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linds15 said:
hulu has two tiers, the free hulu, and hulu plus. hulu plus allows you to use their service on connected devices (anything not a desktop browser). unfortunately, some programs offered on hulu aren't available on hulu plus, due to licensing agreements. the OP is trying to use his desktop browser to airplay mirror said content to his tv.
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Exactly, thank you! She has both Hulu and Hulu Plus!

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Airplay/mirror, I thought there was a difference, and there probably is, when I look in her preferences menu, there is one box to check, the box is titled "airplay/mirroring." Thats it.

Seems like whatever I did here with y'alls help and advice helped, 45 minutes into Suits and I haven't heard a peep, that's good🙂

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DesterWallaboo> I've been doing forums for quite sometime and sadly, on most the same issue exists. Folks try to help, but fail to read the entire thread, so the advice they sometimes give seems and appears condescending, I take it with a grain of salt. Honestly for every one jerk (not insinuating) there are 10 folks that are helpful. The OP just has to have the patience to ride it out.

These forums are a wealth of single source information.
 
almonde> is this what you were referring to?

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I have done this, it's easy. Use the 2Wire as the modem for the Extreme. Disable the 2Wire's wireless feature and substitute the AirPort Extreme's 802.11n wired/wireless networking. Here's how:

The 2Wire provides an 802.11g wireless network which you may have found occasionally cuts out. If you connect the AirPort Extreme without disabling the 2Wire's wireless feature, all you're doing is bridging the 802.11g wireless network, and your wireless network will still cut out, just not as often.

To have your AirPort Extreme give you its full 802.11n wireless network and never cut out on you, first access any 2Wire unit's web browser settings by typing "gateway.2wire.net" into a web browser address bar. Find the Home Network section, then Status at a Glance where you should find a Wireless section that has a "Disable" button. Click it and instantly your wireless network will be shut down. Your internet access will still be maintained by the 2Wire modem, so don't worry that you're going to have to reconfigure everything, you're not going to.

Install the software from the included AirPort CD to your computer that meets the above listed "System Requirements for Setup and Admininstration." Connect Ethernet cable from the 2Wire's Ethernet "modem" port to the AirPort Extreme's single Ethernet WAN port, connect all other cables to other devices (printers, hard drives) that will be connected to the network, then connect the Extreme's power cable last.

Wait a couple minutes for the Extreme to power up and its status light to cycle from green to amber to flashing amber - at which point it's finally ready to be setup. Then open AirPort Utility which will discover the Extreme and after you select it on the left and click "Continue" on the right, you can proceed with setup following the onscreen instructions.
 
tawcat said:
Airplay/mirror, I thought there was a difference, and there probably is, when I look in her preferences menu, there is one box to check, the box is titled "airplay/mirroring." Thats it.
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From an iOS device (iPad, iPhone) you can use Airplay to push streaming content to an Apple TV. On an OS X device, like your wife's Macbook Air, you can use Airplay Mirroring to mirror your desktop and watch TV's shows that way. I don't believe there is a feature where you can Airplay a TV show from your computer to your Apple TV without mirroring the entire desktop. If there is though, I would love to know how to do it as it would be extremely useful.
 
Akuratyde said:
From an iOS device (iPad, iPhone) you can use Airplay to push streaming content to an Apple TV. On an OS X device, like your wife's Macbook Air, you can use Airplay Mirroring to mirror your desktop and watch TV's shows that way. I don't believe there is a feature where you can Airplay a TV show from your computer to your Apple TV without mirroring the entire desktop. If there is though, I would love to know how to do it as it would be extremely useful.
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this is 100% correct, but now with mavericks new features, you can airplay your mac's display to the ATV, but have it set as a second display allowing you to still use your computer for whatever, while the "mirror" is from another window
 
linds15 said:
this is 100% correct, but now with mavericks new features, you can airplay your mac's display to the ATV, but have it set as a second display allowing you to still use your computer for whatever, while the "mirror" is from another window
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Maverick???? More confusion on the horizon, ugh!
 
tawcat said:
Maverick???? More confusion on the horizon, ugh!
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Mavericks in the new operating system for the desktop/notebook side of the Apple computers. It's free (a very nice feature!!) but I would wait to update. Let it shake out a while and get it's first bug fix released, unless you really need to have the 2nd screen option immediately. And if you are just using an iPad or iPhone to mirror, you should be using iOS 7 (the latest update).

