Thread: Trying to connect two Airport Express to an old Linksys router (non wireless)
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Old June 28th, 2009, 04:44 AM
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Take the cable modem and Turn it OFF! You must leave it off at least 5 minutes so the server at you ISP issues a new IP and looks for the NEW MAC (not a Mac) address. This is how you add new equipment directly to a cable modem, there is no way around that.

Then take know good CAT 5E or CAT6 cable and wire from the router's built in switch to the Airport Extremes. But before you do this hook you Mac to the Express via ethernet and use /Applications/Utilities/Airport Utility and set the Express up and in the "Connection Sharing" set to "Bridged Mode(off)". This will prevent the "Double NAT" since your wired router is providing NAT.

Make sure you wired router gets and IP from the ISP and your Mac can surf on in when wired to it.
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