networking help needed...

yammy Wrote:The reason I am after the wireless bridge is that my modem/wireless router (802.11n) is not able to connect via ethernet to the ATV2 and I need this as the media stream from my NAS constantly buffers using XBMC my proposed setup is below.

Boblite modem/wireless router (802.11n) to wirelessly connect to Netgear WN2000RPT (802.11n), NAS & ATV2 to connect to Netgear WN2000RPT via ethernet cables.

Correct me if I am wrong but shouldn't this allow me to access the NAS for XBMC and access the net as well?

Ah, so the Boblite modem/wireless router has the network ports but isn't close enough to the ATV2 so you can't plug it in directly and when you plug the NAS drive into the ATV2 that disables the WiFi connection on the ATV2 since both interfaces can't be active at the same time.

Obviously it'd be ideal if you could plug the ATV2 and NAS into the Boblite and remove the need for a wireless connection. There isn't a coax connection for the Boblite near the TV you want to plug the ATV2 into?

Anyway, if there's no way relocate the Boblite you'll need 2 wired network ports (NAS and ATV2)... I think your best bet is something like this setup. It should be more reliable and faster than a wireless repeater for streaming. Wireless is a last resort for media streaming... it's better than nothing but it's often a source of trouble.

Hi,

System update I have successfully connected the ATV2 to the WN2000RPT repeater via ethernet and have successfully set the WN2000RPT as a wireless bridge. I have also connected the NAS to the WN2000RPT via ethernet and am able to access the share which shows my computer, my router and my NAS. The issue is however that when I try and access the NAS XBMC takes ages and then shows a "timed out" message, hoping for some further guidance.

Hey guys.. hope this advice helps!!

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Hi All,

Thanks for all of your input I have finally got everything working and no longer have any buffering issues, the setup I ended up using is listed below if anyone else has the issue of not being able to connect directly to you Modem/Router via ethernet this set up works great.

Finished Setup
Wireless Modem/Router broadcasts internet via 802.11n to WN2000RPT (Repeater/Bridge), NAS and ATV2 connected to WN2000RPT via its inbuilt ethernet switch, internet and NAS media supplied to ATV2 via ethernet from WN2000RPT.

Thanks again for all the help...

sorry, i am late to the party... i think the airport nomenclature is confusing things. can we just refer to them as routers ?

at my home i have a blu-ray player which doesnt support wifi. so i connected my acer revo pc (xbmc-box) to the blu-ray player via ethernet and connected the pc via wifi to my netgear router upstairs. now the blu-ray player can access netflix/ pandora and the xbmc-box can access my tv shows/movies from my fedora server upstairs which is connected to the same router thru ethernet.

hopefully this illustrates a method that the op can adapt for their needs.

Wireless is certainly one way to go... and will be fine in a lot of cases, but best way to avoid performance and interference issues when streaming video is something like the Netgear XAVB5004.

LINKSYS 54G can be found on craigslist from 10 -40 bucks used. Setup DDWRT firmware and you have all your problems fixed. Use a wrt54gs if you can get it has more ram.