How to setup a home network

I want general information on the best way to setup a in home network between mac and non mac computers with an airport router. Should I have a stand alone computer? Should I consider using a mac mini for this purpose or is that not necessary?

No you don't need a stand alone computer. If you could let us know what you're trying to achieve we can give you some specifics. However here is a link that provides some fundamentals.
http://macs.about.com/od/networking/qt/sharingleopard.htm
If you use Google and ask specific questions you can find plenty of information. The above article indicates how to set up sharing on a network between Macs and Windows computers. You can share file, printers, scanners etc...as you will soon discover.
Roger

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I now have a guest account, thanks to you!
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Hi,
I'm using Nokia 5630 XpressMusic.
When I goto Menu->Settings->Settings->General->Personalisation->Standby Mode->Home Screen Application, there is a list of application available for selection(Mark/UnMark) as below:
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to switch on and off the mode go to menu- settings- main display -active standby - active standby mode - on or off.
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I just bought the new airport extreme and I havent been able to find the prompt that allows me to create a guest wifi network.
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If you have a "gateway" or "modem/router" device, this acts as another router on the network....not as a simple modem...so the Guest Network tab will not appear when you try to setup the device.
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Hi guys,
I want to setup my home network with my devices and I would like to know the best setup possible.
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I'd like to setup my home network with both my new Aiport Extreme and my existing AirPort Express.
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Ethernet Network Connection + External HD via USB --> AirPort Extreme
Home Speakers --> AirPort Express
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Home Networking and Multiple Router Set up Problem

Router 1 (Main Access Point)
        X
(Routers 1 and 2 connected via a wireless bridge)
Router 2 (Wired Access Point)
    X
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Running multiple router behind router can be tricky and may be the cause of your dropouts if you don't have it configured properly.
Cisco recommends using your best router as your primary router and DHCP server.
The best way to setup for home networks, in my opinion, is to use only one router, and put the other router(s) in bridge mode. Also, make sure your modem is not a router too.
http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/GetArticle.aspx?docid=28cee6a2fb0d4176a2210942d1d5836c_Setting_up_the_...
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How to setup once an Airport home network and keep it alive?

Hello!
I have the following hardware setup:
1 - A Macmini 2009, Ethernet wired to my router which allows the connection to the internet;
2 - An HP Deskjet printer, USB connected to the Macmini;
3 - My wife's laptop PC, WiFi connected to my Mac.
My Macmini handles the internet connection the traditionnal way (Ethernet and PPoE) and has a static IP on it.
(Why a Static IP? Because I run my own Webserver.)
I set up a WiFi Home Network in order to allow my wife sharing both my Internet Connection and the Printer Connection.
Everything run well: fast and smooth. The PC has Internet and Printer access.
Problem is:
After each restart, I must re-create the Airport home network.
System Preferences-->Airport doesn't memorize the name, parameters and credentials of this network.
How can I fix this?
Many thanks in advance for your replies!
Best regards
Gerry

If your router is wireless, you should probably use the laptop to configure it to take care of the network (i.e. have the router distribute the IP addresses). Then you can connect your computer to it via the LAN port on the router. Otherwise, you would have to set up your computer to "share its Internet connection" (via Preferences/Sharing or Preferences/Network not sure). I don't think you need to create a network for this.

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First thing you need is a wireless router. You mentioned Airport Extreme---not sure if you are speaking about the card in the PB, or an actual router. Bottom line is that you need a wireless router. Airports will work with Windows, and Netgear is another good option as they are Mac friendly. Then, any computers that don't have wireless card will need to have one--unless you connect them directly with an ethernet cable. Get the IP addresses of all of the computers on the network. In Windows, go to Start-My Network Places-View Network Connections, then highlight the LAN that is displayed. With it highlighted, go to the "details" window and open the drop down menu if it is not open already. Write down the IP address. Then, go to the Macs you have, click on Finder--Go--Connect to server. Type in the IP address with smb:// in front and / at the end--will look something like this smb://192.xxx.x.xx/ Then select connect. Make sure you know the username and passwords of the computers as it will ask for these. To share the files from the Mac to the Windows, just follow these directions: You can set up your Mac so that you can share files with Windows computer users.
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You also need to give the Windows users the network address of your computer, and a user name and password of a user account on your computer.
Open System Preferences and click Sharing and, if necessary, click Services.
Select Windows Sharing in the list, then click Start.
Click Accounts and select the name of the user account that will share files. Enter the password for that user.
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