On 05/02/10 2:37 AM, "Clark Martin" <cm...@sonic.net> wrote:
> As an aside to your current problem, I believe you can configure the > Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) to act as a network connection. > That is you use the wireless Access Point feature of the DSL modem. You > then set up the AEBS to connect wirelessly to the DSL modem. The AEBS > serves the attached USB printer and any computers connected via wired > connection. In other words you could make the printer wireless. I'm > not certain this feature is supported in the AEBS but I believe it is. > > > The problem, I think, is that both the DSL Modem and the AEBS are > providing Network Address Translation (NAT). Also known as double NAT. > NAT is what allows a router (such as is part of the AEBS and DSL > modem) to make a whole network of computers on the LAN side appear as a > single IP address on the WAN side. > > The DSL modem's WAN side is connected to the Internet. The DSL modem's > LAN side is connected to the B&W and the AEBS's WAN side. The AEBS's > LAN side is connected to all the other computers and the AEBS's print > server. What you have then are the Internet and two discrete LANs which > have limited access to each other. > > The B&W is isolated on a network that can only see the Internet via the > DSL modem. > > What you are trying to do is create a single LAN. To do this you need > to get a 5 or 8 port 10/100 switch. They are pretty cheap and can be > purchased at most places that sell computers and related equipment. > > You connect the switch to the DSL modem, each computer and the LAN side > of the AEBS. You will also need to configure the AEBS to not do NAT, > DHCP or wireless. > > Alternatively you could leave the DSL modem connected to the AEBS and > put the switch between the AEBS LAN port and the computers. This avoids > having to reconfigure the AEBS but it does mean you will be doing double > NAT still. It will cause a slight speed penalty on Internet access and > can be a configuration problem waiting to happen, especially if you > don't understand it. > > Since I am not that network savvy I think I just realized the solution to my own problem. I'll simply make one of the computers wireless and then I don't need to worry about not having access to either printer. I'm looking at a Belkin or Airlink (both PCI). Anyone have any experience using USB wireless adapters on a Mac? Are they reliable? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
