Is this possible with Airport Express?

[superbovine]

I received all my parts, 12" 1.33 pb, airport express, linksys wrt54g router. It took me an entire night trying to figure it out, it turned out that the mac address I was putting in was off by 1 digit !!!! There were a couple of other issues, but the overall process is fairly straightforward.

So here is my setup

bedroom
pc ----- linksys router ---- cable modem

living room
airport express ----- amp ------ xbox


The linksys and airport express are both running on the same network, and of course my pb can be anywhere, and have connection to the network. Its a pretty sweet, although I have to admit, pricey setup, but at least it gets rid of a hideous cat5 line running across from my br to the living room.

One thing I noticed, is that wds splits the connection strength according to mactumbler, both routers are showing around 50, where as if I'm close to either one before, it would be closer to 70ish.

If anyone is interested in the settings to use, I'll post them later.

thats cool that you got it to work. here is more info on wds.

http://wireless-starter-kit.com/airportblog/archives/002825.html

The new AirPort Express base station can connect directly to a broadband DSL or cable modem via its single Ethernet jack, or it can use Wireless Distribution System (WDS) to join an existing AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express network. Apple said that while the AirPort Express's version of WDS might work with base stations from other companies (we've found compatibility with gear from Buffalo Technologies, for instance; see "AirPorts Where the Buffalo Roam" in TidBITS-696), the lack of a standard for WDS meant they could only guarantee it would work with Apple equipment. If your existing network doesn't support WDS, you must tie in the AirPort Express via its Ethernet jack.

 

[excalibur313]

so i guess my only question is where exactly do you type in the mac address of the apex in the linksys router setup screen? ALso where do i add the apex mac address in the airport admin utility?
Thanks,
Stephen

 

[leighs522]

it works!

Just to let anyone who finds this discussion know, it is possible to set up your playstation to join your wireless network. Plugged a Ethernet crossover cable between the playstation and my new Airport Express, then plugged it in. Tried using Express Setup Assistant, which didn't work. Then used Aiport Admin Utility to create a WDS and made sure that my Express and my Extreme basestation were linked. Viola, the light turned green and my son can log into the net on his playstation and create mayhem. Took about 5 minutes to do this.