Airport Extreme questions, and what ADSL Modem?

Feek · 5 Mar 2009 at 12:13

I've decided that I like the idea of the new Airport Extreme but I'm a little confused.

It is just a wireless router isn't it? If I want to use it on an existing ADSL connection then I assume I need a separate ADSL modem, something like a Linksys AM200 or equivalent. If that's the case, do I just configure the AM200 (or equivalent) to connect to my ISP and then drop an Ethernet cable between the two devices?

Or does the Airport Extreme have a built in ADSL modem?

Feek · 5 Mar 2009 at 13:16

Ta.

Next question, who's got one, what modems are you using with it?

Feek · 5 Mar 2009 at 14:57

I've got a Linksys ADSL router which I'm currently using effectively as just a modem so I'll continue to use that.

Here's another one. If I get an AirPort Extreme and connect a USB hard drive to it, can I then mount that drive and use it for Time Machine backups? I'm not specifically planning to because I think the performance is going to be a bit pants but I'm interested as to whether it can be done.

Feek · 5 Mar 2009 at 15:05

I thought so.

I spoke to a 'genius' earlier today and he told me I can't do it :rolleyes:

Feek · 5 Mar 2009 at 20:14

Well I bought one at lunchtime and it's taken me hours to get it working in a mode I don't want.

I've now got my old Linksys wireless router with the wireless disabled and the Airport Extreme running in Bridge mode so that the Linksys is handing out DHCP and doing all the rest of the stuff, NATting ports and generally doing a lot more than I want it to.

Ideally I want to be able to plug an ADSL modem into the Airport Extreme and have everything dealt with by the AE, not my Linksys.

What's going to be a sensible cost that will allow me to do that?

Feek · 7 Mar 2009 at 19:11

I actually ordered an X-Modem M3 yesterday before you posted, jhmaeng. It arrived this morning and all is now working as I want it.

Well, nearly as I want it! I'd like to change the IP of the Airport Extreme but it's not obvious how I can do that, it's given itself 192.168.0.1 and for historical reasons I'd rather it was on 192.168.0.211

Feek · 7 Mar 2009 at 20:42

uvarvu said:
My macs have never fallen over before so I'm not bothered about backups.

Famous last words! What happens when a hard drive fails, you don't care if you lose everything?

Feek · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:42

It does, but it doesn't. No option there to change the internal address that I can see.

Image, just because I can