Airport Express will no longer connect

I have an Airport Express base station. It has worked fine until I moved, and tried to set it up again in my new apartment. It has been configured with a new network, location, etc. The amber light blinks, so it's ready, but the light never turns green. According to the Airport toolbar, I have full connection with that new network, but I really don't, and can't connect to the internet. Resetting it has done nothing. Help me.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi and welcome to Discussions Hofffette,
Have you tired to do a Power Cycle your Airport Express? Unplug your Airport Express from its power source and wait 10 seconds and plug it back in...wait 3 minutes and see if it works.
If not then try a Hard Reset or Factory Reset:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044
then you will need to use Airport Setup Assistant to reconfigure the Airport Express.

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Hi yonajon!
I have some resources for you that may help you resolve this issue. First, here is an article about addressing the blinking amber light:
Wi-Fi base station: Understanding and resolving a blinking amber status light
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1589
If you are still having issues, you may need to reconfigure your extended wireless network:
Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring an extended wireless network (802.11n)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4259
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

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2) Change all wireless cards in your network to WPA2-PSK. It can take some time to figure it all out, but in the end you'll fix it. I had to download a new driver for my D-Link card DWL-G650 for instance.
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!
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