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Leareth
Jun 1, 2005, 09:21 PM
I am trying to set up a network that is part wired part wireless
essentially the airport express would be plugged into the router to provide the wireless for two computers, and a third computer ( a PC) would be plugged directly into the router...
would this work? any comment/suggestions?


mad jew
Jun 1, 2005, 09:24 PM
Yeah that should work for getting the internet to all the computers but I dunno how it'll go as far as filesharing between them goes.
Leareth
Jun 1, 2005, 09:44 PM
I really don't need file sharing...
just get the PC and the iBooks online...
and to create a hotspot for anyone else with wireless...
Mord
Jun 2, 2005, 05:20 AM
i run the setup you describe, works fine.
superbovine
Jun 2, 2005, 03:29 PM
I run a similar setup. i have two routers, 1 switch, and a airport express. everything is ok.
strider42
Jun 2, 2005, 03:32 PM
I am trying to set up a network that is part wired part wireless
essentially the airport express would be plugged into the router to provide the wireless for two computers, and a third computer ( a PC) would be plugged directly into the router...
would this work? any comment/suggestions?

is there a reason you jsut don't get a wireless router. If you're just going to be using airport express to provide the wireless connection, it would be FAR cheaper to get a third aprty wireless router. Someone found a linksys one for 5 bucks after rebates the other day.
superbovine
Jun 2, 2005, 04:03 PM
is there a reason you jsut don't get a wireless router. If you're just going to be using airport express to provide the wireless connection, it would be FAR cheaper to get a third aprty wireless router. Someone found a linksys one for 5 bucks after rebates the other day.


what if he wants to play music using airtunes through his airport express.
strider42
Jun 2, 2005, 04:44 PM
what if he wants to play music using airtunes through his airport express.

then there would be a good reason for it. But if not, he's just throwing away a hundred bucks.
jsw
Jun 2, 2005, 04:57 PM
then there would be a good reason for it. But if not, he's just throwing away a hundred bucks.
Agreed.

The AirPort Express is most useful when fully wireless as a tiny relay or bridge, or wired/wireless as an iTunes port. For example, one of mine is plugged into an almost inaccessible outlet and does a great job there in a spot a LinkSys wouldn't fit.

However, in almost any other case, a $60 LinkSys WRT54G (or similar item) works better and costs half as much.