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Netgear MR814v2, AirPort, and Yahoo DSL issues
Authored by: strachan on Feb 28, '04 01:56:58PM

I have the exact same setup, MR814v2 wireless router, SBC Yahoo DSL Efficient Networks 5100 Speedstream modem & three laptops with Airport cards.

No problems. My original Airport Base would overheat & lock, so I did a search for reviews on MacWorld. The above came in highly recommended so I looked on eBay and they were kinda high, especially with shipping. Went to CompUSA & picked one up for $30.

I can't remember where I originally heard this but if you use a hardwire (Ethernet) to setup your wireless base, and confirm it works, then at least you know it's not the Airport/wireless part of the network chain. You could even use your iBook (or any computer that has Ethernet to connect to the DSL modem) to get the configuration info by using the Yahoo DSL wizard and bypass the wireless router (Airport Base in my case). Its what I did when I first signed on.

The only thing I did was allow access by MAC address only of each Airport card in my home network. I figured that is the safest.

The SpeedStreem 5100 is setup only as a PPoE DSL modem, nothing else. All of the configuration comes from the router (whatever brand it happens to be). FWIW, that may not be the case outside the USA...

Even though the MR814v2 came with a CD, I didn't use it, nothing on it for a Mac. All you need is a current standard web browser.

I hope this helps even if it doesn't give any advice :-)



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