networking

  1. L

    MacBook Pro - Connecting to an Airdrive while booted in Windows 7

    I've recently purchased an Airport Extreme Router with a G-Drive 2TB drive connected to it. I can connect with no problem while booted on the Mac Side; I can also get my other PC running Windows XP to connect. My question is - can I connect to this drive from my Mac if I am booted in Windows...
  2. T

    [HOWTO]-Set up mac and pc wireless help

    Hey everyone! So I have a question on how to set up a macbook pro and a Dell dimension with the linksys wrt54g router. My question is...how to do it! Or can it even be done? I don't have a cd which is also a problem. I looked it up, couldn't download the software and got frustrated. Is there...
  3. L

    Sharing out my 2 Mac Laptops across my home network

    Good Morning guys - Im hoping someone can help me out. I have a home network which I just upgraded (Airport Extreme) - and I have two Mac Laptops - a Macbook Pro running 10.6.8 and a much older PowerBook G4 running 10.4.11 What I am essentially trying to do is turn my older mac into a server -...
  4. brianleahy

    Internet gurus - help. Timeout in traceroute

    I've got a Mac Mini server providing a web site and VPN via the internet. I've got all the needed ports forwarded on my cable modem and most of the time it all works beautifully. Then every once in a while nobody can connect, even though the server seems to be running fine - and it (the...
  5. briwea

    Airport Extreme Card Problem

    hi guys, my name is Brian and I have a macbook with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 Processor with 2 gigs of ram, Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B07, Serial Number (system) W87191DTYA4, Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-001B631DC13F, Bus Speed: 667 MHz and an AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x87) card...
  6. L

    Airport Extreme 5Ghz vs. Regular Network

    Good Afternoon all - I recently purchased an Airport Extreme which I am tremendously happy with - and is working as expected; I do have a question regarding connection strength and data transfer which is puzzling me a bit. I have several devices connecting to my network: 2 iPhones 2 iPads...
  7. L

    Airport Extreme | Iphone home network connectivity

    Good morning all - I have had a few posts here over the past few days - this one is related but a separate topic hence the new post. I've just purchased an Airport Extreme Router - and attached an external hard drive to it (G-Drive 1TB at the moment) and all is (or was working fine) I also...
  8. L

    Airport Extreme | G-drive 2TB external drive compatibility

    Is anyone using a G-drive 2tb external as an air disk connected to the USB port on an extreme base station? - does it require a powered USB hub - will it work as it has it's own external power supply - will it be able to be used with both Mac and windows machines or is...
  9. L

    Air disk with Airport Extreme Compatibilty | Set up

    Good evening - I've put up a few posts about using an External Drive connected to my Extreme - but I still have a few unanswered questions after visiting the apple store as some of the techs there weren't 100% certain even. 1. What I want to do is get a drive that is compatible right out of...
  10. L

    Airport Express: External Hard Drive Setup - Access with Mac AND PC

    Good evening - As a follow up to my prior post - I was hoping to get some additional information regarding attaching an External Drive to my Airport Extreme and getting it to be accessible by both a mac and PC. I have attached a G-Drive Mobile formatted for Mac to my Extreme Airport; when I do...
  11. L

    Airport Extreme: External HD | Network Set up | Xbox Streaming Question

    Hello All - After 10 years of using my original Airport, I have just upgraded to an Airport Extreme. I have gotten this set up and working quite seamlessly but there are a few outstanding questions I was hoping someone might be able to answer for me. First off - I am trying to attach an...
  12. S

    Mountain Lion, HP 7410, Airport Extreme, WEP Security?

    I have upgraded to mountain lion, changed my router to an airport extreme from the linksys (much much happier). My problem is that now my HP 7410 will not accept my network key. It asks for a WEP passphrase. Does the new extreme not support the WEP security? Is there a bypass for this through...
  13. G

    Best Netgear Router Configuration

    Hey Guys, I just moved into a new place with a new internet set up, and I am wondering about router configuration. It is a Netgear Wireless N-150 router and basically every device in the house connecting to it is an apple product. I know the best solution is just go get an aiport base...
  14. M

    Networking a Mac IIci with a iMac G4 lamp shade

    I am looking to network my Mac IIci (OS 7.5.5) to my iMac G4 (800 mhz, OS 9, or OS 10). I have an ethernet network and have succeeded in getting an IP address dynamically assigned by the router on the Mac IIci (open transport 1.1). Unfortunately, that is as far as I get. I cannot see it from...
  15. T

    Single user account slow to mount server

    On a Mac with Snow Leopard, it is taking a user 10-15 minutes to connect to a Windows server via SMB or AFP. If a different account logs into the Mac, they can mount the server quickly. Any suggestions for a fix? Thanks!
  16. voice-

    Transferring files between a Mac and a Samsung Galaxy SIII

    OK, I get that these two companies don't like one another. I don't know which one is causing me trouble, and frankly I don't care. My old HTC Desire S was easy. Take the USB cable, plug it in, transfer files through Finder and you were done. To my surprise the newer phone cannot do it this...
  17. P

    Port theory, Port Map software and Minecraft

    Hello all, both my son and I use Macs, he being on Leopard 10.5.8 with all updates, and me on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with all updates. My son has recently expressed a desire to set up a server for Minecraft, so that he can invite his school friends to play. His reading on the internet suggested...
  18. M

    MacBook Pro accessing Windows network server

    I'm using my works MacBook Pro with the following spec: Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2 Processor Name: Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 4 L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 8 MB Memory: 8...
  19. V

    how to stop if from using route with mac address as gateway

    hello i have two servers which their ips are on the same subnet and they have the same default gateway. the one is with linux and the other with a mac osx we received a mail from the datacenter saying that for that kind of servers that communicate with each other we have to add a static ip...
  20. J

    Airport Extreme Connecting in G vs. N

    I'm trying to figure out why my Airport Extreme often allows my MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to only connect in G mode. The download speed goes from about 20Mbps to 8 Mbps when that happens. I will turn wifi off/on, it will sometimes connect in N and then switch later to G. Is there a way to...
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