[X4U] Airport Extreme and AT&T/SBC

[Ed Gould]

On Aug 26, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Linda wrote:

> On 8/26/07 10:43 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
>
>> It seems to me
>> that it might be simpler and safer to just get the DSL modem and  
>> connect
>> it to my Airport Extreme pretty much as I have been doing with my  
>> Charter
>> cable modem.
>
> One year ago, we quit Charter, gave back their modem, and started with
> AT&T/SBC (sbcglobal.net). We did exactly what you are suggesting:  
> simply
> plugged their DSL modem into the router (a D-Link, not an Apple  
> product)
> where the Charter cable modem had been, and it's been pretty smooth  
> sailing
> ever since. My wired Ethernet connection to my G5 has been perfect;  
> once or
> twice a week the two PowerBooks lose our wireless network and can't  
> get on
> again without rebooting the router, but it's always both of them  
> and not one
> or the other. The router is four or more years old, so I don't  
> doubt it
> might be failing in its wireless capabilities, but the wired  
> connection to
> it to the DSL modem has been faultless.
>
> The Speedstream that AT&T supplied had the same LAN IP that my  
> router had
> (192.168.0.1), which meant that I had to choose a new IP for my router
> (192.168.10.1), but other than that, it was pretty straightforward.
>
Linda,

My experience has been quite the opposite. I know wish that I had not  
given up DSL. It was reasonable for about a year and then at least 2  
-3 times a day I must reboot my mac to get the connection back. I  
suspect its a software issue with 10.4.10 as the problem started  
after the upgrade.

Ed