Won't detect Airport Express

Hi,
This seems to be a common problem.
I have an Airport Express connected via Ethernet to my home network. I am able to connect to the device via the "Configure Other" option in the Airport Utility however the utility itself is unable to find the device.
The device is there on the network - I can ping it and connect to it by Configure Other, I have my Windows firewall turned off.
I have Bonjour installed and have re-installed the Utility software.
Any suggestions please?
Thanks
Chuckles

I have exactly the same problem. I set the Airport Express up initially via ethernet cable. The AE connects to my wireless network ok and is assigned an IP address via DHCP. Airport Utility cannot find the AE when it scans but I can connect by putting the IP address in directly in Configure Other in the "File..." menu.
iTunes can't find the AE so I therefore am unable to stream to it.
I have a laptop running xp and the airport utility can find the AE ok.
It doesn't seem to be a firewall issue as it still fails to detect the express even with the firewall totally disabled. All the Bonjour and Airport programs are in there anyway.
These fora don't seem to be any help either.

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