Airport Express Connections

[Jedi5]

So I have an easy question for some of you here...

I'm looking to buy Airport Express and am wondering how I would go about
connecting my Dish Receiver(DVR) to the AE.

On AE you have the port for your internet.
You have a USB port as well.
Could I use the USB port on AE to connect to my Dish receiver?

thanks

 

[GGJstudios]

No, the USB port on the AE is only for a printer.

 

[Jedi5]

so is there anyway i can have internet coming into AE
and then out to the dvr?

would a cat5 splitter work?

 

[GGJstudios]

You could split it before it comes to the AE, but there's no way to output an internet connection from the AE other than wirelessly.

 

[Jedi5]

how could i split it?

 

[GGJstudios]

how could i split it?

I have a coax splitter, with one branch going to my modem, then via ethernet to my AE. The other branch goes to my cable box.

 

[Jedi5]

I have a coax splitter, with one branch going to my modem, then via ethernet to my AE. The other branch goes to my cable box.

You might as well be talking in Klingon.
You lost me at "I have..."

 

[GGJstudios]

You might as well be talking in Klingon.
You lost me at "I have..."

Google "coax splitter" and you'll see what I'm talking about.

 

[Jedi5]

oh i did but i still have no idea how that would work.
you did yours at the modem, i'm at a wall jack.

you have cable internet?
i'm on dsl... if that makes a difference.

 

[GGJstudios]

oh i did but i still have no idea how that would work.
you did yours at the modem, i'm at a wall jack.

you have cable internet?
i'm on dsl... if that makes a difference.

Mine comes from the wall jack to the splitter.
One side of the splitter goes to the cable converter box.
One side of the splitter goes to the modem.
The modem outputs via ethernet to the AE.

Yes, I'm on cable. If you have DSL, the ethernet cable from your DSL modem goes to the AE.

 

[Jedi5]

so i'm going to get a coax splitter.

do i then need some sort of adapter to connect to the cat5 cables?

 

[GGJstudios]

so i'm going to get a coax splitter.

do i then need some sort of adapter to connect to the cat5 cables?

If you have a DSL, you don't have any coax to split. Where does your satellite signal come in to your house? Via coax or what?

 

[Jedi5]

yeah, dish comes in via coax.

 

[GGJstudios]

yeah, dish comes in via coax.

The coax should be able to go into your DVR, or into a converter box (if you have one), then out to the DVR.

 

[Jedi5]

are you talking about the coax <video signal> to dvr?

i want to internet to dvr.

or... am i not understanding you?

 

[GGJstudios]

are you talking about the coax <video signal> to dvr?

i want to internet to dvr.

or... am i not understanding you?

The DVR is used to record programming, like shows and movies, right? That's not internet. Your internet comes from your DSL.