Network and Hubs

Looking for any help on how to connect and share the following:
Main System - iMac
HP Media Server (would like to use as drive for Time Machine)
1 HP Pavillion Laptop PC with Vista
1 HP Printer
1 Epson Photo Printer
1 Clone PC Windows XP
Looking to buy a USB hub to support the printers and server but want to make sure the laptop and pc can still print.
Any suggestions to the best approach.
Thanks
Peter

I like the LinkSys routers, others may like other brands. Ask your friends to see what they use and are happy with.

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In my earlier post(s), I had mentioned that I have a MSI K7N2G-L mobo,
and I have 5 computers networked together in my house; I will call the
MSI computer --> Computer A.
I am also using a Linksys 5-port HUB 10BaseT, and a Belkin 10/100
router.
Suffice to say that Computer A would not or could not see my other computers
in my network. What finally happened was that I connected Computer A
to the router, and Computers B, C, D, and E was connected thru the HUB,
and the HUB is connected to the router. Now all five computers can see each
other.
This new post is the following:
My brother and my cousin bought a Windows XP computer each from a friend.
What I found out was that both computers would not network on the hub or
router; both computers was not using a MSI mobo. Plus access to the
internet was running at 80%; some downloads failed to occur.
After spending countless hours trouble-shooting the problem, I finally came
across this solution:
1. Using a fully configured known spare hard drive as the master hard drive,
both computers were able to network, so this was not a hardware problem;
again it did not matter what mobo the computers was using.
2. After spending countless hours on the internet researching the network
problem and trying various solutions, this did not solve the problem.
3. Finally, I repartitioned the hard drives on both computers, reformat, and
reinstall Windows XP Pro O/S; because I knew it was a software problem
since my spare hard drive actually worked on both computers (after reloading
the mobo drivers for each computer).
I have still yet to find what was causing the software problem on the two
computers which prevented the computers to network, and 80% access to
the internet. Pinging the IP address of each computer failed --> Request
Timeout; but each computer was able to ping outside itself but not each
other.
4. After the O/S was installed, both computer are now able to network on
the HUB, and the Router.
5. Unfortunately, Computer A with the MSI mobo still will not network
directly with my HUB, and Computer A is still connected directly to the
Router.
The moral of this story is that the problems everybody in this forum is
facing is either a hardware problem, or even a software problem too.
I should also upgrade my 10BaseT Hub to a 10/100 Hub, just to test if
Computer A is able to connect directly to the new Hub or not ? ? ? ? ?
Uncle Rabbit

So you reached the conclusion that your difficulty is either a hardware problem or a software problem? Personally, I'd lose the hub and run them all through an appropriate router.

Network/USB Hubs and AExtremeBS

Does anyone have suggestions on a network-usb hub to sue with Apple Extreme BS? I'm considering Iomega iconnect and Belkin Network USB Hub... and others...
Cheers

oops... dyslexic moment I guess.
"to USE with"

WRT54GS and Belkin Network USB Hub

My Linksys router works fine. I'm hard wired in with a desktop computer. I have a Belkin Network USB Hub that will not work with the router. The router appears to be blocking the USB hub. If I plug the hub directly into my computer, then it will work. I have reset the router to factory setting and I still cannot see the hub. I can not find anyone that has problems with installation of the hub. How can I use the hub with my router?

The Hub I refer to connects to a router. The USB hub does not expand the number of USB devices I can use on my single computer. The hub is used to share USB devices across the network. I would like to share my printer, scanner, and external hard drive with all my computers in my house. The hub uses an Ethernet cord to connect to the router. My issue is the hub does not work when I connect it directly to the router. If I connect the hub to my computer with an Ethernet cable, then the connected USB devices show up in the loaded Belkin software (and work fine). Once I connect the hub to the router through an Ethernet cable, the computers on the network can not see any of the USB devices. This is why I assume the router is "blocking" the the network USB device. Everyone says how easy the hub is to setup. Just plug it in. I must be missing something. Belkin tech support said to contact my router support.

Hi i got a new airport express for christmas and i set it up as per instructions ,i even give a static ip and wpa2 security ..the problem is is when i come to want to use it it says its not on my network and a orange triangle shows .when i reboot it works

hi i got a new airport express for christmas and i set it up as per instructions ,i even give a static ip and wpa2 security ..the problem is is when i come to want to use it it says its not on my network and a orange triangle shows .when i reboot it works..then if i leave it a while and try iy agian its disapeared of my network...i have a bt hub 3 ....any help please ..im not sure if itsa faulty express

I really don't have an answer for that one. I guess that while trying to get things working correctly, I would use the most basic monitor I had which in your case would be the Eizon using the Thunderbolt port and adaptor.
When you boot into Safe Mode the startup is quite slow, but you should get the Apple logo and then the spinning gear below it (release the SHIFT key when it appears.) Then after a little more time you should see a gray progress bar appear below the spinning gear. When that disappears the computer will startup to a login screen.

