Airport express 802.11 solid green but not working

My airport express has been working for several months but will not now.
I bought it to extend our internet to the upstairs as it was too far from out
internet location.
I have restarted it and moved to different outlets upstairs, but it will not work.
It goes through all the proper color changes and is solid green now. I can stand next
to it and there is no connection.

Did you happen to firmware update the main router?? That seems to cause the issue. Or even the express will cause it.. there is a new firmware just hit the web.. 7.6.4 so if you vaguely remember doing it .. or see the main router is now running 7.6.4.. that is why.
Reset everything to factory and start over.. that is the best way to get things running again.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
Even if the update didn't go through.. still do the factory reset and reconfigure.. it will all come good.

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Airport Express in solid green, but no internet.

Hi there,
I have been travelling around with my airport express and i encountered problems in some hotels.
My Airport express lights solid green, i can join my own network with the password that i set. however, my laptop/iphone does not have any form of connectivity at all. my iphone safari will prompt that i have no internet connection available.
Are my setting wrong? All i want is to plug the hotel's ethernet cable into the device to get wireless network.
In places where my Airport Express works fine, i will join my wireless network with my password, then the hotel's webpage will pop up on my Ipohne Safari or on my Laptop's explorer for me to purchase internet.
Thanks for helping.

Violet Ailee wrote:
Are my setting wrong?
Probably not. If your Express light is green, it's getting an IP address from the hotel's router and that's pretty much all it (and you) can do.
The unfortunate fact is that many hotels are notorious for woefully unreliable service. Even when they work some are too slow to use anyway. Hotels with reliable and fast service are rare, at least in the U.S.
If it's not working for you the way you've described, it's probably not working for anyone.
Complain to the hotel's management. People have justifiably grown to expect Internet service in hotels, and wireless devices like iPhones and iPads are the future.

Airport Express Shows in WAN, but not Wireless

I have an old Airport Express and a Time Machine (and Powerbook 13" 2011 model ... OSX 10.8.2). I have been using the TM fine for quite some time now. I used to use the AE, but packed it away for the last two years. Having just gotten a new stereo, I would like to play music via the AE again, as I used to.
However now I cannot get the AE to show up in Airport Utility. If I plug it in by Ethernet, it shows up fine and plays music. But the moment I unplug the Ethernet, I lose connection. I have tried to configure as Extend a Network and Join a Network, and the same thing happens with both ... music plays fine with plugged in, but cannot get a signal with wireless. AE does not show up at all on AU on wireless. Resetting the AE has no effect. The AE light is solid green the whole time.
I suspect I am doing something really basically wrong and dumb, but cannot figure it out at all. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

ok here's an update.
now my airport express turns to green automatically (only in my room)
it will still be blinking amber anywhere else
so the problem is still not solved.

Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi not working

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My internet service requires two address but this A/P Extreme only allowed one. This A/P Extreme 802.11n totally shut down my internet service. It did not allow wireless connection with other computers. The range seemed to be less than my older Airport Extreme 802.11 a/b/g.
I had to re-install my Airport Extreme a/b/g to get things working again.
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Airport express light is green but is not working

My airport express is on,light is green, all of my computers see it though Airport Utility however the computer that is 2 feet away has no internet abilities. It however see the house network,sign in but no not able to communicate with other house computers as well as the internet. 'The lights are on but no one is at home'

If all the other computers can connect to the Internet, try power cycling your entire network.
Power everyhing down on the network...all devices, order is not important
Wait a moment, then start the modem first and let it run a moment by itself
Then start your AirPort Express the same way
Continue starting the devices the same way until everything is back up
Check for Internet connections on all devices
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Airport express (802.11n) in client mode: works fine but problem

Hi,
I use the airport express in client mode on my existing wireless network (router netgear dg834n and macbook pro).
The client mode works fine: I have connected it to my existing network with WPA2 security system and also mac adress filtering in the router.
I also have connected the Airport express via ethernet to my satellite receiver and it is always connected without interruption, and always green.
BUT
i always lose the possibility to use airtunes. I mean: When I go to itunes or if I try to connect to the airport interface, I can't. I have to plug it off from electricity, and plug it on again, wait the connection, and I can have access and use itunes. Then, If my Mac goes into sleep mode and then wake up again, I lose the airtunes connection and the connection to the interface. Meanwhile, the light is still green and my sat receiver connected.
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Instead of using WDS, you should take advantage of the "Allow this network to be extended" option that is available for the 802.11n AirPorts including the TC. WDS only operates in the 802.11g radio mode.
Here's the basic setup:
o If practical, place the base stations in near proximity to each other during the setup phase. Once done, move them to their desired locations.
o Open AirPort Utility and select the base station that will connect to the Internet.
o Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
o Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
o Next, select the base station that will extend this network, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open its configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name pop-up menu.
o Enter the base station network and base station password is necessary.
o Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.
(ref: Page 46 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility).

