WiFi & VPN to AppleTV without access to Ethernet?
Here's my set up.
I plan to rent a duplex in a foreign country where I share a wireless connection with the landlord. I do not have access to ethernet, only the WiFi connection.
I have a MacBook Pro and an AppleTV 3. I would like to be able to establish a VPN connection to my AppleTV with only access to WiFi.
Is this possible with a MacBook, or are there other WiFi (no ethernet) devices that can assist with this? I've heard of some people using WiFi USB sticks?
bobwild wrote:
How will we see a difference? How will higher network speeds help the AppleTV performance? AppleTV uses UDP data streams which are fixed and slow, relative to Ethernet and 802.11ac wi-fi.
Not according to this article: Apple TV: TCP and UDP ports and protocols used - Apple Support
....and good thing too; UDP is best confined to live audio/video streaming and VoIP.
Also the relative performance of TCP and UDP depends entirely on the kind of traffic you're sending, e.g. lots of small files, or fewer big files. For tiny files, UDP has the edge, but for larger files TCP wins out (that's a gross generalisation though).
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Like it says in the title basically.
I want to use a time capsule to store my files and backups and access it from my phone and MacBook Air. However I do not want the others in my house who are currently connected to the same wifi/ethernet router to use my connection or my TC hard drives.
I had also been thinking about wirelessly extending the wifi network (a linksys N router) but I guess that will allow everyone to access my Time Capsule?
I hope you guys can help me.
Regards, Guido......will other users on the primary network (not the private wifi one) be able to access my files on my TCapsule?
No, if you have not provided them with the Time Capsule device password.
Users will be able to "see" the Time Capsule icon under the SHARED heading in the Finder on their Macs, but they will not be able to access the drive or the files.
I had also been thinking about wirelessly extending the wifi network (a linksys N router) but I guess that will allow everyone to access my Time Capsule?
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I'm looking into buying an Apple TV for the wireless connection to my iPhone 4S to stream videos, games, etc.
But now I'm curious about all the downloaded videos I have on iTunes library that I would like to have at home.
Here's the kicker- no internet at home, only at work. So I usually download during the day, sync my phone and watch when I get home. But of course, I run out of room to keep everything I want even with 160GB iPhone (mostly music).
So here's the question: Is there a way to move purchased movies from my computer at work to my Apple TV at home AND be able to do all the fun stuff like wirelessly play games on big screen from iPhone?AppleTV has no storage.
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If you have a computer at home you could transfer your downloads from the work machine to the home computer iTunes library. You could then use Home Sharing for AppleTV to access the computer iTunes library. You would then need a local network connection between AppleTV and computer plus internet access for AppleTV.
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While it should work I can't guarantee it, and there has also been a post where someone used their iPhone internet allowance quickly using Home Sharing even though such dats should be local not traversing the internet.
In all honesty, I would be wary without a router and decent internet.
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Tests I've run:
1. iPhone itself:
---DCHP:
IP Address = 192.168.2.102 (within range automatically allocated by LinkSys router--see below)
Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 (as per LinkSys router)
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*Forget Network and rejoin--Failed to connect to Internet
*Forget Network, reboot iPhone, and rejoin--Failed to connect to Internet
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2. LinkSys router WRT310N:
Tests:
*Updated Router firmware--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
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*Reserved an IP within range automatically allocated by LinkSys router--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
*Reserved an IP outside range automatically allocated by LinkSys router--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
*Forced MAC filtering to use iPhone WiFi Address--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
*Disabled all MAC filtering--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
*Changed security settings:
**No Security--Success
**WAP Personal (AES)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**WAP Personal 2 (auto selection AES or TKIP)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**WAP Personal 2 (forced AES)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**WAP Personal 2 (forced TKIP)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
*Changed security WAP Password/Passphrase:
**10 characters (alpha numeric)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**12 characters (alpha numeric)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**10 characters (alpha numeric/ Uppercase alpha)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**10 characters (alpha numeric/ Lowercase alpha)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
**10 characters (all numeric)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
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*Changed network radio band from Auto to Wide to Standard--iPhone failed to connect to Internet each time
*Set router to Wireless G Only Network Mode--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
*Changed Router IP address from 198.168.2.1 to 198.168.1.1 (LinkSys default)--iPhone failed to connect to Internet
3. Microsoft router MN-500:
Tried this old router (the one I used before purchasing the LinkSys). It is an old (circa 2002) Wireless B base station with WEP Security. The iPhone was never able to connect to the Internet using various settings, many of which were duplicates of the LinkSys tests above.
On both routers my wife's Dell laptop and my HP printer connect without incident, using the same network/security settings.
I have always been able to connect to various unsecured WiFi networks; I have never been able to connect to a secure WiFi network (although the only one I've really tried has been my own).
I am at a loss as to what to do next. Any suggestions?SUCCESS!!!!!
I visited my brother-in-law yesterday and attempted to connect with his secure network. By sheer luck, he is using the exact same model LinkSys router. My iPhone connected first time--so the iPhone was eliminated as a source of the problem.
I didn't do a lot of troubleshooting at his house, but I did notice that his network was set for both dynamic DHCP and dynamic DNS. I know that either or both of Windstream (my ISP) and my broadband modem requires a pair of static DNS addresses.
Sure enough, delving real deep into Windstream's support site, I discovered a LinkSys router DNS help page, specifying how to set static DNS addresses in LinkSys routers. I then accessed my router, enterd the known static addresses, saved the router settings, then rebooted the iPhone and connected to the network.
SUCCESS!!!
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I've tried every now and then since then and it still gives the same error.
I even tried downloading the win7 32bit and still get the same error.
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Did you log into BTWifi? If you did then I would try just connecting to the hotspot without logging in.
1) Find a BTWifi Hotspot
2) Connect to it
3) DO Not LOG IN
4) Go to this link http://www.btwifi.co.uk/help/security/vpn-software.jsp
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Hope That Helps.
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Can I save my videos of iTunes in TimeCapsule to watch it in AppleTV without my MacBook? Thanks
I have an AppleTV and I want to buy TimeCapsule 2TB or 3TB. But I have this question: Can I save my videos of iTunes in TimeCapsule to watch it in AppleTV without my MacBook? Thanks
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Hello,
On the current AppleTV, can you stream the TV shows you own without your using your computer?
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iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
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Best iPod to PC
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Hello,
I have a base config of AnyConnect VPN below, however the ASA 8.3.1 code has deprecated some commands and the VPN/NAT/FW rule syntax is quite different. Can someone point out what's missing from the pertinent config below that prevents the VPN Pool from accessing the internal LAN?
The Core LAN router is 1.2.3.1.
ASA Version 8.3(1)
interface Ethernet0/0
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security-level 100
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