Prepressforums.com - airport extreme won't talk to airport express

prepress_goddess · #1 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 10:06 AM

any ideas?
airport base station works, but trying to add a remote printer through airport express and it won't recognize

can print if extreme is shut off but then there is no internet connection

help!

set up utility or administrator, there is supposed to be a screen to sync up the two, but cannot find

thanks in advance!

David · #2 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 10:32 AM

Check your Network Settings in your System Preferences.
You should see an Airport network show up if it's active.

What OS are you running?

prepress_goddess · #3 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 11:00 AM

Running 10.4.7
shows 2 active networks, just can't make them show up as one

David · #4 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 11:11 AM

I believe you should have two.
One for your wired network and one for the Airport base.
(that's the way it shows up on the iMac's we have here with Airport).
Have you reset the Airport base? Pull the power cord and wait a few seconds, then plug it back in. All the green lights should be blinking.

Is the remote printer connected up to the Airport Network or is it hardwired to the LAN?
Is it behind a solid wall?
(I ask due to the fact that we have a real firewall on one wall, it's a wall that has a piece of steel in it to block a fire from coming into another room, and the Airport can't "see" through it.)

PS.
You may want to upgrade to 10.4.9.

prepress_goddess · #5 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 11:49 AM

thanks for the info dave!

this is for my boss's house network, so i don't know exactly how everything is laid out, but i'll pass on thei information

prepress_goddess · #6 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david_maberry

I believe you should have two.
One for your wired network and one for the Airport base.
(that's the way it shows up on the iMac's we have here with Airport).
Have you reset the Airport base? Pull the power cord and wait a few seconds, then plug it back in. All the green lights should be blinking.

Is the remote printer connected up to the Airport Network or is it hardwired to the LAN?
Is it behind a solid wall?
(I ask due to the fact that we have a real firewall on one wall, it's a wall that has a piece of steel in it to block a fire from coming into another room, and the Airport can't "see" through it.)

PS.
You may want to upgrade to 10.4.9.

printer is in airport express network in another room by itself

in order to print, he has to switch to the printer airport, can't find it throught the base station. it's not communimating with the base station