OK, I was able to bring my AEBS back from the dead by doing a paperclip reset, but now I'm noticing it takes my laptop a good 12 seconds to find and join the wireless network; before the update, it was at most 2 seconds.
Anyone know if you set an airport extreme/time capsule to 5Ghz mode and use an airport express to extend the network, whether or not you can set the express to n (a/g compatibility) mode so that you can essentially have "dual band"? I hate that in order to allow my iPod touch to have internet access, I have to compromise the speed of my mac pro and macbook pro.
I must not be living the good karma life you are -I again started from the cable modem reboot, a hard reset on time capsule, etc. I have not wireless to any of my other Mac's or iPhones in the house; I still am getting a "connection timeout" as soon as I try to join my network.
OK, so when all else apple fails, look for answers elsewhere. On a whim, I disabled the wireless network for my in home security system, and voila, wireless computer access everywhere. I changed channels on the security system, chose another higher channel on my Airport setup (instead of automatic) and all is right with the world.
Ok, yesterday I started getting the Airport Utility app starting on its own to tell me that an upgrade was available. I kept saying no and exiting the app. This morning I woke up to find that Airport Utility was not only open but that my two n devices were shut down and were not responsive to the utility app. (A Time Capsule and the original Airport Extreme N.) After restarting Airport Utility I was able to talk to my n devices and successfully restarted them.
Anyone know if you set an airport extreme/time capsule to 5Ghz mode and use an airport express to extend the network, whether or not you can set the express to n (a/g compatibility) mode so that you can essentially have "dual band"? I hate that in order to allow my iPod touch to have internet access, I have to compromise the speed of my mac pro and macbook pro.
If you take almost any wireless b/g router properly configured to work standalone, then disable the DHCP server, and connect it to the AEBS (LAN port to LAN port, don't plug it into the WAN/Internet port), you can join the b/g network and the AEBS will handle the DHCP routing. I have been using that exact setup for months now, it works perfectly.
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Anyone else having this problem?
ETA: I'm using it in N-only (5GHz) mode...
I must not be living the good karma life you are -I again started from the cable modem reboot, a hard reset on time capsule, etc. I have not wireless to any of my other Mac's or iPhones in the house; I still am getting a "connection timeout" as soon as I try to join my network.
OK, so when all else apple fails, look for answers elsewhere. On a whim, I disabled the wireless network for my in home security system, and voila, wireless computer access everywhere. I changed channels on the security system, chose another higher channel on my Airport setup (instead of automatic) and all is right with the world.
So check your wireless phones, etc.
Anyone know if you set an airport extreme/time capsule to 5Ghz mode and use an airport express to extend the network, whether or not you can set the express to n (a/g compatibility) mode so that you can essentially have "dual band"? I hate that in order to allow my iPod touch to have internet access, I have to compromise the speed of my mac pro and macbook pro.
If you take almost any wireless b/g router properly configured to work standalone, then disable the DHCP server, and connect it to the AEBS (LAN port to LAN port, don't plug it into the WAN/Internet port), you can join the b/g network and the AEBS will handle the DHCP routing. I have been using that exact setup for months now, it works perfectly.