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Is is possible to use a netgear wireless router to share a cable internet connection between an airport express and a Sony BD player?

Hi,

I have a couple of netgear wireless routers (WGR614, WPN824 v3) as well as a Belkin wireless router (F5D8233-4v3) lying around, and was wondering if it is possible to use any of these to share the internet feed from a cable modem to both an airport express and a Sony Blu-Ray Player? I connected the WPN824 router between the cable modem and the airport express but the airport express will only give an orange light then as if it does not have internet access. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Many thanks.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 29, 2012 6:45 AM

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Jan 29, 2012 1:23 PM in response to Inlogiciel

What you are basically attempting to do is extend the Belkin router with the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) via a wireless connection between them. This method is known as a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). Unfortunately, WDS is not a standard and router manufacturers implemented, in most part, to only work with their products ... so it will be very unlikely that you can create a WDS between your Belkin and the AX. There have been a few Belkin model that have been updated by third-party firmware that support WDS, but the models you listed are not any of them.

Is is possible to use a netgear wireless router to share a cable internet connection between an airport express and a Sony BD player?

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