My computer won 't recognize the airport extreme base

I have an imac connected to the airpot extreme base and works fine, but both my powerbook and ibook won't detect the airport extreme base. I used to have an airport express and all three computers co-existed in harmony.
I've tried every setting and still the base goes undetected. The only way that the powerbook can detect the base is by going through the router, but can't go wireless. What am I doing wrong?

BarbQ, Welcome to the discussion area!
Try configuring the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) so that it is using a channel between 1 and 11.
Configure the AEBS so that the SSID (network name) IS broadcast.
As ALpianoman suggested, ensure that the AEBS is configured to work at 2.4 GHz and in an 802.11g compatible mode.

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Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the response. I tried that approach this evening and it didn't work for me. (Technically it worked for me, when I was hardwired into my base station, but would not work for me wirelessly, which is my main issue.)
Again, using the approach you recommended works only if I have my ethernet cable attached to the LAN port so my computer is communicating directly to the base station through the hard wire. I am able to scan for my base station and make setting adjustments normally this way too.
As soon as I disconnect from the LAN port and try to go wireless is where I run into problems. The Base Station's wireless network I created is available to choose in the top right corner of the monitor with all of the other available wireless devices/networks -- but the network I created does not have access to the internet. I am also unable to configure my Base Station wirelessly. When my Airport Utility tries to scan for the Base Station and Network, it cannot find any Apple Wireless Device. It's like the Wireless Network in my base station is not sending out a signal.
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Turns out that the firmware 7.1 does not render the AEBS useless.
My problem was resolved when I turned off my DSL modem, the AEBS and the computer. Then restarted in same order going to the next one after the first is compeletly up and running. I had no problems whatsoever after that.
Seems that the firmware update makes the IPs 'stick' somehow. I would think that even a reset of AEBS might have done it but I never got to that stage.
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The network does recognize a totally new 2nd gen express.
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1) Format the entire drive (1 Partition) as Mac Extended (Journaled). You must click in Options and set it as a GUID Partition Table (first option)
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4) IMPORTANT: you will NOT see this Disk in Time Machine until you open Finder and double-click on it. You will not need to do this again (hopefully).
5) Now it should appear in Time Machine. Remember to exclude any large files like Virtual Machines, since they will be re-backed-up (is that a word?) every time it changes in any way.
6) Remember that the first backup (over WiFi) is the longest. Leave the computer alone during this period.
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