Will Airport Express find network printers on existing network on Linksys Router

If Airport express is connected to an existing network hosted on Linksys router, will it discover the network printers already on the network?
I hope to use Airport Express to extend my network to iPhones to print and to play music.

If Airport express is connected to an existing network hosted on Linksys router, will it discover the network printers already on the network?
If an AirPort Express is configured to "join" an existing wireless network, it will perform as a wireless client and not as a router. It cannot discover other network printers and share them out. Instead if you connect a printer to the Express' USB port it can share out this printer.
Also, the Express cannot extend a wireless network provided by a non-Apple router ... at least not if the connection between routers will be wireless.

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I'm having the same issue. My AExpress used to give a good signal strength on the far side of the house extending he network created by my Extreme. However, I've noticed lately that my iPhone does not receive the same strong signal it once did. AE has a green light, I've rebooted it, and my Extreme but there is no change in signal strength. Other than the green light, how can I tell if the Express is working if I don't get a good network signal?

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I'm trying to connect a Dell Laptop (Inspiron 2500) running on Windows XP to an existing and functionning Airport Express wireless network set up for my girlfriend's iBook. It works perfectly for the iBook.
I have outfitted the Dell with a D-Link wireless G USB adapter and I see the network (i have the password) and it says I am connected to the network (even says connection is very good).
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Thanks for the reply.
WEP is enabled. As far as the encryption, I'm not sure. I believe that it's 64-bit, as the password for the network is a five-letter word.
The funny thing, though, is that I had been using an IP address which I found on my girlfriend's Ibook, which allowed me to connect to her AEBS network, although the internet browser showed no connection.
Following directions from somebody else, I removed the IP address to enable DHCP, and then I was able to connect to other networks in the area (and the browser also connected to the internet) but I couldn't get onto her network anymore. Even with the password ...
Any ideas?
If i'm supposed to upgrade to 128-bit, how should I go about doing that?
Thanks again for the reply.
What encryption are you using?
Do you have WEP enabled?
The problem you are having probably lies with the
encryption key.
ccessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or
laptop (with XP SP2)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1011.html
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or
laptop (with XP SP1)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1010.html
iFelix

HELP ibook g3 OSX 10.2.8 no longer detects airport express wireless network

my ibook G3 OSX 10.2.8, airport admin utility software 3.1.1 no longer can detect the airport express wireless network (powerbook G4, OSX 10.4.11, airport admin utility 4.2; airport express, WEP protected, to DSL modem). i just installed an ipod driver update on the ibook, and wireless networking went down on restart. any help greatly appreciated!

you name it : com.apple.airport.adminutility.plist
delete it and do as advised.
This isn't harmful, because it is only a preference list, so it will be created brandnew as soon as you re-setup the Airport stuff.
Mac OS X ( especially Jaguar ) has a tendency to corrupt some plists out of the blue, it is more or less harmless and can be fixed with recreating them plus permissions-repair.
Hint : repair permissions more than one time, it ALWAYS finds something to fix in Jaguar.
You cannot destroy something with these actions, because it is Unix maintance so usual routines.
A tool like cocktail or Onyx ( google them, onyx is freeware ) can help you run such ( and more ) routines on a scheduled base.
Always remember that OS X is no longer "the Mac OS", it is Unix with a nice Desktop, the critical things run hidden in the background, so it has to be treated like any Unix/Linux sort of OS, even if from the outside everything looks nice and kosher..
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Hi,
I am new to this forum and I need help. Two days ago - without me making any changes to settings etc. my Airport Express wireless network at home was no longer visible to any of my devices except to the Powerbook (G4 OS 10.3.9) which controls it. From one second to the next two Vista laptops and my cell phone (Nokia, Symbian OS).
My Powerbook has no problem connecting through AE to the internet. The two laptops are both able to connect to other wireless networks so they don't seem to be the problem. I just don't understand what caused this sudden drop-off/invisibility.
I have already tried the following: resetting the base station, changing the channel on the base station (from automatic) removing the network security altogether (from WPA2). But none of the devices except the powerbook can now see or detect my network.
Please - if anyone knows what the cause of this problem could be or how to fix I would be very grateful!!

you name it : com.apple.airport.adminutility.plist
delete it and do as advised.
This isn't harmful, because it is only a preference list, so it will be created brandnew as soon as you re-setup the Airport stuff.
Mac OS X ( especially Jaguar ) has a tendency to corrupt some plists out of the blue, it is more or less harmless and can be fixed with recreating them plus permissions-repair.
Hint : repair permissions more than one time, it ALWAYS finds something to fix in Jaguar.
You cannot destroy something with these actions, because it is Unix maintance so usual routines.
A tool like cocktail or Onyx ( google them, onyx is freeware ) can help you run such ( and more ) routines on a scheduled base.
Always remember that OS X is no longer "the Mac OS", it is Unix with a nice Desktop, the critical things run hidden in the background, so it has to be treated like any Unix/Linux sort of OS, even if from the outside everything looks nice and kosher..
Best wishes from Germany

HT1515 My internet 3rd party access point in in the basement and the speakers I want to stream music to wirelessly are upstairs. Does Airport Express need to be connected to my 3rd party router via ethernet cable or will it stream music wirelessly?

My internet 3rd party access point in in the basement and the speakers I want to stream music to wirelessly are upstairs. Does Airport Express need to be connected to my 3rd party router via ethernet cable or will it stream music wirelessly?