Wireless network and bluetooth not working on touchsmart 600

This has not worked since day 1 and I have been using wired internet.
I really need to setup a home network and need to use wireless.
Research on the net has led me to belive I should have HP WIRELESS ASSISTANT on my machine... is that correct?
Everytime I try to download it is seem to be for a notepad... mine is a touchsmart desktop...
Please advise

Hi coffee12345,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I have read your post on your wireless keyboard and mouse not working with your desktop, and I would be happy to help you! To begin, I need to ask you a few introductory questions:
What is the Product and Model Number of your desktop?
What version of Windows are you using?
Is this a recent issue, or has it been like this since day one?
Are you using a USB hub to connect your peripherals or is it directly plugged into the computer?
Please re-post with the necessary information, and I look forward to your reply!
Regards
MechPilot
I work on behalf of HP
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Why can't Apple TV's and iOS devices see home sharing on my Windows 7 computer when iTunes libraries on other computers on the same network and connected to the same Home Sharing can?

I have never previously had any problems with Home Sharing, I have always found it to be completely reliable as advertised. I have 2 computers in the house, (one MacBook and one Windows Desktop) connected to the same Home Sharing account, connected to the same BT Home Hub 4. My situation is that I have nearly 2TB of data of which I would like to share with the home wirelessly, in my mind the desktop is the logical place for this to be shared from.
When running, iTunes on this desktop broadcasts to other iTunes libraries, but no other iOS devices or Apple TV's connected to the same Home Sharing account cannot see it.
I have tried turning Home Sharing off, and then turning it back on, closing iTunes, restarting the computer, going to Network and Sharing Centre and unticking IPv6 in the network adapter properties, even completely wiping the computer and reinstalling Windows 7.
One of the Apple TV's in the house was recently purchased by my parents with the promise from me that everything would work seamlessly... so far it isn't and I am frustrated that the Apple technology that I have come to rely on isn't working as expected.
One thing that has occurred to me upon writing this is that it is a very large amount of data, and I have not attempted to share this with another computer that is currently working and broadcasting it's Home Share fine.
I am sorry if I have ommitted any important details, any further questions don't hesitate to ask. I would be so grateful of any suggestions, my parents are depending on me.

I have found with AppleTV that it is the IPV6 on the computer you want to access is the problem. The issue is that Homegroup on Win 7 or Win 8 requires IPV6 to work, but AppleTV won't work with IPV6. (So maybe double check you have IPV6 turned off)
So you have to make a choice - Homegroup or AppleTV.... but you can't have both, until Apple brings ATV up to date. (crazy that it does not recognise IPV6 - c'mon Apple!)
You can set up sharing individually in Win 7 or 8 and have the ATV access files that way.
Having said that, there is always the exception.. I have an old HP home server running Win8 and it services ATV - but is part of the Homegroup... have no idea why it works on both, but no other machine on the home network will talk to both ATV and Homegroup at the same time!

CiscoWorks user options "device type groups|switch and Hubs"

Hi,
We are using CiscoWorks software to deploy new configuration to our network devices. Because our environnement is mixed about version of network devices we have to create a new netconfig job for each device model, because in some plate-forme configuration option, syntax maybe different of each other.
When I create a new netconfig job with my username under "device type groups|switch and Hubs" I have a list there of all plate-forme we have in our production environnement managed by CiscoWorks software. I know thoses group was'nt define by on of us and thoses are define by default in CiscoWorks software, but they are hiden by default per user basic.
We have a new one in our team, I had created his user name and password, but I can find the option where I can asked to make visible to him plate-form device type group as I have in my user configuration.
Also, is it possible to copy private define group to an other user without to make thoses as public ?
Thanks a lot !

Here,
is a view of what I have with my user
but in his profile he is only see
Device type Groups
     + Routers
     + Switches and Hubs
     + Wireless
if he clic on the plus sing to develop group "Switches and Hubs" he see all switches and hub managed by CiscoWorks software. I know He did not create Cisco Catalyst 2912 XL Switch and Cisco Catalyst 2924 XL Switch group in my profile. I know we have to modify an option in CiscoWorks per user basic to view those group, the person who where that option should be modifiy is currently in vacation, but he will need that option enable before our specialist will be back !
Thanks a lot !

