Does not work with Apple's latest Airport Extreme
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Had to return this product, because it does not work with Apple's latest Airport Extreme.  Whenever I would connect the Netgear extender, it would cause the Apple network to crash.  Reading online, I found that this is a common problem and none of the potential workarounds worked in my case.
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Ordered an apple tv through amazon and before it came I set up my wireless network with a new Linksys wrt160n router, to try and save the extra $100 over the Airport extreme. What a mistake! The linksys was an easy set up though it did not support changes made thru safari even though it claimed to on the box. Luckily I had firefox installed on my new imac and that worked for setup. Worked fine for 10 minutes then lost throughput connection. This happened 4 times in 2 days. Tech support had me buy new cables and reset to no avail. Finally returned it to staples and bought the airport extreme. % minutes and it was up and running and it flies when dl to apple tv. Penny wise dollar foolish. Overall this is a great product.
469261
I finally got fed up with my ASUS wireless router and after hearing a few comments about the AirPort Extreme figured I would try it out. We have iPhones and my wife has a MacBook Pro. It was super easy to set up and configure via my iPhone. I was even able to find a used older model to extend our network. Configuring the extension was easy as well. So far... no dropped wireless connections as with the ASUS RT-N16. Printer setup and wireless printing via USB connection on the AirPort Extreme has been a breeze as well (and even better if you have a Mac). The ASUS RT-N16 had consistent issues with not-printing or only partially printing a page. I tried multiple firmware updates and even 3rd party firmware (tomato) on the ASUS and we still had printing and dropped wireless connection issues. Hurray for the AirPort so far!
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Apple's AirPort Utility is the worst crapware ever. Don't even try to configure this base station to extend your existing AirPort network unless you direct-connect it to your other AirPort with Ethernet. And even then, be prepared for dozens of cryptic errors and corrupted topologies. You will have to factory-reset this item multiple times to get any process to succeed. No wonder Apple is killing the AirPort line. They can no longer deal with the customer support nightmare.
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I bought the DI-604 router (rev. E) to connect my iMac 350 (running OS 9.1) and my iBook (running Jaguar) together into a network for simultaneous Internet access.
According to the box, it's Mac-compatible. Despite my best efforts, I could never get the router to connect online properly. First, the manual never specifies that the browser installation also applies to the Mac. Secondly, even after I got everything connected together and finally managed to make the wizard appear in my browser, the installation would jam at the WAN autodetection.
Even my father, a former electronician and an advanced Mac user for nearly 15 years, could not get the router to work correctly on my computers.
I have no use for a router that pretends to be Mac-compatible when it fact it fits the Mac as well as my left shoe into my right foot.
Maybe that router is great on Windows. But if you're a Mac user, skip over this router and opt for a real Mac-friendly brand, like Belkin.
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I purchased this for the affordable price and the fact that it has a USB 3.1 (aka Thunderbolt 3, aka USB-C) port, which I assumed would make it compatible with the recent model MacBook Pros that only have Thunderbolt 3 ports.

I assumed incorrectly.

In fact, after a 30-minute call to Acer tech support, I learned you need a DV adapter to make it work, which always dumbs down the connection. My question to the technology companies: What's the point of having the latest & greatest technology if it doesn't work?
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Edit: they have updated the drivers and it works again.

Original Post: There are no drivers available for my Macbook Air running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The adapter is useless to me until they update the drivers. I wish I could return the item, but it has been too long since I ordered.
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Had to turn off Wifi before my MacBook Air would turn on the Ugreen device!  I had downloaded the new device drivers for the AX88179 from the Asic website and used them in creating a new network interface in network preferences.
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OS X 10.10.5 detected it without any issues on a 2011 Macbook Air. It helps turn an older Apple Display into something resembling a dock.

Saturating the link still left the rest of the system responsive. No VLAN capability that I can see.
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I bought this to upgrade a 2009 MBP 5,4.  It should have worked fine with the SATA controller in my machine.  However, the NVIDIA MCP79 SATA chipset has problems negotiating speed with many SATA II & III drives.  After installing this drive the MBP was extremely slow, 5 minute boot time, 20-40 seconds to respond to mouse clicks, and minutes to open even the simplest application.  There are no firmware updates for either the NVIDIA MCP79 or Sandisk Extreme II that will allow this drive to work properly.  Other solutions, such as downgrading the MBP firmware to 1.6, changing the SATA cable, and doing a PRAM reset, do not work.