Wirelessly
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I am trying to fix a problem with my network, is there a better way of doing it?
for the past 2/3 yrs, i have been connecting to my airport expresses (from a sony desktop pc) via a linksys "wireless-g USB adaptor) plugged into my usb port. (pc is so old, 6 yrs, that it only supports usb 1.0-read slow)
However, I also have a Linksys Wireless-G broadband router. Can i go from my sony desktop pc via ethernet, into the broad band router, then off to my airport expresses?
is this a better, or worst way of doing things.
the problem i am trying to fix, is that the signal quality from the wireless-g USB adaptor, to the airport expresses is poor and drops the signal all the time now..

Yes, you can connect your AE to your Linksys-G Broadband router.
Connect it likes this: Cable modem (I assume) <--->Linksys-G Routers (Wan Port)
Then connect your desktop to a LAN port on your Linksys.
Here's the tricky part. Configure your AE to the proper security settings (Join an existing network and security settings) PRIOR to configuring the security measures in your Linksys Router. Make sure the Network name and encryption type is the same on both, otherwise your AE will not connect to your Linksys after you enable the settings.
Once it's all connected, you'll be able to stream audio to your AE from iTunes. (Don't forget to restart your computer and/or Itunes after making the wireless configurations.
Clear as mud?

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In addition to Keith's comments, if you are asking if the iPad can configure an Apple router like the AirPort Express, the answer would be yes, if you download and install AirPort Utility from the App Store. It's free.
I'm assuming that you have a newer version of the Express. Check the Model No on the side of the device. It needs to be A1264.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airport-utility/id427276530
if you do not have an Ethernet Internet connection to connect to the Ethernet port on the Express, you can still use the Express to "Create a wireless network", but of course devices will not be able to connect to the Internet. The Express will complain, but you can ignore the error messages.
If your printer is wireless, hopefully it is an AirPrint compatible printer. Then you would be able to print from the iPad. Check this Apple Support document for information about compatible printers. There might be other applications that would allow this as well. Check Keith's post for that info.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356
I'm still not clear on exactly what you are trying to do, and devices that you have, so if you can state your goals again....we can make sure that we are not missing something.

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In a sense those are/were/should operate as two separate functions, which they did before recently.
They do operate as two separate functions.....but it all depends on how you have the default rule setup in Timed Access.
If the default rule in Timed Access is set to No Access.......then a wireless device cannot connect....even it has the password for the network.....unless it has been setup on the list of allowed devices in Timed Access.
I have checked this 3 times this evening to verify. It works as it always has, and as expected.
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If a recent firmware update has changed things from what they have always been.....then I am not affected....and I should be if I am using the same firmware as others.

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will airport express be compatable with windows vista

vista will not be compatable because I do not have the capability in vista to download AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows, which is a requirement for the ethernet connection to the Airport Express. Is that correct?
No, sorry for the confusion.
You would need 5.6.1 on the PC only if you intend to use that to initially setup and configure the Express. I understand that you will be using the Mac to setup the Express, correct?
5.6.1 is not needed if all the Vista machine will be doing is connecting using Ethernet or wireless to the network. You don't have to install anything on the Vista machine if all it will be doing is connecting to the Express.

I use Airport Express to network 3 iMacs to a DSL modem. Recently, the network became undiscoverable to one of the iMacs. Suggestions for a fix?

I use Airport Express to network 3 iMacs to a DSL modem. The network has become undiscoverable to one of the computers. I have reset the base station to factory settings but this does not help. The other two computers are unaffected. All 3 computers can access the internet when connected directly to the modem. I suspect the problem might be the Airport card? Suggestions?
beaucleo

Thx for the suggestion, although I didn't have to reset the SMC to fix the problem. The problem was the handshake between the security password and the designated network. The following links gave me info for investigationg the problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
http://www.ehow.com/how_6831952_test-airport-card.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXiZn64aZfg
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-invoke-and-interpret-the-apple-hardware-tests/
I would recommend these web sites to anyone who is having problems setting up and/or maintaining a wifi system.
I discovered after reading one of the web references that if I disabled nework security the problem went away. This, however, was unacceptable. Further experimentation showed that the solution to my problem was to change the name of my network while keeping the same password. I tried only changing my password but that didn't help. I still don't understand why only 1 of the 3 networked iMacs was affected.
Again, thx for your interest and reply.
beaucleo

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We are all users here on a user-to-user support forum......just like you.....so no one here will have any idea about what a notoriously secretive company like Apple might do, or when they might do it.
If Apple makes an official announcement regarding a new product, then we will all know.

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can I use an airport express as a range extender to a NON apple router using an internet cable (so not wireless)

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The Mini has it's non-functioning wireless turned off, an ethernet cable connected to the WAN port of the Airport Express and I'm trying to follow the directionf from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1731?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US The relavent portion is:
Using AirPort Utility 6
Connect an appropriate cable between the AirPort Express and the device it will serve.
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Enter the password to this network if required.
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Found a solution a few mins ago:
Unplug the AirPort Express
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In Network Preferences, set Ethernet as the default connection using DHCP.
Connect the Mini to the LAN port for the AirPortExpress
Plug-in the AirportExpress
FROM A DIFFERENT COMPUTER CONNECTED TO THE WIRELESS NETWORK, follow steps 6-9 above.
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