Is "AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002" the one that "kills" wireless?

I downloaded an update the other day that basically shot my wireless all to ****. The symptoms sounded very much like what most people blamed 10.4.10 for. I had upgraded to 10.4.10 weeks before with no issues but I think "2007-002" was one of the 3 updates I downloaded the other day, only to have wireless pretty much die within minutes. Can I safely download 10.4.10 (need it for iWork '08) and skip 2007-002 so I get the newer OS but avoid the connection issues?

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AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 for Windows

Hi,
Is anyone else having problems after applying the latest AirPort Base Station update (version 5.1) found here
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportbasestationupdate2007001forwindows .html
Before this update I was able to use the AirPort Utility in Windows (version 5.0) but now I receive the following error
AirPort Utility has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
AppName: aputil.exe
AppVer:5.1.0.14
ModName: kernel32.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.2945
Offset: 00012a5b
The only fix I have is to uninstall and reinstall the original version 5.0
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks
Dell Inspiron Windows XP Pro also MacBook with Mac OS X (10.4.9)

You are not alone, I have the same problem. This is after removing and reinstalling 5.0, re-downloading the update - once from Software Update and once directly from the apple site. Still NO JOY! Back on 5.0

Base Station Update 2007-001: AirPort Utility - where?

I am confused (is this a surprise?):
The recent "AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001" (see link below) includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications, and I quote:
- AirPort Utility
- AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow Base Stations.
I do have AirPort Admin Utility 4.2. So I download the update, but it tells me:
"You CANNOT install AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 on this volume.
This update requires AirPort Utility 5/0 to be installed."
Pardon? I do have AirPort Admin Utility 4.2.
* Where can I get AirPort Utility in order to update AirPort Admin Utility?
Sure, if I buy a new square base station, I'll get AirPort Utility on a CD. But how to apply the fixes to my good old white spaceship and update AirPort Admin Utility? Looking for clarification. Thanks.
Update: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/airportbasestati onupdate2007001formac.html

The old "Airport Admin Utility" 4.2.3 gets bumped to 4.2.5 and the name is changed to "AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow" since it is the only one still supporting the older models.
The bump from 4.2.3 to 4.2.5 must have fixed compatibility problems between the graphite/snow and "AirPort Admin Utility". If not, then owners of those base stations are going to experience problems.
Both Utilities can configure older Extreme and Express Base Stations.
It seems odd that one would be named specifically "...for Graphite and Snow"...

Airport Base Station update has disconnected my internet

i recently updated my airport, during the installation i pressed change all to key chains, it said my internet might be temporarily unavailable however it never came back. I can no longer connect to the airport base station, or connect to my original network, whenever i try to access files to do with my network it says there is an error. i've gone through system preferences to try and reconnect but it wont allow it, i have also gone through airport utility but it just tells me to rescan.
thankyou for your help

If all else fails, you might need to perform a soft or hard reset to factory defaults, then you have to set everything up again, but it might restore it to working condition.
Not sure if this is the model base station that you have:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107451
check the user guide that came with it, in case the procedure may be different.
I hope that helps.
When I bought an "open-box" unit, the device was already set up by someone else with a password, and the hard reset allowed me to start from scratch so I could configure it.

Airport base station agent process without the device

Hello,
just noticed that in the startup items of my macbook account I have an item labeled "airport base station agent".
However, I dont have an airport base station...
Since I'm having regular troubles with my wireless, I'm just wondering if anyone can suggest an explaination why the item is there, whether it might be an issue for my macbook wireless and whether should I remove it from the startup items or not.
Thanks.
Paolo

I ended up manually removing the AirPortBaseStationAgent.plist file itself from /System/Library/LaunchAgents/ and the AirPort Base Station Agent Process has stopped running in Activity Monitor ever since. I don't know how good of an idea this was to do but it solved the problem. My AirPortBaseStationAgent.plist file had this info in it:
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>EnableTransactions</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<dict>
<key>PathState</key>
<dict>
<key>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent.launchd</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/AirPort Base Station Agent</string>
<string>-launchd</string>
<string>-allowquit</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
It is an older plist file dated Dec. of 2008 which got transferred to the my iMac via the Migration Assistant in Jan. of 2009. This file somehow didn't ever seem to update no matter how I configured the AirPort Utility. The file "com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent.launchd" that it makes reference to in /Library/Preferences/ doesn't exist on my iMac.
Thanks,
Gerard

How Airports base station update Dynamic Global Hostname?

Hello!
For several days, I try to run my own DNS server with bind9.
My Airport Express has a dynamic IP and I would like to be able to use dynamic DNS.
When you configure the DNS server on my bind9 (linux machine), Airport update the entries, but when I want to protect the DNS using keys (dnssec or rndc) my Airport can not update the entry (update denied). The DNS server is configured correctly, because I can update it via nsupdate from another linux machine.
My Airport firmware is 7.6.4
Please help in solving this problem.

