File Sharing with Airport Express

[khongaeng]

I am trying to set up a file sharing network between two macs at my home using an Airport Express. I have successfully made a connection and even password protected the connection, but I noticed that the transfer rates are extremely slow (60kbs). I think that the problem is that when I am sharing, the data is traveling from Macbook Pro to Airport Express to craptacular roadrunner internet back to Airport Express and finally to iMac.

Is this a limitation of the Airport Express, that it can't have a stand alone network as well as provide a wireless internet signal. Or am I missing something with the setup?

The Airport Express is setup for DHCP Automatically.

If this is a limitation of the Airport Express, can the Airport Extreme set up file transfers at blazing speeds without the use of an internet connection?

Thanks in advance for the help

 

[waw74]

it shouldn't touch the internet at all. just stay all on your local network

how is everything hooked up, specifically the wired side of things.

 

[khongaeng]

I have the cable coming in from outside connected to the router and then an ethernet cable connected from the router to the airport express.

Edit: I just figured it out. After updating my Macbook Pro to 10.5.8, I was unable to connect to the airport express. My connection defaulted to my neighbor's connection that doesn't have a password. So, I was infact transfering files through the internet.