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[SP0TIFY]

MacBook Pro playing up, only device that won't connect to our WiFi.

We have the Virgin SuperHub 2 that has an ethernet cable running down into our front room, where a second wifi point is set up (Called LIVINGROOM). The superhub can be connected to through 2GHz or 5GHz wifi, (called WIFI2 and WIFI5 respectively.)

I can connect fine to the internet in our front room, but my laptop keeps dropping connection elsewhere, and is the only device to do so. Tried deleting all known networks to no avail, is there a deeper reset of network settings available? thanks!

[Tonsko]

This could be tough without actually being there; but hey, here we go.

If I understand it, you're good to go in LIVINGROOM and when you move out of range of that one and go upstairs, the mac has the option of connecting to WIFI2 or WIFI5?

When you're in the area you struggle to connect to, i.e. upstairs, open a terminal and type, pressing enter at the end of the command line, ignoring the '$':

$sudo networksetup -setairportnetwork en1  <networkname> <password>

en1 should be the address of of your wireless card.

If that doesn't work, then there is a way to remove the service using this command, but if you're not comfortable with the command line, I suggest not, as again, it's hard to provide that kind of support on a forum - reason being, OSX changes it's commands from time to time and things that work on my machine might not work on yours, and I don't want to leave you high and dry!

To look at all the different options networksetup allows, type:

$man networksetup

There is another command 'airport' which you can disassociate with networks to force a reconnect:

$sudo airport -z

and look at what it can do with:

$man airport

Depends how much time you want to dick about!

Edited by Tonsko on Wednesday 21st January 18:34

[qube_TA]

TomJackUK said:

qube_TA said:

Yeah you'll need to update OSX to at least 10.7 before installing the current iTunes.

But regardless you'll struggle to install the newer OS with only 1GB of memory.

Ok thanks for the help guys. I can't find it anywhere for free (£15 on the apple store) so will probably have to wait until Feb now. Nevermind!

anything newer than 10.6 is free.

You'll have to copy the installer onto a USB stick and boot from that, the upgrade via the app store was introduced with 10.6.

[krunchkin]

Hi all

I've recently aquired a mac mini and am looking for a decent monitor that can cope with its max rez without spending a fortune. Any recommendations for largeish monitors with suitable resolution that don't cost a fortune? cheers

[DeuxCentCinq]

krunchkin said:

Hi all

I've recently aquired a mac mini and am looking for a decent monitor that can cope with its max rez without spending a fortune. Any recommendations for largeish monitors with suitable resolution that don't cost a fortune? cheers

I use two BenQs - 27", 1080p, about a hundred quid. Very happy with them.

Depends what you're after though.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

I’m after some help setting up an Apple AirPort Time Capsule as a router.

I have a nice shiny Apple AirPort Time Capsule (3TB, 5th Generation mid 2013). Until now I have only used it for time machine backups but have realised that it is basically an AirPort Extreme with a hard disk and supposedly a very good router. Following the death of my wife’s laptop we are pretty much an Apple household (macbook, iphones, ipad, mac mini, airport express, airport time capsule). I therefore think it makes sense to make use of the router part of the Time Capsule.

I’m English but live in Germany, so whilst my German isn’t that bad I’m struggling with the techy language on German computer forums when looking for specifics on my current router and hope someone can help me in my mother tongue. My internet service provider over here in Germany (T-Mobile) supplied me with a Speedport W723V wireless router. I think that is a router specifically branded for T-Mobile and made by Huawei so I suspect it isn’t common outside of Germany.

After much thought and googling I have concluded that I have to keep the existing router (Speedport) connected. The telephone line comes through it and I can see no obvious way of changing that. I think I basically need to get the Speedport to function solely as a modem and not a router. Looking at the settings of the Speedport I can find an option to use the device as a DSL Modem (PPPoE pass-through). Am I correct in believing that enabling that option will do what I want or am I missing something? I assume that I would enable that option, run a cable from the Speedport to the WAN port on the AirPort Time Capsule and then configure it was a router.

Can anyone help?

[IanA2]

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RedWhiteMonkey said:

I’m after some help setting up an Apple AirPort Time Capsule as a router.

