What is DHCP? I'm still confused about setting up Airport Extreme

I still unfortunately an confused by this:
No problem. I certainly understand. Again the key is only the device directly connected to the modem should be configured to provide the PPPoE credentials ... and (again) if the G5 was configured to do so, it would now have to be the AEBSn. In turn, the G5 would need to be reconfigured for "Using DHCP."
I don't know how to reconfigure my G5 and I'm afraid to do so. And, I don't know what DHCP is?
What you were saying is that I have to configure my Airport Extreme to the same settings that are now on this G5 and change the G5 settings to DHCP.
Sorry to be a bother. I just returned from a long trip and am getting ready to install the Airport Extreme. Would the software we simple enough for me to understand and just follow the instructions that Apple supplies?

lucin wrote:
Again the key is only the device directly connected to the modem should be configured to provide the PPPoE credentials
Older DSL modem require that the device connected to them supply the PPPoE sign-on information. However, I've seen DSL modems that can store and supply PPPoE sign-on information so that the device connected to them doesn't need to.
... and (again) if the G5 was configured to do so, it would now have to be the AEBSn. In turn, the G5 would need to be reconfigured for "Using DHCP."
I don't know how to reconfigure my G5
Like you just stated: "Using DHCP".
I don't know what DHCP is?
DHCP is "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol". It's intended to provide an Internet client with all the information (IP address, etc.) that it needs.
What you were saying is that I have to configure my Airport Extreme to the same settings that are now on this G5 and change the G5 settings to DHCP.
Yes.
Your post strikes me as a reply to another message that's not in this thread. If you intended to continue another discussion, you should have done a "reply" to a message in that discussion.

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what type of repeater should I use with my new Airport Extreme? Thanks.

If you want to repeat both bands of your dual band AirPort Extreme, another AirPort Extreme would meet these requirements.
If you only need to extend one of the bands that the AriPort Extreme provides, then an Airport Express would do that nicely.

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I've been waiting for a refresh of the Airport line before I buy a new one; I can't tell if the new one is available or not. What is different about the Airport Extreme that the FCC listed in June 2011 from the October 2009 model? I currently have the UFO-shaped Airport from 2003 and it doesn't have enough ports on the back, so it's time to upgrade.
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What is different about the Airport Extreme that the FCC listed in June 2011 from the October 2009 model?
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The terms of use agreement of the forum.....which we all agreed to.....do not permit us to discuss a product that has not been officially announced from Apple.
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I am using an iMac G5 running OS X 10.3.9. I have an Airport Extreme base station and an HP Officejet 7210 All-in-One (printer/scanner/fax/copier). I somehow managed to get the Airport Extreme network up and running successfully. The iMac G5 is connected to the base station directly via the LAN port (since the iMac is not wireless) and the base station is connected to a cable modem via the WAN port. The network is being shared by a Windows based computer with a Linksys wi-fi card, and is working fine.
My printer is ethernet network-enabled (or so the store told me), but since there is only one LAN port on the base station, I am guessing that my only options are to either connect the printer to the USB port on the base station, to connect it to a USB port directly on the iMac, or to buy some kind of hub thingy that would let me connect more than one device to the LAN port on my base station. Is that right?
First, I tried to connect the printer to the USB port on the base station, but when I did this I was unable to even run the printer set up utility for the iMac because it couldn't find the printer (even though it shows up on the Airport Admin Utility when I go to Configure / USB Printer).
So then I connected the printer directly to the iMac and ran the printer set up utility, and once the utility had been run and the drivers installed, changed it back so that the printer was again connected to the base station. But once I did this, my computer was again unable to find the printer.
So what do I do now? If I have more than one option for setting up this network and connecting the printer, please let me know the pros and cons of each.
Thanks.

I have a similar setup. G4 connected to the Lan port and cable modem connected to the WAN port of the AP Extreme base station. Dell lap top with a DLink PCMCIA card.
The ethernet port on my printer required a card in the printer - expensive. I found the USB route worked fine.
Setup: You are looking for USB > HP in the pull down menu. A bonjour driver should appear. You do lose the abiltity to activate the printer utilites however.
Oh yest try turning the printer on and off to register the USB cable with the base station.
Because you have installed drivers via a direct connection already you may end up with two drivers in the printer list after searching. Check the get info to confirm the Bonjour driver which you want to keep and use.
I found Bonjour for Windows was a great utility for the Wirelss PC client. Only run Bonjour for Windows after setting up your printer to run via the base station /USB connection.