Print server belkin network USB Hub (F5L009)

I just bough a Belkin network USB Hub print server and downloaded from their website the mac 10.4 compatible software (their is no 10.5 yet), when I want to open the application I get this error message: _SXUPTP Driver has not been installed, please reinstall the application._
I called Belkin and they said that they were not using this driver and that it was a Mac issue so I call Mac and they said it's a Belkin issue. How do I fix that error? Please Help!
Thanks

I agree! Like I said, I've been using it for a couple of weeks with NO problems - but I was on 10.4 (Belkin posted the beta Mac driver just a couple of weeks ago). This is the ONLY item that didn't work flawlessly after upgrading. Unfortunately, the Belkin customer support is almost non-existent...in fact, their reply to me was via a posting on a web page (thereby eliminating the possibility of me seeing a Belkin email address to which I could then reply to).
However - I will also say that for the two weeks that it worked with my Mac - it worked perfectly! For now, though, it's back to being a gateway for my wife and kids assorted XP machines.

Wireless iPod syncing - Belkin Network USB Hub F5L009

I stumbled across a nifty gadget today, but I'm having some issues and would like some help. The Belkin Network USB Hub is a thin black box about the same dimensions as my Airport Extreme base station and pulls a nifty trick: when attached to the router via Ethernet, the hub tricks your computer into thinking the attached USB devices are actually plugged into your computer.
My purpose for this purchase was wireless syncing of my iPods and iPhone. Since Apple seems to have some kind of vendetta against people doing this, I wasn't expecting it to work. But it did - for my old iPod mini. The iPod Touch and iPhone 3G showed up fine in the Belkin utility, but iTunes will not recognize them.
I'm still waiting on Belkin tech support. My hub is showing driver ver 1.3.0, although Belkin's support page seems to think ver 1.5.0 was included in the driver package they have posted out there. Only thing is the Silex kext in the package doesn't seem to match up. Frustrating!
Anywho, I figured someone out here might have an answer. Anyone run into this issue/know how to get the iTouch/iPhone to show up in iTunes + sync?
Thanks!

UPDATE: LETTER FROM BELKIN
"Dear mr XXXX,
We are already addressing some issues about the performance and stability of storage drives via Mac OS 10.5.6. Issues with drives disappearing or not being detected at all have been reported by one or two other users, replicated here and passed on to the developers for them to fix in a later version of the software. Unfortunately however I have no information about when the new software should be available. This does mean that for the moment there is no fix for this issue I`m afraid.
best regards
Daniel Powis
Technical Support Escalations Coordinator
Belkin Ltd"
So hold off from buying this if you have 10.5.6!!

Extend network AND connect via ethernet?

How do I configure Airport Express to extend my network wirelessly and connect a computer via Ethernet?
I have 2 buildings at my church I am in charge of getting this to work in. The office building has a wireless network, the sanctuary has no ethernet or wireless at all. I can get a good signal to an Airport Express I just purchased inside the sanctuary and I am using that to feed internet to the PowerMac G4 that doesnt seem to see the network from the Office area. I was told that this could also extend my wireless network to the other computers in the sanctuary. I have not been able to get this to happen.
I succesfully have it in "Join a Network" mode and it grabs the signal and gets internet to the G4. As soon as I change the mode to "Extend my network", I lose all connectivity with the network. In addition, no matter what mode I am in, I can't see this Airport from any devices wirelessly either in the utility or in the Airport browser.
So...how do I allow other machines/tablets/etc to use this airport to hook in to our network AND use the Ethernet line to feed the G4?
Thanks,
Joey

I am going from an Airport Extreme 4th gen (dual band) to an Airport Express 2nd gen (just replaced thanks to the Genius Bar, it used to be a 1st gen. single band) and then picking it up with another Express 2nd gen.
That.....is the problem.
I had understood from your initial post that you had an AirPort Extreme and wanted to extend to several AirPort Express devices.
Apple's "extend" setup works like the hub and spokes of a wheel. The AirPort Extreme would be the "hub" and the AirPort Expresses would reside at the end of the "spokes".
You can have multiple AirPort Express devices located at the ends of the spokes, but in order to "extend", each one of the them must connect directly to the "hub".....not to another extending device at the end of another spoke.
What you are trying to set up is a "hub", "relay" and "remote". Unfortunately, Apple's "extend" setup does not work this way.
The distant remote can pick up a signal from an Express at the end of a spoke acting as an extender, but the distant remote cannot "extend" the signal from an Express at the end of a spoke using wireless.
The distant remote is actually joining the network....that is why the Ethernet port is active....but unfortunately, there will be no wireless signal from this device.
Somewhere, an Express will need to connect back to the Extreme using a wired Ethernet connection. Then that Express can "extend" to another Express using wireless.

