Airport Express and a host of problems!

Hi I'm running a PB G4 10.4.6 with Airport Express v6.3 at work. I have a Canon i6500 and speakers plugged in.
Work has a Netgear wireless network.
I have three problems.
I want to use the AE as a booster for the Netgear network but can't I only have 1 bar on my reception indicator.
The printer stops printing on large files.
My airtunes drops out continuously.
I have trawled through 20 of pages of discussions but not found any answers that solve my problem.
My colleague on an iBook doesn't have any drop out problems with airtunes but does with the joining the network and printing.
I am sat almost on top of the AE!
I have AE at home and Airtunes has never had a problem.
I have no hair left... please help!

Hi Tim,
Could there be Interference problems?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58543
Have you reset the Airport Express and try the Airport Setup Assistant?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044
Are the speakers you are streaming iTunes to in the same room as the computer you are using?
What is your Streaming Buffer Rate set at in iTunes Preferences>Advance?
Do you have all the lastest updates.....airport firmware, OSX, iTunes?
http://www.apple.com/support/airport/
here is some info. on your Error code:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303157

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JACCHE wrote:
I could not find and add my network printer in my work place only when network is connected via my airport express. I can see the printer when the network is connected by ethernet cable. Note: the printer I mentioned is not connected to the USB of the AE, it is a separate network printer with a true IP.
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i did read your post and had already tried a hard reset - several times - i have done it again to no avail - however i have done the following
- i have 3 iMacs - one in the next room to where the main one is (the one i am having trouble with) and another in another part of the house with no wifi service - i took the Air Exp and plugged it in next to the iMac furthest away - it was found in seconds
- i next tried it on the iMac in the next room - it was found - the Utility indicated it was examing the station then it wanted me to set up a new network which it named using my name and Airport Express - it asked for a new password - i gave it to it - THEN it wanted me to plug an ethernet cable into the airport express!! which i can't do - that is why it was being used wirelessly - i can't seem to get past that point
- the main Imac still will not find the Air Esp station - if i can get the one in the bext room to work the airport express i can transfer the music to it and play from there

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Hello here,
I enjoyed to have music streamed at the same time to my two AirPort Express in two different rooms until yesterday. Today I added a new Airport Express and now I have problems to stream the audio to all the three bases at the same time: sometimes the audio signal is dropped by some AirPort randomly. Here is my configuration:
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3. All the AirPort bases (4 total) are connected at the same Network through WDS (the main base is the AirPort Extreme one)
4. All the bases are updated to the latest firmware.
Any idea? Maybe the data is too much for the network to be handled? Isn't supposed to have limits, right? Theorically I could add as many AirPort Express bases I want without to have audio drops... or not?
Any help is very welcome.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Fabrizio

An 802.11g network has maximum real-world bandwidth of about 25 Mbps; most people will get less than that. Taking into consideration the 2.1 Mbps worth of audio streaming bandwidth (3 x 700 kbps) and the significant decrease in bandwidth inherent in a WDS network as complex as yours, I'm not at all surprised that you're having dropouts.
If you could run Ethernet to one or more of the Expresses from your AEBS (using an Ethernet switch if necessary), you could increase your effective wireless bandwidth to the point where your drop-outs should cease.

I am extending my airport extreme by adding an airport express. I had no problem setting it up and got green lights but now I cannot get on either because it says it is a self assigned IP?

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i am extending my airport extreme by adding an airport express.
Does this mean that you are connecting the AirPort Express to the AirPort Extreme using a wired Ethernet connection....or....are you connecting the AirPort Express to the AirPort Extreme wirelessly?
but now I cannot get on either because it is a self assigned IP?
I suggest that you first concentrate on getting the AirPort Extreme working correctly. Power off the modem and both the Extreme and Express, wait a few minutes, then power up the modem and let it run a few minutes. Then, power up the AirPort Extreme and check the network for proper operation. Leave the AirPort Express off for now. Report on your results.
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Ok so my main problem before getting into what I need help with here is that our MacBooks and now my iPhone 6 plus isn't staying online. Keep getting booted off and then I either have to select the network again or it will eventually go back on. If anyone has a solution or so please feel free to answer that as well. I'm running on Roadrunner with a Netgear 600 wireless router and a motorola modem. Both of which I'll leave the link to below for a better look.
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I have now managed to get AX working on my BT home hub. I took my second non-working unit back to Apple in Solihull and got them to test it in store. They agreed it wasn't working. They then tested another unit in store and that did work so I brought that home. It would be worth you doing the same as I got a 10% discount off my next purchase of anything at Apple for my troubles.
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I also installed airport utility on my son's windows laptop and that is now able to print wirelessly as well. So, finally a result.
I would suggest you take your unit back to where you bought it from and get them to test it. If they offer you another one ask for a Mac genius
to test it in store for you first. Also ask them to run through the installation procedure with you. Don't forget to ask for something for your troubles:)
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Ok.. gottcha
The problem is network wise.. Yosemite is about equal to tin cans and string.. pathetic.
Here is my usual set of instructions to get anything working on Yosemite.
The best way to fix problems is a full factory reset of all the AE in the network.
Factory reset universal
Power off the AE.. ie pull the power cord or power off at the wall.. wait 10sec.. hold in the reset button.. be gentle.. power on again still holding in reset.. and keep holding it in for another 10sec. You may need some help as it is hard to both hold in reset and apply power. It will show success by rapidly blinking the front led. Release the reset.. and wait a couple of min for the AE to reset and come back with factory settings. If the front LED doesn’t blink rapidly you missed it and simply try again. The reset is fairly fragile in these.. press it so you feel it just click and no more.. I have seen people bend the lever or even break it. I use a toothpick as tool.
Then redo the setup from the computer with Yosemite.
1. Use very short names.. NOT APPLE RECOMMENDED names. No spaces and pure alphanumerics.
eg AEgen5 and AEwifi for basestation and wireless respectively.
Even better if the issue is more wireless use AE24ghz and AE5ghz with fixed channels as this also seems to help stop the nonsense.
2. Use all passwords that also comply but can be a bit longer. ie 8-20 characters mixed case and numbers.. no non-alphanumerics.
3. Ensure the AE always takes the same IP address.. this is not a problem for AE which is router.. it is a problem for AE which is bridged.. you will need to set static IP in the main router by dhcp reservations or use static IP in the AE which is tricky.
4. Check your share name on the computer is not changing.. make sure it also complies with the above.. short no spaces and pure alphanumeric..
5. Make sure IPv6 is set to link-local only in the computer. For example wireless open the network preferences, wireless and advanced / TCP/IP.. and fix the IPv6. to link-local only.
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Is there any problem with the setting in itunes or quicktime ? Kindly reply...... I am waiting for your valuable suggestion.
Thank you a lot in advance.

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The setup steps I go through are:
- push the hard reset to get to factory settings
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--I have tried 128bit WEP on both
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- continue and wait for when it restarts....
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