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Howzie · 26-08-2012, 22:51

I have only been able to get my Apple airport extreme to work with the SH (R36) by using DMZ mode. The Extreme is in Bridge mode using a fixed address with a DCHP reservation in the SH for the Extreme. The Airport Extreme then provides both wired and wi-fi connections that are used by the Mac, iPad, 2 itouch devices and a Blackberry Curve. The wireless in the SH is turned off.
OpenDNS is used for all devices that have a fixed address within a closed network. DeCrypt OpenDNS is not used as it was found to cause the SH to re-boot during high loads, or at least once during every hour of activity.
It is possible to plug my Mac desktop into the SH in Modem mode and get it to work just by using DCHP and very unusual addresses appear to populate the fields. If this same method is used for getting the Extreme to connect to the SH in modem modem mode it fails to correctly fill the fields, even the mask address has some missing numbers gives 255.255.0.0 instead of 255.255.255.0.
So I have used DMZ since the day of having the SH but every time the SH has had an update I have had a go at modem mode and so far failed.
The Airport extreme used to work well with the NTL home 120 that was just a cable modem.

26-08-2012, 22:51	#11
Howzie Inactive Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Norwich Services: 30meg Virgin Cable, Digital TV, Apple Computer system, Blackberry. Posts: 18	Re: wireless off v modem mode I have only been able to get my Apple airport extreme to work with the SH (R36) by using DMZ mode. The Extreme is in Bridge mode using a fixed address with a DCHP reservation in the SH for the Extreme. The Airport Extreme then provides both wired and wi-fi connections that are used by the Mac, iPad, 2 itouch devices and a Blackberry Curve. The wireless in the SH is turned off. OpenDNS is used for all devices that have a fixed address within a closed network. DeCrypt OpenDNS is not used as it was found to cause the SH to re-boot during high loads, or at least once during every hour of activity. It is possible to plug my Mac desktop into the SH in Modem mode and get it to work just by using DCHP and very unusual addresses appear to populate the fields. If this same method is used for getting the Extreme to connect to the SH in modem modem mode it fails to correctly fill the fields, even the mask address has some missing numbers gives 255.255.0.0 instead of 255.255.255.0. So I have used DMZ since the day of having the SH but every time the SH has had an update I have had a go at modem mode and so far failed. The Airport extreme used to work well with the NTL home 120 that was just a cable modem.