Hello!
For several days, I try to run my own DNS server with bind9.
My Airport Express has a dynamic IP and I would like to be able to use dynamic DNS.
When you configure the DNS server on my bind9 (linux machine), Airport update the entries, but when I want to protect the DNS using keys (dnssec or rndc) my Airport can not update the entry (update denied). The DNS server is configured correctly, because I can update it via nsupdate from another linux machine.
My Airport firmware is 7.6.4
Please help in solving this problem.

How many airport base station can you have at one time?

I currently have a abse and a abs dual ethernet. My set up is the cable is connected to the abse sending out g. The abs is daisy chain and sending out b. My c2d machine is communicating with the abse using g and my old G4 is communicating with the abs using b. I am doing this because I do not want the abse to communicate at b. When I go out to get the new n abse will I be able to add on to this or will I be or am I already wasting time and money. I just do not want any abs to downgrade to b. Any ideas or suggestions will be great.

If you add the new AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) to your current configuration, you can set it up so that you have three separate (b/g/n) wireless networks. Each would have it's own Network Name (SSID) and set to only operate at their own specific 802.11 standard. To work the Base Station connected to the Internet source would be set up as a router, and the others in "bridge" mode.
Now, if you attempt to connect a non-n wireless client to the "n" network, it will degrade the performance a bit, but not down to either "g" or "b" level. This would be true of the "g" network as well.

HT3728 My AirPort Base station connects me to the Internet but I get an error message saying "Double NAT" can u help me?

My Internet connection is fine but everytime I turn on the computer I get an error message about my AirPort Extreme that says. "Double NAT" can I fix this or should I not even worry.
Thanks

Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the AirPort Extreme
Click the amber dot next to Status
Click the option to ignore Double NAT
Allow the settings to update and the AirPort Extreme will restart with a green light in 25-30 seconds.

My Airport base station doesn't see the cable modem

I know I have internet upto the Wan Port. I can get online if I connect directly to my laptop, put not if I try to connect through the airport. Any ideas?

Are you completely powering off the cable modem....pulling the power cord from the back of the device or the wall plug.....and then leaving it powered off for at least 30 minutes?
Then, connecting the AirPort to the modem?
If no luck, see if the modem has an accessible battery that you can pull as well for the power down session.
Some providers take even longer to reset the connection back at the equipment at the cable company, so try powering off the modem a few hours if 30 minutes does not work.
Finally, it may be necessary to perform a Factory Default Reset on the AirPort to start all over again.

Can you reset the password for my airport base station?

I am trying to connect my Airport Extreme to my new modem and i need to open the Airport utility to see what the problem is however i do not have the password to the Airport base station. Apparently it is not the wireless password that i set previously set up.

If you have a Mac that can connect to your wireless network and you're using an Apple AirPort Base Station, then simply use AirPort Utility. From the Base Station menu, select Show Passwords...
If you don't have a Mac, reset your wireless network password by momentarily depressing the reset button on your AirPort Extreme, Express, or Time Capsule. Press the button for one full second, no more. Then, configure a new password using AirPort Utility.
If you can't connect to your wireless network, or you are not using an Apple AirPort Base Station, you can use the procedure that follows below to retrieve it from your Mac's Keychain.
Your wireless network password is stored in your Mac's Keychain.
You must first have an Administrator account on a Mac that you use with that AirPort Base Station, one that is used to connect to your AirPort network.
On that Mac, open the Utilities folder. Find Keychain Access and launch it.
In the search field at the upper right, type Airport. All the Keychain entries for your base station will appear there, as well as other entries.
Look at the column "Kind". The entry you want to select will be labeled "AirPort network password" (not "AirPort base station password" or anything else).
If you are trying to recover the AirPort Base Station password then the entry you want to select will be labeled "AirPort base station password" not "AirPort network password".
Double-click that, and in the window that appears check the box for "Show password".
You will get the following window:
In the Password field type your Mac's Administrator password - the same one you used to log in to that Mac.
Then, click Allow, and your wireless network password will appear in the "Show password" field:
Make note of it.
Close the window, then quit Keychain Access.

HT1331 I have windows xp. I 'm trying to download the airPort utility. how can I do this? It is required for AirPort base station right?

I have windows xp. I 'm trying to download the airPort utility. how can I do this? It is required for AirPort base station right?

Downloading the right file for XP? Check to make sure that you are running XP SP3.
AirPort Utility 5.5.3 for Windows
AirPort Utility is required if you need to set up or change the settings on an Apple AirPort router. It is not required if you are simply connecting to the wireless network from a PC.

HT4259 How do I set up an Airport Extreme Base Station (v. 7.6.1) to allow wireless network extension?

