Airport Ext. 4th Gen. and our Home Wireless Network in chaos?

Hi,
In the past 10-12 days (started the week prior to last) approx (May 20th to May 24th ) was the "beginning" of out of the blue random and various (as far as which laptop computer or desktop computer would connect to our home network. Time Warner in N.East Ohio is our ISP provider and have been out three times. We have a mixture of computers (iMac 800 mGZ running OSX 10.3.9 via ethernet from rear of Airport Extreme ( Airport Utility=V 5.6.1)
A-Port Extreme 4th Generation (Firmware V 7.6.3 (followed Aiport utilty popup when did update > reading up on it)
Also have a iMac 2010 OSX 10.6.8 , a iPad (latest version (?4 vs. 3) purchased Dec. 2012 and iOS up to date and also airport utilty for it , (it will do online wi fi at work (School based ) but at home is very problemtic (suddenly)
iPod Touch 2nd Generation (max iOS will go online each time at home so far ) re:Windows 7 based Computers
aDell Mini Laptop is hit miss , a recent Sony Vaio is not connecting at all and when it did could not print to a cross-platform HP Laser Jet wi fi printer (can hook up via USB also (Printer) A self built Tower (windows 7 with a SSD and a 7200RPM HD as a second drive connects most of the time (using a USB wi fi "dongle " (?) would a wi fi card be better
Note : We are at the point of recycling the Motorola SURFboard Doscis II Cable modem , the 4th Generation Airport Extreme and restart computers (and have also unplugged the computers and * the complete system (overnight=C-Modem, Airport Extreme and any all Computers and iOS devices (shut off if unplugging not a issue or option)
I read over in User Tips (Airport-Complete Power Recycle last modified 4.21.2012 in Apple Support Communities
I am going to do that (reset to default settings out of the box ) * We also purchased at the same time as The Airport Extreme (4th Gen) a 1st Generation Airport Express (802.11n 2.4-5.0) (not the second generation dual band Airport Express currently sold in the Apple Store (but ? am considering (based on outcome of complete Recyle adding it to extend our network as prior some users got 3-4 bars etc ) we had a 802.11b/g airport express
but never utilized it for some reason (we started with a Netgear 802.11b it lasted a month (they sent out a new one ) bought a white dome Airport 802.11b(or ) then a D-Link 802.11b/g that failed constantly (I do not recall the model) then in late 2009 bought a MacBook Pro, and also The 4th Generation Airport Extreme and as we added devices (computers Mac or Windows) iOS devices iPod Touch 2nd generation and most recent a iPad
all had worked without connectivity issues until date above
oddly (the Cable Modem=all lights including activity(blinked as supposed to or were solid as designed
and the Airport Extreme light stayed Green ... (other then when doing a recycle the Modem would synch then the Airport Extreme would be Amber (soldid for a few seconds, then blinked amber for a few seconds then turned Green.
I isolated the Motorola Surfboard Modem (ethernet out to a older imac and it got online (with A-Port Extreme ethernet connection disconnected-then did a recycle and wired in the Airport Extreme (WAN) to Cable Modem Docis II and then ethernet from rear of Airport Extreme (and the iMac (2004 with a Airport Card in it) went online
We use ethernet connection on it due to its security limits (type of ) where all other computers and iOs devices
utilizing the Airport Extreme are all wireless and can print wirelessly (up to thedate above)
I did discuss Docsiss III cable modems (we purchased a Docsis I then II as data needs were upgraded and renting made purchase a easy decision (and DocissIII has some features not available (in the Motorola SURFboard Docsis III I read the manual and quick start (not ?that its the internet modem or not but channel bonding + faster D-Load speeds (our service was 10MBs and TWC increased it to 15 MBS without fees (and intersting is that all rentals (at least online here) are Dosciss III regardless of plan type ( and in specs though are plan states our Modem and DocissII are fine ) only the Turbo and ?Business class (30MBs and 50Mbs plans/ services "require Docis III cable/internet modems (I did some research awhile back on a "Unofficial Time Warner site and www.AVS
.com or .net and one or both discussed TWC, Docsis III internet modems +A-Z (the AVS forum also discuss's HDTV (and cable boxes another story)
I realize this is long (and some one can pull out possibly a quick option or issue (I did check the A-Port Utility settings and also power output (a MacWorld Article in March 2013 page 90 gave the ratio and there are other ways to do it as well (and out put wise (Signal) we are in the excellent range but when have connectivity issues
and run system disgnostics (wether Mac or windows) its (on my iMac Airport=Green (three top issuesare green
then at ISP= Red
TWC feels if it continues it must be the Airport Extreme (?)
Will do the complete recycle (set to default and same with Utilty ) and once done verify settings-security levels etc
* I can not figure out how to activate Firewall Logging (its on for firewall.apps ) but not actual Firewall on Network (Airport or ? my Imac) best book I read (The Missing Manual for OSX 10.6.x SNow Leopard (but it did not detail
Airport EXtreme-Airport Express in detail )
Many, Many, Thanks Apple /Mac /Computer Users all!
diamondblues a.k.a David K.

Hi There,
I appear to be having the same issue. I have been using my provided time warner router and wifi with all of my Apple devices without an issue until recently. It appears that my macbook pro and twc router will not initiate the "handshake". I get a wrong password was entered or network error message. I contacted twc and they reset my router and renamed it along with a new password. This initially fixed the issue for maybe a day or so. Then the problem began all over again. I have been through he ringer, reinstalled osx, deleted plist...etc contacted apple care and twc. At this point both parties have been no help what so ever... So I connected a new western digital wifi router and all of a sudden I'm getting amazing speed and connectivity. I'm still puzzled as to why all of a sudden my macbook pro or Internet would just quit working... If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears and any help would be great.
Current macbookk pro specs:
OS:10.9.3 Mav
processor: 2.2 GHz core 2 duo
memory 4GB 667 MHz SDRAM
Nice Name: MacBook Pro 15 inch Core 2 Duo SR (Mid/Late 2007)
Machine Model: MacBookPro3,1
Name: MacBook Pro (Mid 2007)
ModelCode: mbp_mid_07
Family name: A1226
Model Number: MB074
Group1: MacBook
Group2: Pro
Generation: 31
CPU speed: 2.2GHz
Screen size: 15 inch
Screen resolution: 1440x900 pixels
Colour: Aluminium
Production year: 2007
Production week: 30 (July)
Production number: 642 (within this week)
Model introduced: 2007
Memory - flavour: DDR2-S-667
Memory - number of slots: 2
Memory - maximum total: 6GB
Memory - largest module: 4GB
Factory: W8 (Shanghai China)

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