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

[Matt Johnston]

On 24 Feb 2007, at 00:26, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>
> In the past, I tried running them as separate networks, but I  
> probably had it set up wrong  .. as I couldn't be streaming to the  
> music network while working over the Internet.
> My airport card in my Powerbook could only connect to one network  
> at a time.  iTunes (multiple remote speakers) would only show what  
> was available on the network I was currently on.   Using the  
> airport wizard setup, I didn't see any options other than doing  
> what I'd done
>
> Am I really misunderstanding something?
>
> I have an ethernet switch.  Is there a way I can use that ?  right  
> now, I have two computers (the PB17 and the G4/500 going over  
> ethernet via the switch , which is plugged into one of the three  
> LAN ports on the back of the AE/n).

I would leave the AE/n where it is and plug the G4/500, the PB17 and  
one of the Airport Express units into the three LAN ports on the back.

I would set the AE/n to be N-only.
I would set the AExpress unit to be G/only, and also to stream music  
over ethernet (it's a setting!)
then set up WDS...
AExpress #1 Set this up as the master base station (this is the one  
plugged into the AE/n)
AExpress #2 Set this up as a remote base station
AExpress #3 Set this up a a remote base station

This way:

All N-level computers connect at N-speeds and with N-range
The G-level computer (PB17) connects at G-speeds whenever it is in  
range of the AExpress units which should be within wireless range of  
each other obviously.
All computers can stream music to ALL of the AExpress units
> also, if this is considered off topic for Mac OS  X , we can  
> continue this privately

I think this is pretty relevant....