I have an Airport Extreme Base station (purchased in 2009) and an Airport Express base station (purchased in 2011 - the model that plugs directly into the electrical outlet) (both version 7.6.1 according to the Airport Utility info). I want to use the Airport Express to extend my wireless network. Using Airport utility setup I have a software option on the Airport Express to set it up to extend the network but I do not have an option on the Airport Extreme wireless setup screen that I can check to allow my wireless network to be extended.
All of the documentation I can find on Apple Support states that I should have an option I can check to allow the wireless network to be extended while in the wireles setup section for the Airport Extreme in Airport Utility; but, that check option isn't there. Is this a case of my Airport Extreme base station being too old to offer that option? Incidentally, when I try to select the extend wireless network option on the Airport Express from the Airport Utility wireless setup menu I get an error message (no details - just an error message). The same Airport Express sets up fine if I select join a network (not what I want to do). Am I just dealing with outdated equipment or does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks.

Close AirPort Utility if it is open.
Temporarily, move the Express to the same general area as your AirPort Extreme and power it up and wait a minute.
Hold in the reset button on the Express for 9-10 seconds and then release. Give the Express a full minute to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
Click the AirPort icon at the top of the Mac's screen and wait a few seconds for a listing of New AirPort Base Station to appear
Click on AirPort Express just below that and AirPort Utility will automatically open
Wait a minute while AirPort Utility analyzes the network and announces that the Express will be configured to "Extend" the AirPort Extreme network.
Enter a device name for the AirPort Express and click Next
Wait another minute to allow the configuration to occur.
When you see the Setup Complete message, click Done.
Now move the Express to a location that is approximately half the distance from the AirPort Extreme and the general area that needs more wireless coverage
Power up the Express and you are all set. Trash those old instructions.

Airport base station isn't accepting some connections...

I have an 802.11n "fast ethernet" model.
It's set up to use WPA2, and doesn't advertise its SSID.
For fun, I also have a couple of other base stations (Both the UFO Extreme and a couple of expresses - they're usually unplugged/inert).
It had been working great...
Then, a couple of weeks ago, I started noticing some odd behavior:
It used to be that if I disconnected my MBP from it (by sleeping it, etc), when I opened the lid, my MPB would simply re-connect automatically.
I don't recall making any configuration changes to my machines, network, or base station.
I now have to manually enter both the SSID and the WPA2 password every time I wake up my mac. (In spite of the fact that the keychain is storing the value, and I've verified this with keychain access).
If I have one of my 'other' base stations active (with its own config, of course - a different SSID & password, but otherwise configured with a hidden SSID & WPA2), my mac would connect to the 'other' base station instead of my 802.11n base station. (The preferred network order for the 'other' station is dead last, and for the 802.11n is first).
And other devices that connect to the 802.11n network (ie. iPod touch, for example) are also having issues - it's only on the 2nd attempt that I'm getting a connection.
The fact that the problem is only happening when I connect to the 802.11n base station has me thinking there might be something wrong with my base station config - though I have no idea what.
I have no problem with auto-connecting to an 802.22b/g "UFO" base station or an AirPort Express using a hidden SSID & WPA2.
Does anybody have a clue what is wrong?

When I reconnect, I do get the same IP address as before. This is because the airport isn't distributing IP addresses. I've got a Linux box running DHCP to handle ip address assignment. Since I have full control of the DHCP config on the linux box, I can set my own lease times, etc.
Your problem seems to be that you can connect to the airport, but aren't getting an IP address. I wish I could help you with that one, unfortunately I've never really used an AirPort outside of the wireless bridge mode - my Linux box does the Firewall, NAT, DHCP, DNS, etc.
Part of the reason is I'm not too fond of the AirPort base station's presence on the net - instead of simply dropping unsolicited packets, the AirPort will send a message that it is refusing the connection. In other words, AirPort isn't invisible on the internet, making it a bigger target for crackers & script kiddies.

What kind of password (WEP, WAP, WAP2) to choose for Airport Base Station?

Hi,
I just got an Apple TV. I am using an Airport Base Station to connect to the Internet wireless with my iMac. So far without any password-protection (very neglectant, I know).
i want to password protect but I am getting confused on how to do this.
Can someone please explain in basic language, as I am not a computer-geek, how I should do this and what kind of password I should use. WEP, WAP, WAP2 - that's way to confusing for me. What should I use so that the ATV is functioning properly?

The tv uses all these types of security, WEP is the weakest and WPA2 is the strongest security. Each allows you to enter varying lengths of passwords, in theory the longer the password the more secure but I wouldn't always say that was true (i.e. '1W3e7' is likely to be more secure than 'password1').
I use WPA2 with an eight character password.

Any problems replacing an Airport base station?

I'm replacing my old Airport base station (pre 2005) with the current model. Are there any problems or practices I should be aware of?

It is always best to start fresh when changing out networking hardware.
Anytime you change networking hardware it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of that hardware. Check out the following AirPort User Tip for details. Please post back your results.

Is "AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002" the one that "kills" wireless?

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