03-05-2010, 02:00 AM
The AirPort Express and Snow are both used as wireless access points. They are wired to a Linksys 8 port switch, which is plugged into a Zyxel DSL modem/router. So neither device is doing routing, and the AirPort Express is not doing music or print serving either. I don't think I've ever used either one as a router.
With our previous DSL modem we had an SMC router in the line after the modem. I did have to reset that regularly, but that may have been the fault of the DSL modem and/or how Earthlink worked with the modem. I'd typically reset both the router and the modem when DSL stopped working. Almost never have to reset the Zyxel, but I think that has more to do with Earthlink (and whoever is supplying their DSL coverage) than with the Zyxel. DSL has become more dependable over time.
- W
With our previous DSL modem we had an SMC router in the line after the modem. I did have to reset that regularly, but that may have been the fault of the DSL modem and/or how Earthlink worked with the modem. I'd typically reset both the router and the modem when DSL stopped working. Almost never have to reset the Zyxel, but I think that has more to do with Earthlink (and whoever is supplying their DSL coverage) than with the Zyxel. DSL has become more dependable over time.
- W