Can Airport Extream Do This and if so HOW!!!

Browni

Browni

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Hi,

I've just been given a Airport Exteem base station (the model without the modem in it) by a friend and Im trying to get it to share my DSL connection wirelessly. (so my laptop can use it )

I can not plug my DSL modem, into it directly as it is a Acatell USB DSL modem. (and if i did my mac wouldn't have any connection as it isn't airport ready) Therefore, i plugged it into my already existing LAN ( Mac --> Belkin 8 Port Hub --> APE Base Station) However when i go to the airport base station (apps/utilities) setup assistant it says i don't have a airport card installed, I wasn't aware i had to do this to use the base station , all i want to do is share the DSL over wireless! I ran SU and downloaded all available APE and AP things it said. and I don't know why its not working!!

Very Frustrated,

Adam
 
If you want your network work fine, get yourself a non-usb dsl modem (using ethernet connection) and then plug it to the Airport Extreme Basestation. The basestation will route you WAN (wide area network) - here your dsl modem - to all LAN (local area network) comps no matter if they are connected over an ethernet cable or using Airport Extreme. If you want to use Airport Extreme, you will need an Airport Extreme or 802.11g compatible card. When you got all this, you will be able to get online on your laptop without any wires..
However, keeping the usb dsl modem might get slightly complicated. You will need a comp that share the connection (= routing) and this comp should be on all the time. Not really nice..
And what kind of laptop do you have? Mac? If so, does the mac support any airport cards? If not, do you have a pc card bus?
 
my laptop is an XP machine and i have the wireless kit for that (3com Office 11g card, i use it a school) I am unable to change my modem it was rented to me by my isp BT Broadband. Any way round it?
 
Well, your router should have a modem pluged and your modem won't work without a comp and usb.. Not much you can do. Sorry
 
you could just add an airport card to your mac and share the adsl connection from there (no need for the airport base station, then). the mac would then act as a router (software base station), actually.
 
hmm i know that but i would like to use the base station unless i can find a cheap APE Card. What would happen if i plugged my dsl modem in to the USB on the base station and then plugged LAN in to the mac?

Also according to the book, all i need to do is plug the APE B.S into LAN and use the setup assistant, but the setup assistant says i need an airport card? is this right?
 
your usb plug on the basestation is for usb printers. You will need to make your airport basestation understand it's a modem you plugged to that port and teach it how to steer the modem. But for that you will need to learn how to write a new firmware for that one ;)
In other words: wouldn't work
 
waaaaaaaaait, why don't you just use the modem and connect with your mac, then share the connection on your ethernet card, plug the ethernet card into the wan port on the base station. I think this will work. The only problem that i can see is that the connection has been shared twice so something may not be happy in router land. worth a try though.
 
because the ethanet plug wont fit in the wan port. All i want to do is share the DSL connection wirelessly i thought APE BS did this
 
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