AE Base Station wired connection problem..

Okay..
I have cable internet hooked up like so:
Modem --> Airport Extreme Basestation extended by 2 AE expresses...
I use the LAN port on the AE basestation to route internet to the hardwired computer.. This has worked well until recently... I recently recieved a new cable modem that work fine when the desktop comp is hooked directly to it. When I try hooking it up to the base station this is what happens:
the airport signal will be great.. all wifi users can surf and connect to the network. The wired computer will work for about 30 mins or so then will stop recieving signal. The only way to get it to regain internet is to reset the cable modem... The wifi users Never lose signal or internet.
is my ae basestation going bad? If i dasiey chain a normal router between the modem and the basestation, there is no problem and everyone gets internet just fine.. would prefer not to have it there though.
Any ideas?

I doubt your base station is going bad - since internet access works perfectly with another router between the cable modem and your main base station. I suggest you leave it that way. There is no downside to that type of setup, and it could save you a lot of trouble trying to find out why a direct connection doesn't work reliably. There just seem to be some combinations of ISPs and cable modems that don't work well with the Airport Base Station.

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Hi all,
Heres what I know about my internet connectivity issues. I have a cable broadband (Motorola Surfboard) modem and I'm fine getting a connection when I am hooked directly from the modem into the back of my G4.
The wierd thing is that when I have my Airport (old school flying saucer shaped one) hooked up between my G4 and the modem I don't even get a signal on my tower any longer let alone my laptop. I have an ethernet cable running from the port on the base station with the circle of dots to my modem. I have a ethernet cable running from the ethernet looking port (arrows and dots) on the base station to the G4 tower.
What I don't get is why I wouldn't at least be still getting a signal to my tower? All of the appropriate lights on my modem are still lit up. I took it in a few days ago to an Apple store and the guy at the Genius Bar confirmed the Base Station is working fine. Why does my computer now not like being hooked up thru my base station? I've checked all of the network settings and all seems to be fine.
Any help or ideas will be appreciated. This is driving me nuts.
Thanks,
Vance

I may have misunderstood your original question. If you want to use both your older Airport as well as the newer dual band one, you certainly can, but first describe which model your older Airport is and what specifically you wish to accomplish by using both.
There's no advantage of keeping the older one in service unless one Airport base station is unable to create a wireless network with sufficient range for your needs. There are as many as three different ways of doing that depending on which older one you have: a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) which can only use 802.11b/g, an "extended" network, which can only be accomplished with an 802.11n network, or a "roaming" network in which the Airports are connected to each other using their Ethernet LAN ports. This last method is the most preferable, but obviously requires that you run a cable between them.
Use Airport Utility to configure the Extreme. Read about designing networks in the Apple AirPort Networks manual.
In any event you don't need to use both Airport base stations if all you want to do is have a wireless network that can serve both your iMac and your Powerbook. Any Airport base station Apple ever built can serve both. The newest Extreme just adds more features.

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I have a connection question for Airport Extreme Base Station.
I have Comcast cable broadband. I connect that to a Linksys router for
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via Ethernet to my iMac. I like the direct Ethernet connection for
performance reasons.
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2) Should I be connecting it to the LAN port since it's coming out of
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3) If the connection issue is because I am going through the Linksys
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2) Should I be connecting it to the LAN port since it's coming out of
the router?
No, connecting to the WAN port is fine.
3) If the connection issue is because I am going through the Linksys
first, can I connect the modem to the airport and then use the LAN port
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The issue is that you have two routers which effectively creates two networks. Unless this was your original intent, you will want to setup the AEBS as a bridge.
To set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) as a bridge, using the AirPort Admin Utility, connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the LAN port of the AEBS, and then, make these settings:
Network tab
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I just purchased a new Airport Extreme Base station for my 15" Macbook Pro. I set everything up this morning per the docs (all cables are connected properly) but the Airport Extreme is flashing an amber LED, which means it cannot establish communication to the network/Internet.
I'm using an old Westell C90-36R516-01 DSL modem that has been working fine up until now. I've tried switching out the Ethernet cables and different powering on/off combos but nothing appears to work. When I connect the Ethernet cable directly into my laptop, I have to power down the DSL modem, power it back on, and then do several refreshes before I finally get an Internet connection.
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Hi Max,
Let's start from the beginning,
The ethernet from the modem should be wired to the Wan port of the Airport...
On page 28 of the users manual it says if the light flashes amber you should unplug the power of the modem, wait a few seconds and power up the modem.
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superfry, Welcome to the discussion area!
Is there any way to make the connection more secure/stable?
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Samir, why you wanna use service provider wireless instrument when you have world class wireless device
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