AE/n and USB hub (shared drives, printers ...) more info

[Kevin Callahan]

On Feb 23, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Matt Johnston wrote:

>
> On 23 Feb 2007, at 23:47, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>>>> my AEs need to "join" existing wireless network -- which is the  
>>>> only way I can set them up (unless I do some crazy wiring)
>>>
>>> Why?
>>
>> how do I connect my 3 AExpresses (on three different floors in the  
>> house) via ethernet without running ethernet cables ?
>> I can't run them through the floors
>> I'd have to run them outdoors
>
> Are these existing Airport Expresses? If so, how do you connect  
> them now
> I presume using WDS?

I have three Airport Expresses - one for each floor in the house -  
each connected to a stereo system.
They all "join an existing wireless network".

I've been using the AExs like this since they first came out.

IIRC, in earlier versions of the Airport Extreme admin utility - you  
could tell the express to do iTunes only, and not be a node on the  
network to access the Internet- ie; not to "extend" the network.

When I used the new Airport Utility to add the expresses to the  
network, the option to join and existing network included both iTunes  
and Internet.  I didn't see a way to exclude using an express as a  
node and for Airtunes only.  While I don't see the expresses as  
options in the Airport drop-down menu, how can I be sure they're not  
being used as extension nodes?  I know using them as such can really  
slow the network down.

In any event, the new utility is much nicer is numerous ways.

BTW: I ran up the street and bought an iogear USB hub (the only  
choice) in our local computer store.

I'll see how that goes.

K