Matching AirPort Express to Third Party Routers
An anonymous reader submits "After purchasing AirPort Express yesterday, I found out that my existing Netgear router didn't work with it in WDS mode. After a lot of searching, I found scattered bits of information about what routers worked and which ones didn't. I decided to start a site that hopefully will become a definitive list of routers that work with AirPort Express. It's not big yet, which is why I am submitting this here. If you have attempted successfully or unsuccessfully to set up AirPort Express in WDS mode with a non-Apple router, please let me know so that future users can find the information more readily."
All the power to making your list of compatible hardware, but is it all that surprising that you Apple product doesn't play well with others? Back home my dad has an old airport, snow or graphite, and while his Mac laptop and now desktop always get a full strength signal, my desktop (across the hall), his tablet PC, and my friends' laptops usually get signals that are slow or drop often. Now, thats not the same thing thats going on in this instance, but i think its indicative of apple wifi in particular, and apple products in general.
Netgear is notorious for not interoperating with other WiFi vendors. If I recall, they're not even allowed to use the WiFi logo because they're not compliant.
Someone is WRONG on the Internet!