I have a nice shiny Apple AirPort Time Capsule (3TB, 5th Generation mid 2013). Until now I have only used it for time machine backups but have realised that it is basically an AirPort Extreme with a hard disk and supposedly a very good router. Following the death of my wife’s laptop we are pretty much an Apple household (macbook, iphones, ipad, mac mini, airport express, airport time capsule). I therefore think it makes sense to make use of the router part of the Time Capsule.

I’m English but live in Germany, so whilst my German isn’t that bad I’m struggling with the techy language on German computer forums when looking for specifics on my current router and hope someone can help me in my mother tongue. My internet service provider over here in Germany (T-Mobile) supplied me with a Speedport W723V wireless router. I think that is a router specifically branded for T-Mobile and made by Huawei so I suspect it isn’t common outside of Germany.

After much thought and googling I have concluded that I have to keep the existing router (Speedport) connected. The telephone line comes through it and I can see no obvious way of changing that. I think I basically need to get the Speedport to function solely as a modem and not a router. Looking at the settings of the Speedport I can find an option to use the device as a DSL Modem (PPPoE pass-through). Am I correct in believing that enabling that option will do what I want or am I missing something? I assume that I would enable that option, run a cable from the Speedport to the WAN port on the AirPort Time Capsule and then configure it was a router.

Can anyone help?

The time capsule is not a router. I have one and it just plugs into my BT4 router. Simple.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

IanA2 said:

The time capsule is not a router. I have one and it just plugs into my BT4 router. Simple.

You want to put money on that?

Quote taken directly from http://store.apple.com/uk/product/ME182B/A/airport...

"It’s also a fully featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest 802.11ac technology and simultaneous dual-band support."

It is basically an Airport Extreme with a hard disk attached.

[IanA2]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

IanA2 said:

The time capsule is not a router. I have one and it just plugs into my BT4 router. Simple.

You want to put money on that?

Quote taken directly from http://store.apple.com/uk/product/ME182B/A/airport...

"It’s also a fully featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest 802.11ac technology and simultaneous dual-band support."

It is basically an Airport Extreme with a hard disk attached.

Yup, it's a wi-Fi base station, a router it ain't. Remember the days when you had to buy them separately ?

[Tonsko]

IanA2 said:

Yup, it's a wi-Fi base station, a router it ain't. Remember the days when you had to buy them separately ?

I dunno. Looking at the pics, it has a WAN port too.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Ok, isn't a wifi base station basically a wireless router? Honestly, I'm all ears because I'm after help. Whatever the correct terminology is I want to turn my existing wireless router into a cable modem, connect it to the Time Capsule and build my wireless network from that.

[Tonsko]

TBH, looking at the questions, it is a wifi router too. You may have to wire it to your current modem/router, but it will give you a wifi network.

http://store.apple.com/uk/question/answers/product...

Seems pretty easy to set up: http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/0/MA428/en_U...

Edited by Tonsko on Friday 23 January 22:59

[RedWhiteMonkey]

According to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPort_Time_Capsule

"The AirPort Time Capsule (previously known as just Time Capsule) is a wireless network device sold by Apple Inc., featuring network-attached storage (NAS) and a residential gateway router."

I just want advice on how to turn my wireless router into a cable modem.

[Tonsko]

Looking at it, it has a WAN port, so plug a cable from your modem into that and then go from there.

[marshalla]

Tonsko said:

Looking at it, it has a WAN port, so in theory, you can use it as a modem.

It's an ethernet WAN port, not a DSL port. It'll be the port designated for the default route.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

That would be ideal solution but over here in Germany my phone line goes through the existing router, so I have to keep that running. The only solution I can see is to turn the existing router into a cable modem, connect that to the AirPort Time Capsule and run my wifi network from that.

[Tonsko]

marshalla said:

It's an ethernet WAN port, not a DSL port. It'll be the port designated for the default route.

Yeh, I realised my mistake

[Tonsko]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

That would be ideal solution but over here in Germany my phone line goes through the existing router, so I have to keep that running. The only solution I can see is to turn the existing router into a cable modem, connect that to the AirPort Time Capsule and run my wifi network from that.

That's the long and short of it! Does that apple manual I linked earlier make any sense?

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Yes, that bit makes sense. My question, as per my post, is really about PPPoE and changing the wireless router.

[Tonsko]

I'm not sure. You can but try!