Disklavier

The Airport Express device is a wireless access point with an  
ethernet port and audio outputs (which are irrelevant here, of  
course). It is possible to set it up so that a device (a computer or  
in this case the Disklavier) can be plugged into the ethernet port  
and thereby gain access to a wireless network. In this mode it acts  
as both an access point (redistributing the wireless network signal  
from a primary router via something called WDS) and a bridge to the  
wired device.

There are probably cheaper ways to do this (Apple is rarely the  
cheapest option), but it should be a workable solution.

...matthew...

On Jun 11, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Carol Beigel wrote:

> It is my understanding that internet is only available
> on the Mark IV through the ethernet port.  There is no
> way to install any drivers for wireless hardware on the
> Mark IV.  Therefore, I do not understand how that
> wireless router will work.  A wireless router is
> connected to your internet connection - like the modem
> that plugs into the telephone jack for DSL or or the
> modem that plugs into your cable connection.  That
> modem is then connected to a wireless router.  The
> computers that see that wireless router usually have a
> PCMCIA wireless card or USB antenna or bridge.  For a
> wireless connection to work on the Mark IV, it would
> need an antenna and a driver to run it.
>
> Even if you hung a wireless router to the bottom of the
> piano, it still needs to connect to a high speed modem
> through either a coax cable or ethernet cable.   A
> wireless router is a transmitter not a receiver.
> Whether you have a Mac or a PC, you still need to use
> an ethernet cable plugged into the Mark IV which has a
> Lynux OS.
>
> Perhaps you are trying to network whereby the wireless
> router is connected to the Mark IV via ethernet cable
> and your personal laptop or other computer is
> wirelessly connected to that same router.  Supposedly
> you might be able to see the Mark IV on this network,
> but I doubt you would have any control over it.
>
> If I am wrong, please enlighten me.
>
> Carol Beigel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jheitzeb1" <jheitzeb1@...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:03 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: Mark IV and Streaming Radio
> with Macintosh
>
>
> The pdf document did not come over as an attachment.
>
> Am interested in this information.  I just subscribed
> to the Disklavier Radio and am VERY
> pleased with it.  The Jazz channel is outstanding.  I
> am using a Macintosh portable hooked
> via ethernet cable to my Mark IV while putting the Mac
> in "share internet" mode via
> ethernet.  I would like to do this wirelessly.  I will
> probably buy the airport express
> hardware as suggested in this thread, but am waiting
> for the newer revision.
>
> thanks,
> Joan