Airport Extreme Question

[northernpaul]

Hi

I have a questions re: an Aiport Extreme and wondered if someone could help me?

My setup is as follows:-

In Room 1, I have an ADSL internet connection with a modem that includes a wireless router (it's from bethere.co.uk in case it's relevant). Call this 'Wireless 1'.

In Room 2, I have a collection of hard drives and a printer plugged into an Airport Extreme. Call this 'Wireless 2'.

Because of the way the flat is set up, I can't:-
1) Move the ADSL connection to Room 2
2) Move the hard drives and printer to Room 1
3) Run an ethernet between the two rooms.

My aim is to create create ONE wireless network that allows me to connect to the Internet and my hard drives/printer. At the moment, I can change between networks when I want to go online/access a hard drive/printer, but that isn't ideal.

I thought I might be able to ask the Airport to 'Join an Existing Network' and connect to Wireless 1, but I'm having problems. When I then connect to Wireless 1 using my laptop, Airport Utility does successfully connect to the Airport Extreme (which shows that the Airport Extreme is indeed connecting to Wireless 1), however I can't access the hard drives.

Is there a better way to do this?

Alternatively, are there certain ports I should open on Wireless 1 to enable the hard drives to be accessible to my laptop?

Hope this makes sense, and any help would be gratefully received.

Thanks

 

[northernpaul]

Just to add, Wireless 1 is a Thomson TG585 v7 ADSL a/g router

 

[northernpaul]

In case that was hard to follow I want either of these:-

 

[jenzjen]

I could be wrong, but I think you need an Extreme and/or Time Machine on both ends to do what you want.

 

[northernpaul]

I think you're right

I could be wrong, but I think you need an Extreme and/or Time Machine on both ends to do what you want.

 

[psxguru]

If I understand you correctly it sounds like you just want to use the AE as a wireless repeater for one network (the one setup by the BE box).

Try changing the wireless mode on the AE to 'extend a wireless network', you will probably also need to change the connection sharing option to bridge mode.

Suck it and see!

 

[dvh13]

AFAIK the extend an existing network option on all apple routers only works with other apple routers.
To answer your question- An airport express would do the trick. Put the Express with the existing router/modem and in bridge mode the express will create the wireless network and the modem/router will do the routing and DHCP. The extreme should have no issue joining the network created by the express. I run this same exact setup in my house, and I have no trouble streaming 720p video from the HD attached to the Extreme to my laptop. From my experience speed won't be a problem.
The apple refurb store has current generation airport express at a 30% discount from retail. Thats where I got mine.

 

[lexvo]

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I think the Airport Extreme should be set in bridge mode. This way you have one network where the modemrouter is giving out IP-adresses.