modem for extreme

[davedodson]

hi, just joined but have been browsing for weeks and learned a load so thank you.

unfortunately you all tempt me into spending money so i have bought an AEBS 'n'. and plan to buy the new macbook to replace my powerbook G4.

i live in the uk and have SKY BB coming so the question is:

does anyone recommend a modem that works well with the extreme. i have an 8mb connection. if that is important.

thanks.

 

[Doctor Doom]

Hi, i use a netgear dm111p modem (its just a straight modem, no frills) Or you might want a modem-router so you can have an exclusive "n" 5ghz network off your extreme and a mixed "a,b,g" internet connection off the modem-router for anything else. Alternatively you could just run the AEBS in mixed to do it all.

 

[ukmacpro]

When I signed up with Sky they sent me a modem which I plugged straight into the Airport Extreme Base Station and it works brilliantly... The Sky modem also transmitted it's own wireless network, but has an option to turn it off (which I have).

The only downside of the sky modem is that you can't use "Back to my Mac" which is a shame because I think it would be quite useful every so often.

So far (touch wood) I haven't had any problems with the Sky internet at all

 

[davedodson]

When I signed up with Sky they sent me a modem which I plugged straight into the Airport Extreme Base Station and it works brilliantly... The Sky modem also transmitted it's own wireless network, but has an option to turn it off (which I have).

The only downside of the sky modem is that you can't use "Back to my Mac" which is a shame because I think it would be quite useful every so often.

So far (touch wood) I haven't had any problems with the Sky internet at all

thats great, so i can use the powerbook G4 on the SKY router and then the new (when i comes out) macbook running on 'n' from the AEBS?

what lead goes between the two routers and is there no conflict between the wifi signals?

 

[beardboy]

You'll need a normal RJ45 patch cable to connect the 2 routers.

You need to be careful using the 5ghz frequency though, as iirc it's illegal in the UK.

I have an AEBS and haven't got the N in use for this reason - plus it's all in my room, so don't want loads of frequencies floating around!

 

[ukmacpro]

what lead goes between the two routers and is there no conflict between the wifi signals?

I've got them connected using a Ethernet cable. There isn't any conflict with the signals, I just turned the WiFi off on the sky modem because I wasn't using it.

If you type the IP address of the sky modem into Safari (it's written on the bottom) you can log in and change loads of the settings (U/N admin P/W sky) So you can rename the Sky WiFi network to anything you want, instead of SKY12345 or something similar which is the default.

 

[brop52]

If you are going to have two routers you might as well have the non-g router set at 2.4 GHz and the n router at 5GHz.

As for modems, it is my experience that normal modems without routing capacity are usually better and tend to last longer. If you want a cheap b/g router that is long-lasting you should get a Linksys WRT54GL and flash it with tomato router. Hook up the linksys to the AEBS that is hooked up to the modem and you can have two networks.

 

[davedodson]

ok, so i can run a basic modem and daisy chain the 2 routers. either the sky router and my AEBS or maybe the linksys and the AEBS.

why is the AEBS 5ghz if it is illegal? why is it illegal?

i am not familiar with flashing. pretty sure you mean download the tomato software onto a memory stick but then.....?

cheers