Airport Express suddenly invisible

I have two Airport Expresses, one to print and one to play music in another room. I have never had these working satisfactory-like and am ready to give up.
Suddenly, both stopped working and no longer show up to my iMac G5 (running OS 10.3.X). I tried resetting them at least twenty times, no dice. I tried bringing them to work to see if my G5 (running OS X 10.4.2) would fare better, still no dice. Do I have a hardware issue? If so, how is it that both have the exact same problem?
BTW - I have not installed the infamous new firmware, according to both networks the units don't even exist...

Do a factory reset of the Airport Express per:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044
If the default wireless network (called "Apple Network xxxxxx") is still not visible to a computer with a known working wireless network interface, then I too would assume the Airport Express is defective.

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    • "network showing up in the drop down menu" with a check mark next to it?
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    • Temporarily connect via ethernet directly to the Express and check it's configuration again.
    • Reset the trusted networks.
    -- I'll try all of these tomorrow
    Good Luck!
    -- Thanks!
    iMac G4; PowerBook G4    
    iMac G4; PowerBook G4    
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  • My Airport Express suddenly stopped working – the light no longer turns on. Is it a lost case?

    I think I bought it 3 years ago, so I'm assuming it's no longer covered by any sort of warranty. Should I just toss it out and buy a new one, or is there any chance that I can get it fixed somehow? I would be so thrilled to not have to spend $100 on a new one!

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  • Airport Express suddenly flash yellow, Airport utility not seeing

    I use an Airport Express to extend my network
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    Apple tech support helped me set up over a year ago... I am not that expert with networking.
    All I recall is that it is not set up in bridge mode.
    Can someone walk me through this?
    Is the Express simply kaput?
    Thank you

    I've had the same problem! I have an Airport Extreme, and an older AExpress. In the past I've had them working together, with the AExpress as a relay. However now I've tried everything - hard reset, WEP security, 802.11n-g-compatible, deleting and re-entering the WDS remote address, allow MAC Address access control, re-uploading the firmware, etc - and this is what always happens:
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    - I check the settings on the AExtreme to verify
    - I nervously click the Base Station, and Manual Setup
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    HELP!!!!

  • Airport express suddenly *****

    long story short, I bought an airport express a few months back to stream music wirelessly and extend my network.
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  • Airport Express suddenly dead

    So I realized my Airport Express just died on me the other day. I plugged it in and waited for it to boot up, but nothing happened. Thinking something was wrong with the power outlet, I found another one on the other side of the house, but I got the same result.
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    hello
    this is a well known issue, not acknowledge by Apple yet
    here is the main subject about it
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=222954
    we are collecting information about dead APX:
    http://www.hardmac.com/news/2006-05-02/#5435

  • Airport Express suddenly stops working

    Hi,
    Wondering if people have had this problem and if they resolved it.
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    Many folks are having similar problems, even when the AX is only being used to run iTunes through a home stereo. That's my situation: my old PB running OS 10.4.11 is working fine running iTunes through the AX but my newer MPG running OS 10.5.5 doesn't see the AX at all. This seems to have happened when I upgraded to iTunes 8 (which required an AX firmware update). Seems to me that there is a conflict of some sort.....which Apple has not yet deigned to fix.
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  • Airport Express suddenly stopped working ... no flash, no light.

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    Sorry guys, I don't mean to give you a hard time, and I know I'd feel the same as you if it was my kit that was fried. Think I must have just finished reading the iPod nano article, where Apple has been slated for refusing to replace nano's that have surface scratches, even though they're still under warranty. It sounded like the usual story, consumer has purchased it, put it in their back pocket, sat down on it, put it through the washing machne and wondered why it was scratched. Funnily enough, I've kept mine in a old sock when not in use, and I've never been so stupid as to put it in my back pocket, clean it once a month and it's still as good as new.
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