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I had always understood that if you run N and G devices on a network, the N devices will run slower. So what I did was set up an old Airport to have a wireless for my iPhone and sad Windows PC guests in my house, and the previous generation Extreme for my MacBook Pro. My older airport is connected to an ethernet port on the Extreme. I might not even be doing this right.
Anyways, does the new Extreme keep the G and N networks separated, so that I can run my MacBook Pro on one wireless network and my iPhone on the other one? And by doing so the speed of the N is still as high as it can be?
I might be confusing this whole story, so any help you can give me would be great.

1. The only way I know of without installing anything extra applications is to use Airport Utility, then connect to your Airport Extreme to see the statistics. It will show either "b/g/n" (2.4Ghz) or "a/n" (5Ghz).
2. Yes, 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz are actually two separate network on the Airport Extreme (and therefore separate collision domain if you know what I mean).
But then again, there is no way to set N-only network in the new Airport Extreme (I am using one of those now), let alone set N-only for 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz. This means that your 802.11a devices might still accidentally join the 5Ghz channel and slow downs everything. Unlike older models, you can not specify N-only on either of the channels.
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Some new questions about the new Airport Extreme

I'm just curious about it. It looks cool, but is it cool?
I don't know what 802.11n means, so I'll ask.
Will the router work with my intel iMac and my friends Dell labtop? Will it work with my Nintendo Wii? Will it improve my download speeds since I'll go from an old D-link DI-524 54mbps to a 5x faster brand new Airport Extreme? Does it still have the 4 ports for wired ethernet connections? Is it worth getting?
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I don't know what 802.11n means, so I'll ask.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11n#802.11n
Will the router work with my intel iMac
Yes
and my
friends Dell labtop?
Yes
Will it work with my Nintendo
Wii?
Yes
Will it improve my download speeds since I'll go
from an old D-link DI-524 54mbps to a 5x faster brand
new Airport Extreme?
Unlikely, unless your internet connection is in the 54Mbps+ range which is highly unlikely.
Does it still have the 4 ports
It has one WAN port and three LAN ports.
for wired ethernet connections? Is it worth getting?
Only you can really decide that.

What to look for in a location for setting up an Extreme?

I have a router, cable modem, cell phone extender, and hub in a bedroom closet because that is the way it was setup when I moved into my house. It is messy and there are lots of messy cables. I want to move all of this into another part of my house. What do I need to look for when deciding a location for all of this gear? What technical requirements do I need to ensure that it will work? Do I just need power and an ethernet port on the wall? Anything else?
Thanks.

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The gear is on one side of my house and I plan to add another Express device to use to extend the Wi-Fi signal. In this case, I'm assuming your sprinkler example does not matter?
Then why did you not tell us this originally? We could have saved you some time.
You told us that you planned to move all of the gear in the closet, and now you seem to be saying that is not the plan.
Locate the AirPort Express approximately half way between the AirPort Extreme and the general area that needs more wireless coverage.
Extending this way always results in compromises. The Express needs to be close to the AirPort Extreme to get a good strong signal, and yet it also needs to be close to the wireless devices to deliver a strong signal to the devices.
It cannot be located both near the Extreme and your devices at the same time, so the best "compromise" is about half way between the Extreme and the area where you need more wireless signal coverage. Avoid walls or ceilings in the signal path as much as possible.
Remember that the Express can only "extend" the quality and speed of signal that it receives. It cannot "boost" the speed of the connection, it can only make it go further.
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I have Verizon Fios to my Business with 5 Static IP Address. One of them must be assigned to the Airport Extreme Base Station. I have 5 iMacs needing internet connection of which 2 need to use a static ip,( Filemaker Server and my Mac OS X Web Server). I also use 2 iPhones with a custom App accessing that FileMaker Server via the internet too. I want to set up my Airport Extreme Base Station to have those 2 iMacs connected with static ips , which must NEVER CHANGE, via an ethernet cable and all the rest wireless with WiFi. Do to the size of my building I also want another Airport Extreme or Express to just expand the range from the Base Station for the wireless connections only. Looking at the Airport Internet Settings I only see 3 options for Connection Sharing, "Share A Public IP Address", "Distribute a range of IP addresses", "Off (Bridge Mode)". I'm thinking I need to give 1 IP Address to the Base Station, 2 ip addresses to my servers, then 1 ip address to share for my wireless DHCP connections. The additional Airport set to Off(Bridge Mode) to expand the base station. Please advise on how I would set up that base station to do this.

With respect to expanding the base stations range, in the Base stations Wireless Settings I would click to select "Allow this network to be extendeded". Then what settings would I need in the Additional Airport?
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Would that NEED to be connected to the base station via ethernet cable or will it pick up the base station wirelessly?
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