Airport extreme doesn't recognize airport express remotes

Airport utility doesn't recognize airport express remotes in my network even though they appear to be working. Any ideas how to fix this?

You don't need to download drivers to the Airport Extreme Base Station.
However, you may have to download and install a printer driver on your Mac - if Epson's web site has a newer version than the one built into OS X (which is version 3.09).
You could also try using the alternate "Stylus Photo R340 - Gutenprint" driver built into MacOS 10.5.

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    Versed wrote:
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    Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
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