11/19/2023 0 Comments Apple airport extreme router firewall![]() I need to connect my Airport Extreme to an existing network (Google WiFi) so I can connect a non-WiFi printer to it and use it as a wireless printer. If you have a Mac laptop, connect it to the Google WiFi network and then check to make sure that the Mac can "see" the AirPort Extreme using AirPort Utility. Make sure that the AirPort Extreme is set up for Link Local Only for IPv6. IPv6 as Tesserax has mentioned may be a factor here as well. ![]() If yes, and you still cannot reach the AirPort Extreme from the Google WiFi network, my guess is that Google does not support, or does not fully support Apple's bonjour discovery protocol. If the Google router is in Bridge Modem then devices on the Google network will be receiving IP addresses in the same range as the Netgear network. If it's not, then it is acting as a separate router on the network, and devices on the Google network will not be able to "see" the AirPort Extreme at all, so a device trying to print from the Google WiFi network won't be able to reach the printer at the AirPort Extreme. ![]() Thanks, but I'm still not clear on whether the Google WiFi router is also in Bridge Mode. The number of ports on the Router is not sufficient to accommodate all devices. I need the switches above because the number of devices connected to my Network (TV, Apple TVs, Blu-Ray Player, several computers, video game, Mac computers, etc.). Both wired computers are not connected directly to the router as I previously mentioned but to Netgear switches that are in turn connected to the Netgear Router/Firewall. Let me add that I have a few Netgear switches further down the line from the router, which is directly connected to the modem that provides me Internet service. The Netgear router is assigning IP addresses to all devices in the Network. I looked at the Airport utility to confirm the answer to your question and as I checked under the Network tab I see that the 'Router Mode' option is set to 'Off (Bridge Mode)'. Just to be more specific - in case this makes any difference - the router is the Netgear ProSAFE FVS 318G. Yes, the two computers (a Mac Pro and a Mac Mini are connected via ethernet cables directly to the Netgear Router/Firewall. If they aren't, then any clients on the Google WiFi network won't be able to access anything on the AirPort Extreme, although they would be able to access the Internet. Here, I am assuming.a foolish thing to do.that clients that are connecting to the Google WiFi are receiving IP addresses in the same range as the AirPort Extreme and Netgear router. If yes, then it looks like Netgear supports Apple's bonjour discovery protocol, but the question would remain about whether Google's WiFi supports the bonjour discovery protocol used by Apple. Is the AirPort Extreme configured in Bridge Mode? What device are the two computers connected to? Is this the Netgear router? Is it the AirPort Extreme? ![]() I am able to find and install the printer on two computers that are connected to my network with ethernet cables (wired) The printer is connected to the Airport Extreme with a USB cable. The Airport Extreme is connected to a Netgear wired router/firewall and so is the Google WiFi, both of them connected via Ethernet cables. Make sure that the setting for Configure IPv6 is set to Link Local Only The setting that you need to use with the AirPort Extreme is Link Local Only.Ĭlick Edit in the smaller window that appearsĬlick the Internet tab at the top of the next windowĬlick the Internet Options button at the bottom of the window IPv6 is used for some local communications over the network. If you can't, then you won't be able to print to the AirPort Extreme location until you can. Otherwise, devices on the Google network are on a different network than the Netgear and AirPort Extreme.even though.you can get Internet access on the Google network.Įverything.Netgear, AirPort Extreme and Google must be on the same network.Ĭonnect a Mac laptop to the Google WiFi and make sure that you can "see" the AirPort Extreme using AirPort Utility. The Google router.like the AirPort Extreme.must be set up in Bridge Mode. ![]()
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