I had an old 802.11G router and wanted to upgrade to 802.11N because
time machine backups were taking too long. I got a D-Link DIR-628 and
after much fiddling I finally gave up on it. My wife's old Macbook and
my MacBookPro both would randomly drop connection only to have it return
a minute later. I tried moving it around, updating firmware etc. and
never got it to be reliable. So last month I threw in the towel and
bought the Apple Airport Extreme. After the usual setup stuff I haven't
had a problem since. So it wasn't the position or wall construction, it
was just the D-Link being annoying. Of course the Apple product was more
than 2x the price, but my time/sanity was worth more than that.
CB
On 3/11/12 1:04 PM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote:
I shouldn't think apple would need to expand on the range of airport
extreme systems, after all, they have the airport extreme on it's own
and the time capsule systems as well which are both router and storage
system with suitable storage capacities.
lew
On 11 Mar 2012, at 16:55, Traci wrote:
*Grin,* maybe we are making the printer more complicated than necessary.
All I know, is there is a little screen on the printer and we need to
enter the info for our wireless network, so all of our devices will
work. It's cool, that our printer does not need to be connected to
any device or router. It has a USB cord, but it isn't needed.
I'm guessing, if I'm using a wireless printer, then Bonjour printer
for windows will not be necessary? From reading on the web, it seems
that is where windows users were having trouble.
I guess, one of my last questions, for you Mac folk in the know, do
you suspect Apple will bring out a new Airport Extreme soon? As in
the next few Months? ;)
Thanks,
Traci
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On Mar 11, 2012, at 1:58 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
Traci,
Your windows machine will work fine. I am not sure I understand the
purpose of entering your user ID and password to access the printer.
So, if this is a printer that services multiple machines (because it
is a network printer) then there will be no difference in how you
access it today when you bring the AirPort online.
On Mar 11, 2012, at 12:46 AM, Traci wrote:
Thanks all,
So, the Airport Extreme sounds more and more tempting.
I've been doing further reading tonight and have some more questions.
One thing we'll need is to use our wireless printer. I see
websites mentioning connecting USB printers, but how about our
wireless one? If I remember correctly, we don't usually connect it
at all. We enter in our wireless user name and password into the
printer. Should this work the same way with the Airport Extreme?
Lastly. we have a windows laptop that will be using the wireless.
Does the airport extreme work seamlessly with windows as well?
Thanks again, :)
Traci
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On Mar 10, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
There are more reasons to go with an AirPort router over any other
model. There are security reasons among many more. I cannot
recommend Linksys routers as they are not nearly as secure as
Apple routers. I'm sure many will not agree, but you go with an
APple router and you will not regret the extra expense.
On Mar 10, 2012, at 3:50 PM, Traci wrote:
Hi all,
A little introduction here. Traditionally, I love to read and
research technology. The exception is wireless routers. I find
them confusing and frustrating!
Currently, I'm comparing a dLink wireless N router and the
airport extreme. On one hand, I want to take the easy route and
buy the airport extreme. I have had nothing but good experiences
with Apple products.
On that other hand, the dLink gets good reviews on Amazon and it
is half the price.
Please, guidance is welcome. We live in a 2 story townhouse and
the router is usually upstairs. We have around 10 various
devices that will be wirelessly connecting to the router at
times. Usually, 2 or 3 at the same time.
To extend this question further. Both of these routers have the
USB connection on the back of the unit. Am I understanding it
correctly, that this is how we could wirelessly listen to our
music collection?
Thanks all, hopefully you can help me sort this out.
Traci
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