Sandisk has released a firmware update for the Sandisk Extreme that corrects the problems caused by the NVIDIA MCP Chipset. However, they have not done this for the Extreme II, nor do they state this incompatibility somewhere you would see it before you new exactly what problems to google.  Therefore, for making a workaround for the Extreme but not the Extreme II and for not clearly listing a known incompatibility with a common laptop model I give this Sandisk drive 1 star even though it is rightfully the fault of Apple for choosing a sub par SATA controller for their 2009 models.
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I was needing a powered USB hub so I could use with a AirPort extreme but the hub does not work with the AirPort. I can still use it with a computer.
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After several attempts on my own and with tech support, I was unable to get this range extender working with Apple's Airport Extreme router. People on online discussion forums have reported the same.
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Good product. I especially enjoy the wireless streaming of iTunes. Please note that only certain wireless routers will work with the device. I spent 3 days and countless hours trying to connect through my existing router only to find out that the Airport Express will connect only through a compatible router. I suggest you call Apple and confirm your router will work before you buy.
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Ever find yourself replacing wireless routers every year? If so, I feel your pain. I felt like I was buying a new router every year, sometimes multiple times.

I'd buy the brand new highest speed, newest technology Cisco/Linksys/Netgear, and within months would start having connectivity problems, dropped connections, slow speeds. I'd then have to reset everything, give it a new ssid, and pray I'd get a few more months out of it.

Rinse repeat until I'd get sick and tired of doing it, or a new tech would come out, then I'd buy a new one and start all over.

I was starting to get paranoid that this was some big scheme to suck money from me.

Then I found apple airport express. Like all apple products I figured this would last longer and end up being cheaper in the long run. Boy was I right. It has maintained connectivity and speeds for well over 18 months now.  Streaming media doesn't buffer all the time. I don't have to reset ssid, or settings, or reset the router all the time. It just works.

I was hesitant to buy an apple AirPort Extreme because of two misconceptions 1) what the heck is an AirPort Extreme? 2)doesn't this only support Mac?

Apple could probably do better at messaging to get better reach, but eventually I think they are counting on everyone getting frustrated like me and finally shilling out money to try it.

It's sad that Cisco basically creates the wireless standards yet they can't even make a quality router for that standard.

Bottom line, bite your lip spend the $$$ now and relax knowing you won't have to buy a new router any time soon.

I've got well over 20 devices connected to the router, and it's still perfect. Even bought an airport express to extend the signal and it's still awesome at extended distances.
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I am using an Airport Extreme base station, though my laptop is a PC (Dell Latitude 630). I wanted to use Airport Express (AE) to extend the range of my wifi. When I first tried to set it up, using the barebones and rather confusing instructions, I kept getting the flashing amber light. (There is distinct bias in showing only screen shots of Mac computers, and not Windows screens.) A trip to the Apple Store for some guidance didn't help: it was not an "equipment issue" so I was shunted away from the Genius Bar, and the Apple "specialist" I spoke to immediately said: have you checked this website? He explained that what I wanted was to set up WDS (wireless distribution system). He also said the flashing amber light doesn't mean that it wasn't working (yes, it does) and it's all right to ignore it (well, only if everything worked!). So net net, not any help at all. And of course just before I left, I got the "advice" that I wouldn't have all this problem if I had an Apple computer to begin with.

I was stymied in setting this up by 1) the device was not detected by Airport Utility 2) once it was (by having the AE connected to my laptop by an Ethernet cable), I kept getting a -6753 error when I was ready to update the settings 3) once I was able get around that (by going through the Utility menu Base Station>Manual Settings, and not the Manual Settings button) and entered the settings, the unit was once again not detected by Airport Utility. After many tries, I finally worked through the biggest problem: it wasn't a WDS I should set the AE for; it was simply to "extend a range". That finally got the light to turn from blinking amber to steady green.

Once the AE had a green light, I wanted to see what the AirTunes was all about. (That wasn't my interest when I bought the AE.) I unplugged it, took off the Ethernet cable, walked across the room and plugged it in the wall socket there (after 20 seconds, yes, the light turned green), plugged in the cable to my stereo, went back to my computer, started up iTunes and set the speaker setting at the bottom right corner of the iTunes to the AE, and ...wow!
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Everything started out fine, then Apple sent out an IOS update. the 10.13.4, now my add-on 2nd monitor does not activate. J5 web site says it is now not compatible with that update. SUX!!! I have had it too long to return it so I am screwed. I also had an Insignia USB to HDMI adapter, same issue with it, not compatible with the APPLE IIOS update. SO save your $$$ until this is corrected. But when it worked it worked fine as a MacBook Air 2nd added on external monitor using the USB port.
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Thought I would "upgrade" to the Apple AirPort Extreme to hopefully resolve a couple of issues we were having with other Apple products in our home.  Instead of resolving a couple issues (like not being able to print from one Mac), this killed off the entire home network, both wired and wireless.  I got to the point of directly connecting to the router via wired ethernet, pinging the router, and received a reply only 50% of the time.  Perhaps I received a lemon but I am not willing to try another unit.  This product is horrible.