HT202192: Wi-Fi base stations: How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes

Learn about Wi-Fi base stations: How to set up and configure AirPort Express for AirPlay and iTunes
Ron Cooper1

Q: airport express

I am connected to the internet via thunderbolt ethernet. When I turn on iTunes and remote wireless express in the WI-FI window I loose internet connectivity. With my previous dead express it worked why can't I have both at once?

Posted on Jul 21, 2016 12:31 PM

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  • by LaPastenague,Apple recommended

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Jul 21, 2016 2:31 PM in response to Ron Cooper1
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    Jul 21, 2016 2:31 PM in response to Ron Cooper1

    In the network preferences tab, move wireless down and ethernet up to the top.

     

    What is happening (at a guess without more info) is the express is stand alone and therefore the dns and gateway are false. The computer puts wireless to the top when connected and then loses internet.

    Here is mine.. wi-Fi is at the top which for your setup is wrong.

    Screen Shot 2016-07-22 at 7.28.47 AM.png

     

    Click on the gear at the bottom and change the order.

     

    Screen Shot 2016-07-22 at 7.29.05 AM.png

     

    That keeps ethernet at the top and should prevent the problem.

     

    No luck please give a bit more info on network arrangement.

  • by coopertaos,

    coopertaos coopertaos Jul 21, 2016 3:27 PM in response to LaPastenague
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    Jul 21, 2016 3:27 PM in response to LaPastenague

    PERFECT ! thanks so much for the simple solution !