Another Airport Extreme & Sky BB Question!!!

[stanwardle]

Non-techie here so be gentle please... I qualify for free Sky BB, so have been thinking of switching, but I have a very nice network that works ok at present and would like to keep it that way if possible. Basically, have a router connected to the Airport Extreme by ethernet cable, then running a iMac, MacBook Pro, Apple TV & Slingbox, and others. Question is - I know Sky send out a wireless router and do not supply wired ones - is there a way I can get Sky BB and still use my same hardware (router/extreme), or at least the Extreme, without having to reset all my network, port access et al. Not sure I could face that!!!

All replies appreciated, sorry if this has been asked and answered before but I couldn't find (or maybe understand) the reply on another thread. Cheers

Stan

[NewsreadeR]

I know Sky send out a wireless router and do not supply wired ones

Sky send out one of the following three routers.

Netgear DG834GT V1
Netgear DG934G V2
Sagem F@ST 2504 V2

All of these are wireless, as well as having 4 x 10/100 ports.

You should be able to use the Sky router to connect to the BB and then plug your router in as a hub / bridge?

Also, against the T and C's you could use your own, but at your own risk!

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[stanwardle]

Thanks for your help

"You should be able to use the Sky router to connect to the BB and then plug your router in as a hub / bridge?"

This sounds like a better idea than using my own router - I am not competent enough to manage that idea! So if I plug in the router and then run a ethernet cable to my extreme, what info do I need to set up the Extreme as a bridge? I presume the Sky-named network would also run alongside this, so it would need securing?

[PaulSky]

The Sky router is sent out enabled for wireless and ethernet connection as said above, the wireless is secured by default using a WPA network key.

[stanwardle]

So do I dare to think that I could simply plug the Ethernet cable into my Extreme & my existing wireless network would work as before?!! Surely there must be a catch?!! ;-) Anyone else have a set up like this running?

[NewsreadeR]

I have no knowledge of Macs so hopefully someone can point you in the right direction.

[stanwardle]

Thanks for your input. Anyone know if this would work? Ta

[reddwarfcrew]

Originally Posted by stanwardle

So do I dare to think that I could simply plug the Ethernet cable into my Extreme & my existing wireless network would work as before?!! Surely there must be a catch?!! ;-) Anyone else have a set up like this running?

You sure can, no problems what so ever (i have the sky router with airport extreme and airport express).

Of course, you will be broadcasting 2 wireless signals (one for the sky router and one from the airport extreme) s you might want to log into the sky router and switch off the wireless aspect.

You're probably best assigning a static IP address in the Sky Router for the Airport extreme too (although not essential).

[OneHungLow]

Trying to help my Dad get setup remotely. How do we turn off the Sky wireless - are there any directions? He has an Airport Extreme which was working fine with the BT modem before we switched to Sky...

He was sent the Sagem F@ST 2504. Hopefully the V2, but that wasn't mentioned...

Any hints gratefully accepted

Not having any Sky stuff out here at all - makes it tough for me to help sometimes!

Cheers
Richard

[reddwarfcrew]

look at the instructions below and just untick the 'enable wireless' box.

They are for the V1 router, but the same principle applies.

Sky User - The unofficial support forum for everything Sky! How-to Configure your Routers Wireless Settings