why can't i post my question
why can't i post my question
You just did.
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you did, so what is your question?
i saved it because i got a message that said not allowed to create or update content - Japib
Thanks for nothing Kappy
From Retoddead level to advanced? I have recently purchased and set up an Apple Airport Extreme Base station with ethernet connect Time Capsule and wireless connected Airport Express. The setup works - but I don't believe it is optimal and I need help. I have two ethernet connected areas in my 1650 sq ft home. 1st connection is from satellite internet modem in Den/Guest Room which is currently ethernet connected to my Extreme Base Station, which utilizes one of the ports to go to the Time Capsule, the other goes to Apple TV Guest Room, and Nintendo Wii U, and to ethernet port which connects to 2nd connection in my living room. The 2nd ethernet connection goes to an ethernet splitter that connects to my Yamaha Amp, Apple TV Living Room, thunderbolt connected MacBook Air, Bell HD PVR Sat Receiver and Xbox One. The Master Bedroom is wirelessly connected to Apple TV Master Room. My Detached Garage Activity Room is wirelessly connected to the Extreme Base station with an Apple Airport Express, which then goes to an ethernet splitter which connects to an older PC (Windows Vista) with iTunes, my old Xbox and Apple TV. We have 4 old iPhone 4's with the Remote App with wall cradles to be used as remote controls / guest internet browsing. We have two iPad's the original and an MD510A/C. My daughter uses the old one. The new one has a docking and syncing station. We also have an iPhone 6+ and iPhone 6 (mine and my wifes) both with docking and syncing stations. I have used the "Guest Network" in an attempt to prioritize specific home connections when Guests arrive.
What is the best configuration? Should I attempt to assign wireless channels to our devices to improve connections? Or assign static IP addressees to the ethernet wired components?
Help…. from Retoddead.
emailed it back to myself and cut and paste.
That's what you gave us - nothing. What did you expect?
can you see my original question now?
The 2nd ethernet connection goes to an ethernet splitter that connects to my Yamaha Amp, Apple TV Living Room, thunderbolt connected MacBook Air, Bell HD PVR Sat Receiver and Xbox One.
By splitter I presume you mean switch.. as long as it is gigabit there is no issues.
Some of you info is a bit hard to follow and I cannot really comment.. wireless links are necessary evil but to be avoided as much as possible.. in particular no double hop wireless.. that means all wireless AP should be ethernet linked back to a main router.. when you extend wireless you halve the speed. You also make the network less reliable.
I have used the "Guest Network" in an attempt to prioritize specific home connections when Guests arrive.
Guests is for keeping the clients out of the main network.. it has no particular QoS attached to it.. although when you extend wireless in guest network it does seem to go super slow.. this I think is more a bug than deliberate. Apple routers have no support for qos.
What is the best configuration?
All ethernet.. any wireless should not be extended.. only single hop to any wireless access point.
Should I attempt to assign wireless channels to our devices to improve connections?
Only if auto fails.. if it does then take control of the whole thing.. but you need to spend some time doing wireless surveys around the house.. start with the main AE with nothing else.. work out what signal levels you get and where the dark areas are.. then power on the TC and whatever express are associated and do the survey again.. get levels of each AP as seen by client in the places you want to use them.. conflicting wireless signals should be separated as much as possible but it is not so easy as there are only 3 non-overlapping channels at 2.4ghz namely 1, 6, 11 and using in between channels is not really going to help. 5ghz has more available channels but AC chews up 80mhz by itself so that doesn't leave so many.. although 5ghz wireless range is less so interference is less of an issue.
You also have to check what wireless is around you.. and that adds so much to complexity you might as well leave things on auto.. although I break that rule when I extend wireless because I think it is less than stable so the less auto the better.. and another reason to avoid extend wireless.
Or assign static IP addressees to the ethernet wired components?
Static IP can help but you should always use dhcp reservation on the main router. That helps to keep the ARP tables correct.. although Yosemite has real network issues.
Dude… I Love you..
But now feel super retoddead.
I get most some a bit of what your saying - need to think (that usually hurts) but thanks again for the genuine attempt to help me out.
Greatly appreciated. This message thing is a better place with fellas like you.
Thanks again.
why can't i post my question