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Is AirPort Express a router?
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the practical answer to this post is NO the airport express is NOT a router. you have to connect it to a dsl or cable modem meaning you have to buy one of those to bring wireless internet into your house. a lot of these other post dont tell you that. Why would you shell out on the express as well as a modem when a Dlink or Netgear would be a one stop shop??
the practical answer to this post is NO the airport express is NOT a router. you have to connect it to a dsl or cable modem meaning you have to buy one of those to bring wireless internet into your house. a lot of these other post dont tell you that. Why would you shell out on the express as well as a modem when a Dlink or Netgear would be a one stop shop??
It IS a router, that you have to connect it to a DSL or cable modem/router in your house has nothing to do with it, like most of the routers out there.
BTW, the single ethernet port is only 100 Mbps, not gigabit, but it seems the wireless cannot do more than 7 MB/s, even in dual-band, N-only.
Airport Express or Extreme?
My six-year-old Lynksys router seems to be dying. Every day the connection stops for a moment and I have to uplug/plug back power into it. So I thought about upgrading. I already have Airport Express somewhere because I bought it long time ago and used it to stream music to my stereo at the time, but not for years.
I've had PCs all my life but got a macbook for the first time in Oct 09 and love it so naturally I am thinking if I get a new router, it should be an Apple one. So I already have Airport express somewhere or I have to buy Airport Extreme which is $179 which is several times more expensive than other named routers.
But my question is, can I use my Airport Express as a router? Here is what I need it for:
1) I have main desktop (PC) attached to the router via ethernet
2) I have one Macbook (wireless)
3) I have one Sony PS3 wireless
4) and I have one of my printers which is attached to desktop by wire, but set up so it can print off my macbook wirelessly.
So I don't want to add or subtract anything. I realize that Express only has one ethernet connection. My desktop currently is attached by ethernet cable, but my desktop also came with wireless card so it has the feature, but i'd rather used wired connection of course. I read some reports that Express is not a very powerful router in terms of range, is it true? Is Airport Extreme more powerful? My current Lynksys router has 2 antennas, neither Airport has any external antennas, I don't know if it is good or bad.
My six-year-old Lynksys router seems to be dying. Every day the connection stops for a moment and I have to uplug/plug back power into it. So I thought about upgrading. I already have Airport Express somewhere because I bought it long time ago and used it to stream music to my stereo at the time, but not for years.
I've had PCs all my life but got a macbook for the first time in Oct 09 and love it so naturally I am thinking if I get a new router, it should be an Apple one. So I already have Airport express somewhere or I have to buy Airport Extreme which is $179 which is several times more expensive than other named routers.
But my question is, can I use my Airport Express as a router? Here is what I need it for:
1) I have main desktop (PC) attached to the router via ethernet
2) I have one Macbook (wireless)
3) I have one Sony PS3 wireless
4) and I have one of my printers which is attached to desktop by wire, but set up so it can print off my macbook wirelessly.
So I don't want to add or subtract anything. I realize that Express only has one ethernet connection. My desktop currently is attached by ethernet cable, but my desktop also came with wireless card so it has the feature, but i'd rather used wired connection of course. I read some reports that Express is not a very powerful router in terms of range, is it true? Is Airport Extreme more powerful? My current Lynksys router has 2 antennas, neither Airport has any external antennas, I don't know if it is good or bad.