Airport Express shows green, no signal.

So after finally moving into my new apartment, I decided to finally go wireless with my iMac G5 and my girlfriend's eMac G4. We practically skipped into the Apple store, purchased an Airport Express card and two airport extreme cards.
And then it all went downhill. I installed the Extreme card into my iMac and it picked up the signal instantly. Well, this was because the Airport Express was leaning against the unit. If I move the Express even one foot away from my Mac, the signal drops completely. There's nothing. The Express still shows "green" but the signal isn't getting to the iMac at all.
Any thoughts?

Most likely problem - when you installed the Airport card into your iMac, you either (a) forgot to attach the internal Airport antenna cable connector to its socket on the Airport card, or (b) you did not FULLY push the connector into its socket, which takes a fair bit of force to do properly.
Review the Airport card installation instructions at:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/imacG517inchAirPort.pdf

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I am using a Macbook Pro and an Airport Express for my Wi-Fi.
I have recently changed my Internet Service Provider. The new ISP provided me with the following information:
1.IP address: 172.100.11.17
2. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
3. Default Gateway:172.100.11.1
4. Preferred DNS: 172.16.0.1
5. Alternate DNS: 8.8.8.8
My ISP told me to enter this information manually unlike my previous ISP who used DHCP.
I entered this information by going to system preferences >> Network >> Advanced >> TCP/IP >> Configure IPv4: Using Manually. I also entered the preferred and alternate DNS information under DNS servers in DNS tab.
I applied these settings and the airport express shows solid green light but gives NO access to internet.
I have also tried connecting the Ethernet cable directly to the computer, which also shows connected but gives NO access to Internet.
I borrowed another router from my friend (not apple) and entered the same settings given by my new ISP and boom !!! I got connected to the internet only through wirelessly BUT no connection again using the ethernet.
So I am facing the following problem in Mac OS X (10.7.5)
using
Airport Express: NO internet
Ethernet: NO internet
Other Router(non-apple): Internet works using Wi-fi
Ethernet: NO internet
I do not know if something is blocking the connection or what is happening. I have created new locations (under network) and deleted the old existing one's but nothing seems to help. I also did a hard reset of my Airport Express but nothing seems to help.
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I am using a Macbook Pro and an Airport Express for my Wi-Fi.
I have recently changed my Internet Service Provider. The new ISP provided me with the following information:
1.IP address: 172.100.11.17
2. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
3. Default Gateway:172.100.11.1
4. Preferred DNS: 172.16.0.1
5. Alternate DNS: 8.8.8.8
I am able to connect to the internet now directly using ethernet cable but my airport express wouldn't let me connect.
I must be doing something wrong with entering settings in Airport Express. The ISP technician is as clueless as me and had even did some changes under Wi-Fi in the network section on my macbook pro. I dont know if it is causing these problems. I have a few questions, please help.
Q1. While entering the ISP provided details using Airport Utility, which of these should I choose: A. Static B. DHCP C. PPPoE ?
Q2. Should my MAC address in the Airport Utility be set to configure manually or automatically ?
Q3. What should be my Wi-Fi settings in my computer ?. I mean in system preferences under network, should my TCP/IP set as DHCP or manually ? Under hardware tab, there is an option to select MAC address as either Automatically or Manually. What should it be ?
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The express is in bridge mode and is using 8.8.4.4 and 208.67.222.222 as the DNS servers.
The aiport is showing a green light consistetly. However, the internet connection of devices on the network drops intermittently. Airport utility shows a yellow indicator and "disconnected".
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When the internetconnection drops, the airport utility indicator switches to yellow, I can still get websites to reslive by using their IP addresses in place of the URL. E.g. http://173.194.70.101 for google.
But I can make neither heads nor tails of why this happens or when...
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Hello ccoffey1,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help with Wi-Fi networks. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice for the issue you are experiencing:
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections - Apple Support
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
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Hello there Karen,
It sounds like you are having to power cycle your modem to get internet back every single day. We can start by troubleshooting your Airport Express to help isolate the issue. I would first perform a Soft Reset, then test the issue again. If needed as a last resort I would then perform a Hard Reset:
Soft reset
Connect the device to power and wait for it to complete its start up process. To learn more about the start up process, please see All about Wi-Fi base station Status Lights (LED).
Press and hold the reset button with a pen, pencil, or straightened paperclip for 1 full second, then release it. The light (LED) will begin flashing amber, indicating that the device is in soft reset mode.
From the AirPort menu bar item, choose the network created by the device (the network name does not change).
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Select the base station, then click Edit (The Edit window will indicate that the base station is in Soft Reset mode).
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Hard reset
Press and hold the reset button with a pen, pencil, or straightened paperclip until you see the status light (LED) start to flash amber rapidly, which should occur after about five seconds.
Release the button and the device will reset.
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Select the base station from Other Wi-Fi Devices, then click Edit.
Select the Other Options button.
Select "Restore previous settings" and click Next until you get to the final window.
AirPort Utility will indicate that Setup is complete. Click Done.
Quit AirPort Utility.
Resetting an AirPort base station FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
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Try installing AirPort Utility on the Lenovo laptop to see if you can configure the AirPort Express that way.
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