Best plan is to make sure you're system (whatever you are using) is stable and providing what you (and your wife) need. Then worry about updating software.
 
mic j said:
Mavericks in the new operating system for the desktop/notebook side of the Apple computers. It's free (a very nice feature!!) but I would wait to update. Let it shake out a while and get it's first bug fix released, unless you really need to have the 2nd screen option immediately. And if you are just using an iPad or iPhone to mirror, you should be using iOS 7 (the latest update).

Best plan is to make sure you're system (whatever you are using) is stable and providing what you (and your wife) need. Then worry about updating software.
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Gotcha. I think the setup we have with AESB is gonna work fine. I did notice my iMac was on the AE network, I changed it back to the ATT network. I think thats okay? I'm just thinking the fewer devices using the AE network the better. Bad thinking?
 
linds15 said:
this is 100% correct, but now with mavericks new features, you can airplay your mac's display to the ATV, but have it set as a second display allowing you to still use your computer for whatever, while the "mirror" is from another window
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Right, you're speaking of the long-awaited "Extend Desktop" feature. Would be nice if you could use Airplay to push just a video to the Apple TV though.
 
tawcat said:
Gotcha. I think the setup we have with AESB is gonna work fine. I did notice my iMac was on the AE network, I changed it back to the ATT network. I think thats okay? I'm just thinking the fewer devices using the AE network the better. Bad thinking?
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Depending on proximity, walls, interference etc., probably won't matter. As long as things are working as you want (web pages loading quickly, videos streaming, files accessed on network hard drives, etc), no need to mess with it, stay on "g" for your iMac and "n" for your iPad/iPhone/aTV. Now if you find you have wireless content delays, stutters, spinning beach balls, etc., using the g band, you may want to try switching the iMac to "n".

Sounds like you're doing fine. Good luck.
 
mic j said:
Depending on proximity, walls, interference etc., probably won't matter. As long as things are working as you want (web pages loading quickly, videos streaming, files accessed on network hard drives, etc), no need to mess with it, stay on "g" for your iMac and "n" for your iPad/iPhone/aTV. Now if you find you have wireless content delays, stutters, spinning beach balls, etc., using the g band, you may want to try switching the iMac to "n".

Sounds like you're doing fine. Good luck.
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So the AE creates an "n" signal? I thought I'd have to set it up DMZ to get that. Our home is like 1600sqft, the den, where TV, ATV, and wife's mac air, probably isn't 15ft from where the AE is setup.

Things seemed to be okay for her this afternoon, a few little sputters, but no freezes or losing signal. She seemed happy, that is always my goal.

I really appreciate all the help.
 
tawcat said:
So the AE creates an "n" signal? I thought I'd have to set it up DMZ to get that. Our home is like 1600sqft, the den, where TV, ATV, and wife's mac air, probably isn't 15ft from where the AE is setup.

Things seemed to be okay for her this afternoon, a few little sputters, but no freezes or losing signal. She seemed happy, that is always my goal.

I really appreciate all the help.
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AE is n regardless of how you set it up.
 
tawcat said:
almonde> is this what you were referring to?
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Seems to be several untruths there. Wireless speed has nothing to do with the 'routing' setup of your network. The g network the uverse router creates will coexist with the ac/n network the APE creates. I just chose to turn the uverse g network off for the sake of tidiness.