Internet via airport and other computer via ethernet and hub

Is this possible?
Network 1:
I have a macbookpro. I connect to the 'net via airport and a wireless router-modem. I use dhcp with manual address (192.168.1.5, because we have numerous computers here). All's sweet.
Network 2:
I need to work on a linux box which doesn't have wireless. It's a pain to connect it to the wireless router directly (although this does work), so I have an ethernet cable and hub and cable to connect it to the mbp directly. I configure ipv4 manually and can telnet etc to the linux box (which has its own ipaddress specified already) IF the airport is disconnected.
But I want to run both at the same time. I know I can work on the linux box and surf at the same time IF I connect the linux box to the router (by ethernet cable). But what if I want to have the wireless and ethernet on my mbp together?
Do I need to specify different ip addresses on my mbp for the ethernet and wireless? I've set it both ways and it doesn't seem to work with them either the same or different. If I go to Network Port Configurations (in Network) and move "Airport" to the top, I can surf but not telnet to the linux box. If I have Ethernet higher in the list, I can telnet but not surf. This is the case whether the ip addresses are the same or different.
Is it possible to do what I want, or just not possible?
No I don't have a crossover cable.

Realised that I needed two networks with different ids.

Lacie mini HD and Hub with Airport Disk

Has anyone tried a Lacie mini HD and Hub with the Airport Disk and can you confirm whether the full features of the disk are available - i.e. the hub?

I have a Lacie 250 drive/mini hub connected to airport. I also have a printer connected to the USB hub on the Lacie.
I have had no problem with the drive or the printer being recognized by the AEBS. I have also had no problem with networked mac computers recognizing or accessing either the drive or the printer.
I have NOT been able to get my one windows computer to connect to the drive. Also, the drive drops out inexplicably a lot of data is transferred, and it requires a restart of the AEBS to reconnect. On restart the macs have no problem seeing it again.
I am trying to use it as a backup drive for a couple of computers. It is OK as long as the backups are incremental (after doing a full backup with the drive connected to the computer). If the backup is large, it won't work (today it crashed at 8 Gigs. Based on threads I have read, others are having this problem.

Belkin Network USB Hub not working with new BT Rou...

Hi,
I received my new hub to use with Infinity when they turn it on in a few days time.
I connected the new router to the ADSL and all works perfectly without any set up needed.
I installed (on my old 'sheep-dip' PC) the BT software, and now this test PC will not connect to any USB hard-drives or Printers connected to my Belkin Network USB hub.
The Network USB hub works fine with all the other PCs in the house - but not if I install the BT software.
(Which appears to be mainly adverts and a link for those too dim to type BT.com in a browser... ;o)
I am guessing that this may be something to do with the software blocking use of the new BT Router using its own USB socket as a Network USB link - as this is being saved for 'future product enhancements'. Is there anyway of curing this and still having the BT software on this machine?
Thanks!

Is this issue likely to go away when the Infinity service starts? - I am guessing not?

Itunes, wireless networking and Airport Express

Hi,
I currently have an AEBS and I am considering getting an Express to extend my network and stream iTunes to my stereo. My network is wireless for my Laptop and hardwired into my two desktops.
I know that I can set up Airtunes, but sitting near my stereo is a small hub (thats connected to my AEBS) that feeds media to my Xbox media centre. Can I connect my Airport Express to this hub via ethernet to receive iTunes then using the speaker cables feed music to my stereo or will it only work wirelessly in Airtunes mode?
Also, can you extend the wirless network with your Express by having it wired into this hub then re transmitting the wireless signal or will wireless netwrk extending only work completely wirelessly?
Thanks

Hi Martin,
what a co-incidence - i just bought an IMAC and also have the thought of archiving all my CD's (about 1000) on some kind of harddisc-server, and then be able to access this archive via my Imac (wirelessly), and stream the music to my Hifi system and feed it into my Digital/Analog Converter. Do you think the time capsule wld be ideal for the function of storing/archiving and streaming to the hifi system..? I guess I also need a seperate "Airport Express", as it has an optical- digital output into my Digital/Analog converter...
Thanks for your thoughts and kind regards from Singapore !
Thomas

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