Matching AirPort Express to Third Party Routers 40
An anonymous reader submits "After purchasing AirPort Express yesterday, I found out that my existing Netgear router didn't work with it in WDS mode. After a lot of searching, I found scattered bits of information about what routers worked and which ones didn't. I decided to start a site that hopefully will become a definitive list of routers that work with AirPort Express. It's not big yet, which is why I am submitting this here. If you have attempted successfully or unsuccessfully to set up AirPort Express in WDS mode with a non-Apple router, please let me know so that future users can find the information more readily."
Re:Not so anonymous... (Score:1, Offtopic)
'Course, the mods aren't really interested in what I have to say because I was modded off-topic for this; in fact:
I'm not sure how that breaks down now that Slashcode has moved away from absolutes; I believe it's something like 2 Informative, 3 Overrated, and 5 Offtopic, but that seems like a ton of moderating to my stupid little
Re:Not so anonymous... (Score:2)
Keep in mind that
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Shameless (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Insensitive clod comment (Score:5, Funny)
You run a Dell, Dude == -1 Offtopic
You're using 800x600 == -1 Overrated.
You're heading for the Karma dump, methinks.
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Mine Works (Score:1, Funny)
Buffalo Routers (Score:2, Informative)
O'Reilly references (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5024
Follow this [gizmodo.com] link for the full analysis.
Netgear WGT624 works for me (Score:5, Informative)
- Netgear WGT624 and Airport Express w/same name,
- Latest update for Netgear firmware (V4.1.11_1.0.1 worked for me)
- *might* need to set channel to something other than 11. I found problems when working on 11, so I switched it, and it's been fine since.
- Also, I found that making sure I had the Airport Card Update 2004-08-31 worked wonders as far as sound quality went...it was choppy before the update, and fine afterwards.
Re:Netgear WGT624 works for me - HELP? (Score:2)
From what I've read, the Airport Express requires WDS (Wireless Distribution System), but the Netgear WGT624 does not support WDS. A firmware upgrade scheduled for November will supposedly add
Dunno if this means anything but... (Score:4, Informative)
I don't know if the Airport Express would need something different than the Airport Extreme card.
HomePortal HW1000 (Score:4, Informative)
Not that surprising? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Not that surprising? (Score:2)
Re:Not that surprising? (Score:2)
You seem to be implying that Apple products only play nice with other Apple products.
Anywhere in my house I am normally at 3-4 bars of signal strength, and my wireless router is a LinkSys WRT54G, which is definitley not made by Apple. When I go to other areas with WiFi networks, as well, most probably not using Airport base stations, my signals are also 3-4 ba
Re:Not that surprising (about Netgear) (Score:4, Interesting)
I've got three... (Score:2)
Seriously, these are about the coolest invention ever. I've gon one on the 2nd, and 3rd floor of my house, and another on the patio streaming to the stereo out there. The range is outstanding, and the ability to stream music, and plop a printer almost anywhere make these little buggers WELL worth the $120.
I didn't answer your question....but hope others do.
previous /. article (Score:3, Informative)
considering the apple airport express website *specifically* says "AirPort Express can extend the range only of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express wireless network." its really not surprising it didnt like your netgear router
ok so maybe you want it to work anyway. if you had read this previous slashdot article [slashdot.org] you would have had some idea why - from the article [arstechnica.com]
"Sure, Apple says the Express will only do bridging with AirPort Base Stations. That's because WDS is not a standardized part of the 802.11g spec. " (not to mention as posted somewhere in this discussion netgear has some spec-meeting issues)
never the less, it seems it is possible (again from the article)
"We can report that it will work with the Linksys WRT54G 802.11g router. The procedure for getting it working involves using the open source firmware and is fairly straightforward. But it's not for the faint of heart: keep in mind that if you do update using the open source firmware, you will find your router outside the tender embrace of Linksys customer support."
i do think its a good idea to have a list of (ideally) cheaper routers that work with AE - but I still think ill save up for a perdy apple base station instead.
PS - again, from the ars article, you should note that there are some security issues
"One note: when using the AirPort Express as a WDS, you are limited to either using 128-bit WEP or turning off security altogether. This was not mentioned on the AirPort Express pages on apple.com, although it is addressed in the manual. WPA is generally not supported over bridged connections on WiFi products due to the fact that WPA encrypts the MAC addresses which WDS relies on for communication. Keep this limitation in mind when using the Express as a bridge."
Netgear doesn't support WDS (Score:2)
...site? (Score:1)
Is a single web page really a site?