Microsoft's MN-700 and Apple's Airport Express

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The Airport Express requires WDS (wireless distribution service) support
which the MN-700 does *not* offer.

Jeff G wrote:
> I am running a wireless network on an MN-700 base station.
> I am trying to add an Apple Airport Express as a client to
> this network, in order to get audio streaming from ITunes
> on my PC directly to my living room stereo.
>
> My PC "sees" the MN-700 network just fine and also "sees"
> the Airport Express network but the devices aren't
> recognizing each other and forming a larger client/host
> network. So I can stream music and connect to the internet
> but NOT at the same time, which is very frustrating.
>
> The Apple support technician asked if the MN-700 base
> station has WDS (wireless distribution system) support,
> which the Airport Express requires. I believe that the MN-
> 700 has this, but can anyone confirm this?
>
> If the MN-700 does have WDS support, what else might the
> problem be?


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I actually found a posting on J-wire that says the MN-700
DOES have WDS support.

http://www.jiwire.com/microsoft-wireless-g-base-station...
700-product-specifications.htm

I'm confused. Perhaps there is a firmware update that I
can get? Or is their just conflicting information out
there?

Jeff

>-----Original Message-----
>The Airport Express requires WDS (wireless distribution
service) support
>which the MN-700 does *not* offer.
>
>Jeff G wrote:
>> I am running a wireless network on an MN-700 base
station.
>> I am trying to add an Apple Airport Express as a client
to
>> this network, in order to get audio streaming from
ITunes
>> on my PC directly to my living room stereo.
>>
>> My PC "sees" the MN-700 network just fine and
also "sees"
>> the Airport Express network but the devices aren't
>> recognizing each other and forming a larger client/host
>> network. So I can stream music and connect to the
internet
>> but NOT at the same time, which is very frustrating.
>>
>> The Apple support technician asked if the MN-700 base
>> station has WDS (wireless distribution system) support,
>> which the Airport Express requires. I believe that the
MN-
>> 700 has this, but can anyone confirm this?
>>
>> If the MN-700 does have WDS support, what else might the
>> problem be?
>
>
>--
> Barb Bowman
> Expert Zone Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> MS-MVP (Windows)
>
>
>.
>

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You can find almost anything on the net. Doesn't make it true or possible,
though... The MN-700 does not support WDS, sorry.

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> I actually found a posting on J-wire that says the MN-700
> DOES have WDS support.
>
> http://www.jiwire.com/microsoft-wireless-g-base-station...
> 700-product-specifications.htm
>
> I'm confused. Perhaps there is a firmware update that I
> can get? Or is their just conflicting information out
> there?
>
> Jeff
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> The Airport Express requires WDS (wireless distribution service)
>> support which the MN-700 does *not* offer.
>>
>> Jeff G wrote:
>>> I am running a wireless network on an MN-700 base
> station.
>>> I am trying to add an Apple Airport Express as a client
> to
>>> this network, in order to get audio streaming from
> ITunes
>>> on my PC directly to my living room stereo.
>>>
>>> My PC "sees" the MN-700 network just fine and
> also "sees"
>>> the Airport Express network but the devices aren't
>>> recognizing each other and forming a larger client/host
>>> network. So I can stream music and connect to the
> internet
>>> but NOT at the same time, which is very frustrating.
>>>
>>> The Apple support technician asked if the MN-700 base
>>> station has WDS (wireless distribution system) support,
>>> which the Airport Express requires. I believe that the
> MN-
>>> 700 has this, but can anyone confirm this?
>>>
>>> If the MN-700 does have WDS support, what else might the
>>> problem be?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>
>>
>> .


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Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

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On the Internet, it said that the earth was flat too..



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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0aa501c4a0b0$269b59a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I actually found a posting on J-wire that says the MN-700
> DOES have WDS support.
>
> http://www.jiwire.com/microsoft-wireless-g-base-station...
> 700-product-specifications.htm
>
> I'm confused. Perhaps there is a firmware update that I
> can get? Or is their just conflicting information out
> there?
>
> Jeff
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The Airport Express requires WDS (wireless distribution
> service) support
>>which the MN-700 does *not* offer.
>>
>>Jeff G wrote:
>>> I am running a wireless network on an MN-700 base
> station.
>>> I am trying to add an Apple Airport Express as a client
> to
>>> this network, in order to get audio streaming from
> ITunes
>>> on my PC directly to my living room stereo.
>>>
>>> My PC "sees" the MN-700 network just fine and
> also "sees"
>>> the Airport Express network but the devices aren't
>>> recognizing each other and forming a larger client/host
>>> network. So I can stream music and connect to the
> internet
>>> but NOT at the same time, which is very frustrating.
>>>
>>> The Apple support technician asked if the MN-700 base
>>> station has WDS (wireless distribution system) support,
>>> which the Airport Express requires. I believe that the
> MN-
>>> 700 has this, but can anyone confirm this?
>>>
>>> If the MN-700 does have WDS support, what else might the
>>> problem be?
>>
>>
>>--
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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What !! Wait a minute. You're suggestiong the earth is *not* flat ?

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-------------------------------------
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"Jason Tsang" <jason-onlineDEL@ETEmvps.org> wrote in message
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> On the Internet, it said that the earth was flat too..
>
>
>
> --
> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0aa501c4a0b0$269b59a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>I actually found a posting on J-wire that says the MN-700
>> DOES have WDS support.
>>
>> http://www.jiwire.com/microsoft-wireless-g-base-station...
>> 700-product-specifications.htm
>>
>> I'm confused. Perhaps there is a firmware update that I
>> can get? Or is their just conflicting information out
>> there?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>The Airport Express requires WDS (wireless distribution
>> service) support
>>>which the MN-700 does *not* offer.
>>>
>>>Jeff G wrote:
>>>> I am running a wireless network on an MN-700 base
>> station.
>>>> I am trying to add an Apple Airport Express as a client
>> to
>>>> this network, in order to get audio streaming from
>> ITunes
>>>> on my PC directly to my living room stereo.
>>>>
>>>> My PC "sees" the MN-700 network just fine and
>> also "sees"
>>>> the Airport Express network but the devices aren't
>>>> recognizing each other and forming a larger client/host
>>>> network. So I can stream music and connect to the
>> internet
>>>> but NOT at the same time, which is very frustrating.
>>>>
>>>> The Apple support technician asked if the MN-700 base
>>>> station has WDS (wireless distribution system) support,
>>>> which the Airport Express requires. I believe that the
>> MN-
>>>> 700 has this, but can anyone confirm this?
>>>>
>>>> If the MN-700 does have WDS support, what else might the
>>>> problem be?
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>> Barb Bowman
>>> Expert Zone Columnist
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>

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So are you saying I should trust j-wire about as much as I trust Ziff
Davis? (I read a Ziff Davis article that said one way was how you
should do it then just a few paragraphs later it said the exact opposite.)

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

> I actually found a posting on J-wire that says the MN-700
> DOES have WDS support.
>
> http://www.jiwire.com/microsoft-wireless-g-base-station...
> 700-product-specifications.htm
>
> I'm confused. Perhaps there is a firmware update that I
> can get? Or is their just conflicting information out
> there?
>
> Jeff
>