo   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

    Jona11-
    Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards.
    This document should be very helpful.
    Luck-
    -DaddyPaycheck

  • How can I set a custom Home Page while ALSO having a New Tab be the default Mozilla Page?

    Why is the "home Page" = to a New Tab page? Why are they linked. I want my.yahoo.com to be my Home Page (currently set properly) but my New Tab page seems to be set to "Conduit" and has a search bar. I have no idea where that came from or how it got set that way. I want to have my current Home Page but make any New Tabs be the Mozilla Default Page with a Google search bar. Is that possible? I am running on Windows XP.

    See also this article about the New Tab page (about:newtab):
    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-tab-page-show-hide-and-customize-top-sites
    You can check for problems with preferences and try to rename or delete the prefs.js file and possible numbered prefs-##.js files and a possible user.js file to reset all prefs to the default values.
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_preferences
    See alao:
    *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

  • How can I set the default home page for all new users in Firefox 4

    I'm trying to deploy FF 4.0rc1 in a corporate environment but I can't find a way to set the default home page or any other settings for that matter.
    Is there a way to set the default home page for all new users and lock it so that the users can't change home page?
    Best regards
    Jonas

    In Firefox 4 the template folder for new profiles (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile\
    ) doesn't exist. You can create that \defaults\profile\ folder and place a file user.js in it with the prefs that you want to initialize.
    See:
    *http://www-archive.mozilla.org/catalog/end-user/customizing/briefprefs.html
    You can also use a mozilla.cfg file to set the default value for prefs.<br />
    See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locking_preferences
    defaultPref(); // set new default value
    pref(); // set pref, but allow changes
    lockPref(); // lock pref, disallow changes

  • I have set up my wireless network and now have moved. How can I set up a new network with a different ip address

    I have set up my wireless network on airport express and worked great. I have now moved and have a new internet provider and need to change my ip address. How do I do this

    Is your new ISP providing you with a static Public IP address? ... or are they providing you with a dynamic IP address via DHCP (this would be the most common method for consumer-grade Internet service.) Next, which version of the AirPort Utility are you using? Finally, which version of the AirPort Express do you have?

  • Can I set up a home network between my mac and a windows based laptop?

    Can I set up a homenetwork between my mac and a windows based laptop?

    The router is te network hub.
    I have a network between my Linux box and my PC  and my MBP because they are both hooked up the the same router.  All you need is the "192.168.1.x" address of the destination box and the software needed for the type of conection (VNC, SSH, etc).
    What helps is to set up "static routing" for all boxes so the IP address does not change.  I have set up my Linux box to be 192.168.1.100 always, using the MAC (the ethernet abbreviation MAC, not Macintosh) in the router's "static routing" table.
    Exactly which screens you need in the router depends on te router make and the internal management screens.  The router maker should have either online (if they offer it past a 1 year from purchase) or online help found through Google.  A MAC address is a set of 6 hexadecimal number separated by ":" -- an example (which I imagine will match *some* MAC *somewhere* is "6A:13:F2:72:E4:A1".

  • How can I set up a wireless network??

    I have a Airport Base station at home would like to network my laptop with my desktop. Only thing is I believe the desktop does not have a airport card installed, it is an older mac. The base station is hooked up to it by a cable.
    Could someone please tell me what I need to do to network these computers?
    Thanks!

    You already have a network setup.
    If you enable file sharing on your laptop you should be able to see it from the desktop. Similarly if you enable file sharing on your desktop you should be able to see it from the laptop.
    You can find all the gory details in KB 106461, Mac OS X: About File Sharing.

  • How can i set up a wireless network from my iMac lion, with a windows 7??

    I wish to setup a network from my iMac to my gf windows 7 laptop, but can't figure out how...

    In order to do this you should have a router. Once you have a router and both computers on the network then you will need to turn on File Sharing on the Mac. You can locate Sharing in System Preferences - Sharing. On the PC it has a similar function but typical of MS Windows much more arcane and complex. First thing you will need to know is what version of MS Windows you have, then you can Google something like "File sharing OS X Lion with Windows 7" and you will find lots of instructions.

  • How can I set the default home page in Firefox 4 for all users that login to a PC on a Win 7 PC?

    I work at a community college in upstate NY.
    We use Firefox as the default browser at our institution and we have always set the default homepage to be our homepage for all users that login to the PC. We had a procedure to to that that worked with Windows XP and FF 3 or earlier
    We would do the following:
    1. go to: c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Mozilla\FireFox\Profiles\<profile_name>\prefs.js
    2. Add the line: user_pref (“browser.startup.homepage”,”http://www.genesee.edu”);
    3. Copy the Folder
    C:\Documents & Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Mozilla
    To
    C:\Documents & Settings\Default User\Application Data\Mozilla
    4. Restart the computer
    We're going to Win 7 and Firefox 4 and things seem to be different in terms of files and file structure. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?
    Thanks in advance.

    Making customisation from the default profile is generally considered poor practice and quite often doesn't work out as planned. (If you're interested in some more information on this, [http://mockbox.net/windows-7/227-customise-windows-7-default-profile.html see here] see here)
    This article should help you with developing and deploying your customised Firefox 4 installation (without touching the Windows 7 default user profile):
    http://mockbox.net/configmgr-sccm/174-install-and-configure-firefox-silently.html

  • How can I set the opening home page of FIrefox to display the current bookmarks. This used to work with bookmarks.html but I understand this file is no longer current.

    I wish to display my current bookmarks as my opening home page in Firefox. I do not wish to use the Bookmarks sidebar instead. It used to work to open with bookmarks.html, which was and still is stored in my Firefox profile. However, I understand this file is no longer kept current but is only retained for legacy/compatibility reasons, and that the current bookmarks info is now stored in places.sqlite, etc. Is there a way with the new versions of Firefox to display as a full opening webpage the assuredly current bookmarks? Thank you

    Hi Jaime,
    Are you saying, you are getting junk characters in the email attachment? Then pls check the following. Since you want to send Japanese fonts, please pass language 'J' in both  objpack-obj_langu = '3' & doc_chng-obj_langu  = '3' instead of '3' please replace it with 'J'.
    Another thing which you may have to check is the SCOT device type. As I understand from my basis colleague, this may also affect your attachment fonts since the emails are sent through SCOT. Go to transaction SCOT-> Settings-> Device types for format conversion. Check whether wrong device type is defined for Japanese there. Hope this helps
    Regards,
    Gokul

  • Can I set up a home page in safari

    How can I set up a home page in Safari on the iPad

    There isn't a home page capability in Safari but you can add an icon of a page URL to the Home screen. Touching this icon will start Safari and point it to that URL.

Maybe you are looking for