Airport Express joined to network but not discoverable

I have two airport expresses - an older b/g model and a newer draft n model - both on their latest firmwares.
December last year I joined them both to the wireless network in a new place and both worked fine.
I hadn't used either since December - so there my have been some airport utility and itunes updates since then.
Today I plugged either one in and it synched with a green light immediately - however neither could be found in itunes or airport utility.
I have tied configuring them - both wirelessly and via ethernet cable.
I have tried a hard reset to restore to factory default and then configure them.
They can only be found by airport utility and iTunes under these circumstances:
1. After a hard reset to factory settings - awaiting initial configuration
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3. Joined to the existing wireless network via ethernet only (WiFi off).
If I join to existing wireless network as I need to do the device is not discoverable.
I input the correct credentials and then the device reboots - at this stage it drops out of the airport utility and never gets picked up by it even though it reboots with a green sync light, indicating it is now joined to the network. Only way to still see it after reboot is if it is still attached to computer over ethernet. As soon as ethernet is disconnected it dropsout.
I would think it was not broadcasting a wireless signal were it not for the fact that it does work when set up as its own wireless network, and also were it not for the fact that it was doing it to two different airport expresses, both different models.
I have two laptops - one on leopard and the other on snow leopard and still no luck- so I don't think it is an OS update issue.
I have never had trouble configuring AEX joined to an existing network before and they both were working December last year.
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Please help - it is driving me crazy!!!

I'm not trying to set it up as a network.
I just want to be able to play iTunes on my hifi.
The Airport Express is currently sat right next to an Huawei HG532 router with a solid green light.
However both iTunes and Airport utility says: "Airport Utility was unable to find any Airport Wireless devices.... make sure it's plugged in etc...."
Never had a problem before, but i've just plugged it in after a 4 month absence.

Airport Express prints from Vista but not Leopard

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Thanks for your reply- just to re focus my problem- I
have no issue with getting a wireless network "green
light"
Which is the cable modem correctly giving the Express an IP from your ISP's DHCP pool of numbers.
- my issue is I can't stream itunes or get a
usb printer to work off the xpress USB port.
I have checked everything as my posts explain- The
reason I have been looking at this thread is I have
never been able to see the airport in a "scan" per
JDee post.
That is odd and doesn't happen on my wireless network!
Nor have I read in any post that an extra
ip address is necessary
All routers have at least two IP's - an external and an internal. When the router acts as an internal DHCP server it hands out many more IP's. Your Express gets one external IP and the default internal one is set to 10.0.1.1 and the first IP handed out is 10.0.1.2, etc.
However I have seen different subnets- from dncp
server.
Are you talking about the external IP's that your ISP is randomly assigning without your control? Are you talking about the different ways you can configure the internal DHCP numbers? If not there's something else going on. Everything on Douglas internal network should have an IP from the Express DHCP server vs. JDee's internal IP's should all be assigned by the modem/router DHCP server. Once you have everything on the same network numbers AirTunes, printers, and Airport Admin Utility lists just work!
Hey look I really appreciate your help here in
anyway- I'm really stumped. I want to stream music
really bad... and just don't see why it won't work-
its drving me crazy...
I enjoy a good challenge, especially when they are solvable. After trying all the possible software and connection possibilities there's always the chance it's been a hardware failure all along
What IP number does your computer have and what number does the Express have? If it's a router it has two IP's!

Airport Express connects to MBPro but not to my Lenovo or Blackberry

I just got the new Apple Express and here's my setup:
Optimum online cable modem --> Airport Express [Note that I don't have a regular router or Apple Extreme]
Airport Express software installed on my Macbook Pro 2010 (Snowleopard) to set up the wireless network. After struggling for a few hours, I managed to get my MacBook Pro to connect to the wireless (with and without password). However, I am unable to connect my work laptop (Lenovo T410...my wife has the same and it won't connect either), nor my Blackberry Bold.
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At first, I thought it was because of my WEP / WAP2 security, but I disabled my security and am still facing the problem.
I know this is a common problem, have searched forums extensively but have not yet found a solution. Any help will be much much appreciated.
Cheers

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Thanks, --- Alain

Thank you, Bob. Switching WEP 40 Bit worked like a charm. I'll make sure and speak to FIOS about the level of security. Now, excuse me while I go and rock out in my garage with AirTunes.
-paul
http://www.paul-altobelli.com

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