Will two simultaneous wireless networks work?

I have a 2004 Airport. We would like to buy a Time Capsule with the built-in latest wireless transmitter. My dumb question: can both of these function at the same time? That is, if they are both physically located in the same room, can I set up two different wireless networks for our house, or will these two interfere with each other?
Thank you!

So, I could hook the AEBS WAN port to the cable modem, let it run DHCP and n wifi access, and then ethernet from an AEBS LAN port out to the Linksys WAN port, and on the Linksys simply turn off DHCP, and it should work, and run the b wifi access - all on the same subnet, so all the computers and network devices would all see each other, whether 802.11n, 802.11n, or hardwired ethernet.
Yes exactly.
Are there any other settings I'd need to make on the Linksys?
No. Just configure the wireless portion the way you want.
At that point, is the Linksys actually doing any routing, or is it acting more like a cascading switch with a wireless access point?
It is not doing an routing. It is merely acting as an Ethernet switch with wireless access services.

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I have done some searching on here and can't find what I am looking for - so here is the post.
I just got a new 17" iMac. I gave my 2004 eMac to my wife. I am connected to our DSL router via ethernet cable, she is connected via Extreme wireless card. Both running most up-to-date OSX.
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On sharing one iPhoto library. I have played with it a little (but can't do it fully yet b/c my new Intel iMac has iLife '06 and the eMac has '05 - the library on '06 is unreadable by the '05 version). Actually, the delay is very minimal, and once the library is "loaded" things seem to work at about normal speed. From what I have seen, it seems very doable with acceptable speeds. Mostly that has been on the "share library" feature - but that is over wireless. So I would think that whether I am sharing a library, or running the library from the machine, it should be the same result.
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I have an airport express and want to know how to set up two different wireless networks. One with 5GHZ and one with 2.4GHZ so different devices can connect to either.

I have an airport express and want to know how to set up two different wireless networks. One with 5GHZ and one with 2.4GHZ so different devices can connect to either. I have an iphone 4 that will not connect to 5ghz.
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Your AirPort Express is already providing two separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, but each band is using the same wireless network name.
This is the default setup for the AirPort Express, which is recommended for most users. The theory here is that devices will automatically connect to the best quality signal based on their capabilities and distance in relation to the AirPort Express.
It is possible to assign a different name to the 5 GHz band, and then "point" devices at that network to connect. Some users swear by this option.....(I am not one of them).... but you might want to give it a try to see how it works for you.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the AirPort Express
Click Edit in the smaller window that appears
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the next window
Click Wireless Options near the bottom of the next window
Enter a check mark next to 5 GHz Name.....which will automatically add "5 GHz" to the network name....so you can identify it
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Hello,
This is more of a general question rather than one that is specific to the airport. I have a network with an Airport Express with wireless n, a Macbook Pro with a wireless n card, and a printer that has a wireless g card. Someone told me that because I have a wireless g device on my network that I will never get wireless n speeds even when using my computer to do things besides printing because the network is only as fast as its slowest device. Based on this, if there is a computer on my network that has a wireless g card then everyone on the network can only get wireless g speeds even if the others have wireless n cards.
It was always my understanding that I could not get n speeds when using the printer but I thought that if I were using my computer to connect to the internet, download, upload, etc. (things that have nothing to do with printing and don't require the printer) then I should be able to get wireless n speeds.
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The simple answer is that having 802.11g (i.e. 54 Mbit/s) clients on an 802.11n network will NOT slow down the 802.11n clients.
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Thanks for contacting the HP Forums!
I see that your having a communication issue with the HP LaserJet when it comes to scanning to the computer, and I would be happy to provide you with my assistance.
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Try to reset your Airport Express (AX), y pressing the little dot on the back of device. Keep pressed for some seconds until it flashes. Start then your Airport Utility and go through the setup process again. This will reset your whole wireless network. This may work for you. Good luck.

