theBigD says
2011-11-04T06:23:34.000Z
Looks like my router if borked. It seems to pass through to ISP but wifi is not available and I can't get the admin page when wired in.
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theBigD says
2011-11-04T06:25:02.000Z
I tried resetting the thing and that doesn't work either. Might have to go get a new one. About time I stepped up to N and gigabit .
Mr. Mark
2011-11-04T11:13:38.000Z
Airport Extreme!
DonGiaconia
2011-11-04T14:44:24.000Z
2nd'ed
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theBigD says
2011-11-04T15:46:38.000Z
Interesting, what are your reasons for airport extreme.
TiggerRay
2011-11-04T15:50:26.000Z
3rd'd….I love my Airport Extreme. It's worked flawlessly for me and it's simple to set up.
TiggerRay
2011-11-04T15:50:56.000Z
It's pricey compared to some others….but it's worth it.
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T16:44:22.000Z
If you have Mac a notebook you might as well spring for a Time Capsule. It's the AirPort Extreme with a hard drive for wireless...
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T16:44:36.000Z
...Time Machine backups.
DonGiaconia says
2011-11-04T17:00:41.000Z
It cuts through interference better than any others I've used, it creates multiple simultaneous and linked types (5.8 and 2.4 N) which is
DonGiaconia says
2011-11-04T17:01:43.000Z
actually very important if you want to maximize throughput but still use devices without 5.8 capabilities. It's unbelievably simple to
DonGiaconia says
2011-11-04T17:02:27.000Z
Extend the network with Expresses that can also serve as AirPlay devices to which you just attach speakers.
DonGiaconia says
2011-11-04T17:03:21.000Z
And if you have iCloud, you can log the router into iCloud so you can get back to your network over the Internets. (Back to my Mac).
theBigD says
2011-11-04T17:11:15.000Z
Interesting.
TiggerRay
2011-11-04T17:21:10.000Z
There's also an AirPort Utility App for the iPhone.
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T17:48:54.000Z
The other plus side is that the Airport Extreme/TC does Bonjour management. It keeps tabs on what bonjour services your connected devices...
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T17:49:49.000Z
...offer. For instance, my iTunes library is on our MBP. When it's awake the Apple TV finds it and is able to access the library. If the...
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T17:50:59.000Z
...MBP is sleeping, the ATV can't find it. If I had an APX/TC, it would "remember" that my MBP has that library and when the ATV starts...
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T17:52:11.000Z
...hunting for libraries, the APX/TC can say "Oh! The MBP has that! Wake the fuck up, MBP!" and send a WWOL packet to wake it up so it...
SpenceMan says
2011-11-04T17:52:26.000Z
...can serve that library to the ATV.
theBigD says
2011-11-06T01:54:32.000Z
Thanks for doubling the expense!
SpenceMan
2011-11-06T04:09:30.000Z
I actually learned something from the girl with the big jugs in the Apple Dept at Microcenter today...
SpenceMan
2011-11-06T04:10:19.000Z
... Apparently you can just get an Airport Extreme (which does the Bonjour stuff) and plug a USB hard drive into it for the wireless...
SpenceMan
2011-11-06T04:10:27.000Z
...Time Machine backups.
SpenceMan
2011-11-06T04:14:04.000Z
...but I stress APPARENTLY... I'm still researching it.
theBigD says
2011-11-06T04:16:31.000Z
Yeah that's what the setup claims. I will say it was the easiest router to setup. Not that I needed easy but just proves apple
theBigD says
2011-11-06T04:17:36.000Z
Really gets how to make things as simple as they possibly can be. I think my parents could have even set one up on their own.
SpenceMan
2011-11-06T04:19:18.000Z
So you got the Extreme, then?
TiggerRay
2011-11-06T05:34:50.000Z
theBigD: I'd gone through a D-Link and a Linksys router prior to my Extreme and after setting it up…it was, "that's it?"
SpenceMan
2011-11-06T06:32:18.000Z
D-Link sucks donkey balls. I will never ever buy another one of their products.
TiggerRay
2011-11-06T07:00:31.000Z
SpenceMan01: Yeah…it was pretty bad
SpenceMan says
2011-11-06T07:07:55.000Z
I had the DIR-655. Pile of shit.
theBigD says
2011-11-08T02:13:22.000Z
My linksys WRT54G was about 6 years old . It was rock solid ... Until returning from FL.
theBigD says
2011-11-08T02:13:49.000Z
SpenceMan01: yeah I got the extreme.
SpenceMan
2011-11-08T03:07:08.000Z
Nice. If you try hooking a USB HDD to it for Time Machine purposes, let me know how it goes.
theBigD says
2011-11-08T03:51:11.000Z
Ok I will , when I do.
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