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

[Matt Johnston]

On 24 Feb 2007, at 01:08, Kevin Callahan wrote:

>
> yeah, the expresses are set up that way right now (though with the  
> new Airport Utility, I don't see the "g/only" option - something I  
> believe you can do with the earlier Airport Admin Utility) ...
> mind you, when I launch the old Airport Admin Utility to talk to an  
> express, I get a kernel panic --
> you're not supposed to use the old utility on the new AE/n -- and  
> even though I was targeting an express, I got the kernel panic --

Use the PB17 :)

>> then set up WDS...
>
> with the new utility,  using manual settings:
>
> the three options are  -
> 1) Create wireless network
> 2) Participate in a WDS network
> 3) Join an existing network
>
> In the past, when I've extended the network (WDS)  using the  
> expresses, I got horrible performance --

Which is not going to be much of an issue when your Macbook will be  
on the N-level network. So the only traffic going through the  
AExpress devices will be the PB17 and any music streamed.

>> AExpress #1 Set this up as the master base station (this is the  
>> one plugged into the AE/n)
>
> would it be better to hang my 1 year old Airport Extreme (g) off  
> the AE/n via ethernet ... and then have the expresses join the AE/g ?

That's what I was trying to describe. I don't know what kit you have  
after all or distances involved. Essentially keep your existing G  
network as it is. And add in the N network over ethernet.  
Technicsally this means performance on the G network will actually  
increase.

Feel free to give me a call (and wish there was a good collaborative  
whiteboarding app) over the next couple of days. (Just not now  
because it's nearly 1:30 am and I'm watching the original Day of the  
Jackal)

ATB,

M