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I am having the same issue, a friend visited with his new Mac Mini, running Leopard, and it would not see the wireless network, that 3 other macs (PowerBook G4, iBooks G4 and G3) running Tiger (10.4.11) and Windows machines recognize without problem.
I'm wondering if the issue is Leopard and 3rd party routers or MY router in particular, as I have a US Robotics 5461, and I remember when a previous roommate replaced her G4 iBook, running Tiger, with a MacBook Intel running Leopard, she also had issues connecting wirelessly.
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I set up my two iMac's and one MacBook Pro (all C2D) on a Verizon DSL network using a Model 327W Verizon modem/router. It was plug-and-play. Everything worked perfectly -- wireless included -- the moment I plugged it in.
Now the only computer that works wirelessly is the one I set the modem/router up on. Is this a MAC address issue? My Airport is giving me the following message in the Network Status: "AirPort is connected to the network XXX. AirPort does not have an IP adress and cannot connect to the internet."
I added the AirPort addresses for each iMac into the router set up and gave them "permission" to gain access to the wireless network and that didn't work.
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Can I connect my Mac to two separate wireless networks at the same time?

Need some assistance with some advanced wireless networking please....
Upstairs I have a D-link wireless router connected to the internet and wired to a couple of PCs. Downstairs I have a minimac linked to my hifi via an airport express. I have bought a D-Link DWL-G122 usb wifi dongle.
So I want the mini mac to connect to the airport express on one wireless network (strong signal) and to be able to connect to the internet on another network (weak signal) via the usb wifi /router.
But the airport software and the d-link driver seem to conflict and both try to take control of the two wireless devices.
Is there any way round this to be able to run one mac with two wireless network devices at the same time?
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While those with more experience may be able to correct me, I'm pretty sure that you can only connect to one wireless network at a time with your Mac Mini, unless D-Link provides their own proprietary software that bypasses the computer's Airport settings.
Using the AirPort hardware you can only connect to a single wireless network at any given time. However in this situation the 2 attempted connections are via USB and AirPort. Therefore this requires nothing special of the AirPort drivers or settings.
It does require that the Mac OS and applications have the capability to use either network connection (USB or AirPort) depending on what data they are trying to get. In general I understand how it is theoretically possible but I have no idea if you can configure OS X to do it.
...I believe one of the options when setting up the Airport Extreme Base Station is that you can extend a wireless network already in place.
True but the D-Link is not compatible with Apple's WDS therefore this is not possible in this situation.
If you have a newer Airport Extreme Base Station with a USB port on it...
FYI, every AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) has a USB port.
BTW, birky has indicated that he/she is using an AirPort Express (AX) not an AEBS.

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so is it ok that i did not use my airport setup assistant as long as my network is configured (using airport admin utility) & my wireless network is working?
Yes, absolutely! Both utilities access the AirPort base station's settings. You can think of the AirPort Setup Assistant as the "quick & easy" setup method, with the AirPort Admin Utility aimed more at doing "manual" or "fine-tuning" type of setups.

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In the cases where the AirPort base stations would be interconnected by Ethernet you want to configure then for a roaming network, NOT an extended network. Apple uses the term "extended" when the base stations use wireless connection. Regardless of naming convention the end results is pretty much the same.
The link I provided should provide you with the necessary steps to set this type of network up.
If you need additional help, please start a new post as the solution for you will be different than the OPs. Thx!

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Hoping someone can advise on the following please....
I have installed an Airport Express to extend my wireless network and have confirmed with Apple tech support that it's connected and configured properly. I'm using an Airport Extreme base station as a wireless router.
The AX does not seem to be extending the signal range at all, and since the setup the signal strenght from the Extreme base station seems to be at half previous strengh.
Has anyone experienced this please and, if so, what's the fix?
Any replies gratefully received.
Regards

Let's check the settings on your Express. Temporarily, move it to the same room or an adjacent room to the Extreme and power it back up.
Open AirPort Utility - select the Express - Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the icons and make sure that your settings look like this:
Wireless Mode = Extend a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as the Extreme wireless network
Check mark entered next to Allow wireless clients
Wireless Security = Same setting as the Extreme network
Wireless Password = Same password as the Extreme network
Confirm Password
Update to save settings, wait for green light.
Then move the Express another room or two further away from the Extreme....and restart both the Extreme and the Express. Then perform the BSSID test again.

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