It's seems you've got it running much better, as long as connect to the wireless network made by the AirPort Extreme, you'll be good. If want to turn off the uverse g network, they'd be no harm in it.
 
tawcat said:
I've been doing forums for quite sometime and sadly, on most the same issue exists. Folks try to help, but fail to read the entire thread, so the advice they sometimes give seems and appears condescending, I take it with a grain of salt. Honestly for every one jerk (not insinuating) there are 10 folks that are helpful. The OP just has to have the patience to ride it out.
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Glad you were able to take it in stride, but that doesn't make it right. I've noticed that people here seem to be ruder and snarkier than they were 10 years ago (man, has it been that long?!) Everyone has to start somewhere, we weren't all born experts. I've also received my fair share of "Well, DUH, there's your problem, it's YOU!" or "Why the @$^! would you want to do that??? Just do it the way you're supposed to" type answers. Smells of people desperately trying to assert their superiority on others.

I think it's particularly bad on a forum like this one where so many folks are so, uh, fond, of Apple and its products. They identify so well that anyone having problems with one is almost an affront or a personal attack on them. "My Apple is perfect, so if you have a problem -- it must be you" seems to be the prevailing attitude with these people. Of course it doesn't help that Apple does market its stuff as being better, easier, "it just works", etc.

Glad you were able to solve your problem. Enjoy!
 
notjustjay said:
Glad you were able to take it in stride, but that doesn't make it right. I've noticed that people here seem to be ruder and snarkier than they were 10 years ago (man, has it been that long?!) Everyone has to start somewhere, we weren't all born experts. I've also received my fair share of "Well, DUH, there's your problem, it's YOU!" or "Why the @$^! would you want to do that??? Just do it the way you're supposed to" type answers. Smells of people desperately trying to assert their superiority on others.

I think it's particularly bad on a forum like this one where so many folks are so, uh, fond, of Apple and its products. They identify so well that anyone having problems with one is almost an affront or a personal attack on them. "My Apple is perfect, so if you have a problem -- it must be you" seems to be the prevailing attitude with these people. Of course it doesn't help that Apple does market its stuff as being better, easier, "it just works", etc.

Glad you were able to solve your problem. Enjoy!
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I saw 1 post out of 26 that was a little rude (and I've seen worse than that in other threads). You seem to be a little over-sensitive and are ignoring all of the helpful posts that helped tawcat fix his problem. Thanks for trashing the rest of us! That's "rude and snarky" on your part.
 
tawcat said:
Gotcha. I think the setup we have with AESB is gonna work fine. I did notice my iMac was on the AE network, I changed it back to the ATT network. I think thats okay? I'm just thinking the fewer devices using the AE network the better. Bad thinking?
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Is your iMac connected to the ATT router with a cable, or only wirelessly? If it's wireless, you'll want it on the AE in case you ever want to do streaming with that or copy files to the MacBook Air, for speediness. The AE has enough bandwidth anyway for anything you're likely to do.

Your post brought back some memories of my last visit to my parents. They have ATT Uverse too, and paying for the highest speed. It even has a UPS. My download speeds were what I expected, but I couldn't stream HD from my Mac to my iPad. I was there a while before I realized they have a cheap-ass Wireless G router as well. Next time the Airport Express comes with me!
 
Update: I have basically turned off the ATT wireless router, of course it's still powered up as that is what the Airport Extreme is tied in to.

Seems everything is running fine, my iMac, wife's Mac Air, Apple TV, a Roku3, one TV, and two iPads.

My wife is happy as her streaming from her Mac Air is great.

Best advice for sure was to dump the ATT router and opt for the Airport Extreme.

Again thank you to all that helped me through the process.
 
tawcat said:
Update: I have basically turned off the ATT wireless router, of course it's still powered up as that is what the Airport Extreme is tied in to.

Seems everything is running fine, my iMac, wife's Mac Air, Apple TV, a Roku3, one TV, and two iPads.

My wife is happy as her streaming from her Mac Air is great.

Best advice for sure was to dump the ATT router and opt for the Airport Extreme.

Again thank you to all that helped me through the process.
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Glad it all worked out. Going to the AEBS has solve several of this forum's visitors problems. And yes, the AT&T router is really sort of a dog and there is no need to use it.
 
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