Airport Express keeps unsyncing.

My Airport Express keeps unsyncing. I must power off and on the device, for it to be recognized by the airport utility. What can i do to solve this? After it's restart, it works fine for some time but unsyncs after some time. I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) on a MacBook 13".
Thanks in advance, and Merry Christmas!

A simple power cycle on the router might help before changing the setup or extra testing.
The two main setups for the existing router & AirPort Express:
1. modem/router ))) Express (Join an existing network)
    modem/router ))) MacBook
2. modem/router <...> Express ))) MacBook
(Creating a new wifi network)
you'll need to put one in Bridge Mode.
A good test to see if the AirPort Express is working fine would be to create a new wifi network without internet connected (light will be amber) and see if the airplay drop outs happen without the router in the setup.

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