Airport Extreme no longer sees my Canon PIXMA MX 700

I have used my Airport Extreme to print wirelessly with my Canon PIXMA MX 700. 2 Macbooks and 1 PC Windows Vista have successfully done so for several months. I just upgraded to Leopard, and now Airport can't see the Canon; the other Macbook came with Leopard and had no problems printing. I've downloaded all appropriate updated drivers from Canon. The printer does print if hardwired with USB to each computer. Any ideas?

Problem solved. I had to reset the Airport Extreme to it's factory settings.

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I think the initial problem is that your iPhone was connected to an open network that wasn't yours.
Go to Settings > WiFi and "Forget" the network created by that AirPort Extreme, it's older than dirt. Forget your neighbor's network also.
Perform the equivalent actions with your Mac: System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > Advanced... Delete every network that appears, including your own.
Then, connect to your own network on all your devices, after which you ought to be able to use any of them and configure your Extreme without any difficulty. You may need to start over with a "hard reset" on both the main AirPort Extreme and the one extending its network.
Does this have anything to do with the fact that 'Back to My Mac' is probably enabled?
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Is that with the camera directly connected or with the card in a card reader?
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After the Airport update today, Airport Utility no longer sees my new Extreme or my 2 new Airport Express relay stations (same network); however, my internet is working and all Airports are green?

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Did you remember to completely power cycle the entire network?
You would want to do this after any update or change to the network.
If you did not do this yet......things are out of sequence.
Power off everything on the network.....all devices.....power down order is not important
Wait a few minutes
Start the modem first and let it run a minute or two by itself
Start the next device connected to the modem the same way
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Is your profile up to date?? Lion is not so commonly used now.. but was a lot more reliable than Yosemite.
What modem do you have? Actual make and model is a big help.
What is the main router? Is the modem supplied by ISP? Is it a gateway device?
If you use the airport as bridge or router, I also need to know how it is connected into the system. Mostly people have it via ethernet to the main modem or router.. please confirm.
One very important point.. the Wii need WEP security at least for older models.. You must NOT change security on the Extreme.. It must be set to WPA2 Personal (or nothing if you live at least 2km from other humans).
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reset to factory and you will get control back.
The best way to test is full factory reset.
Factory reset universal
Power off the AE.. ie pull the power cord or power off at the wall.. wait 10sec.. hold in the reset button.. be gentle.. power on again still holding in reset.. and keep holding it in for another 10sec. You may need some help as it is hard to both hold in reset and apply power. It will show success by rapidly blinking the front led. Release the reset.. and wait a couple of min for the AE to reset and come back with factory settings. If the front LED doesn’t blink rapidly you missed it and simply try again. The reset is fairly fragile in these.. press it so you feel it just click and no more.. I have seen people bend the lever or even break it. I use a toothpick as tool.
Then redo the setup from the computer or iOS device with latest utility.
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eg AEgen6 and AEwifi for basestation and wireless respectively.
Even better if the issue is more wireless use AE24ghz and AE5ghz for each band respectively.. with fixed channels as this also seems to help stop the nonsense.
2. Use all passwords that also comply but can be a bit longer. ie 8-20 characters mixed case and numbers.. no non-alphanumerics.
3. Ensure the AE always takes the same IP address.. this is not a problem if you are using AE as main router but is a problem for when it is used in bridge.. you have to use dhcp reservation from main router or use static IP on the AE setup.
4. Check your share name on the computer is not changing.. make sure it also complies with the above.. short no spaces and pure alphanumeric..
5. Make sure IPv6 is set to link-local only in the computer. For example wireless open the network preferences, wireless and advanced / TCP/IP.. and fix the IPv6. to link-local only.
6. If the AE is bridged and still having dropouts use a LAN port to connect to the main router instead of WAN.. we are finding the AE is problematic on the WAN port.

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Airport Extreme no longer recognizes external HDD

My Airport Extreme has suddenly stopped recognizing the external HDD I have attached to it. This happened about 2 weeks ago, and has been driving me absolutely insane since (I use this HDD to store all my music, and as such have not been able to listen while I work during this time). I've looked around and tried all the suggestions from other topics, but nothing is working.
• Airport Extreme is using Firmware 7.3.2 -- I did not want to update to 7.5.x, since I saw overall bad opinion about the latest firmware
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• External HDD is a Western Digital 500 GB formatted in Mac OS Extended connect to the Airport Extreme via USB -- reformatting this HDD is not an option at this time
The Airport Extreme has had no trouble with the wireless connection, everything seems to be working for all computers on the network. I am able to successfully configure it using the Airport Utility. The moment I plug my external HDD into the Airport Extreme, I can no longer use the Airport Utility to configure. I receive this error message:
Make sure your AirPort wireless device is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6753)
If I unplug my external HDD, the error message goes away and I am able to configure the Extreme again. In addition to the error message above, the external HDD does not show up in Network nor on the left side panel when opening a new Finder Window.
I have tried the following:
• I restored the Extreme to factory settings and then reconfigured it using my backup copy of the configuration file. The error persists.
• I have used Disk Utility to repair the external HDD and received no errors.
• I have plugged my laptop into the Extreme via Ethernet rather than a wireless connection. The error persists.
• I have used a different laptop (via wireless and Ethernet)-- a MacBook also running 10.6.7. It also cannot configure the Extreme nor see the external HDD when it is connnected to the Extreme.
I'm at wits end here, and I have no idea what else I can do. This problem happened suddenly and with no explanation, and no Snow Leopard updates have fixed it.
Do you all have any other suggestions?

JTelcontar wrote:
I just tried switching the HDD to another USB port on the hub, and am still having the same issue.
Hi,
Bob exaggerated a bit (or more); I'm not really a HD guru. I do help folks with Time Machine problems, and sometimes those are HD problems.
It is quite unusual. I'd suspect the hub, cable, or connections.
Try using the same port that your printer is working fine on (leave the printer disconnected).
Try disconnecting the hub and connecting the HD directly to the USB port. It may not recognize it if there isn't enough power, but see if the Airport goes berserk.
Try a different cable, or just swap ends. A plug that works fine in one port may not make good contact (or may short out) in another.

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I am using Airport Extreme together with Airport express (to extend the Wifi signal). When I connect my MBP, MBA or my PC to the Wifi network it takes (in 90% of cases roughly) quite a long time - even up to 20mins - to get stable Internet connection. The connection drops due to time-outs or with "DNS server cannot be reached" messages. Connectivity on my local network is just fine and does not seem to show similar behavior. After some time all settles down and my connection is fast and stable. The strange thing is that my iPads are not affected by this - i.e. I can browse internet fast on my iPad, but my MBP cannot reach a single internet page at the same time. When I switch to wired connection, everything is just fine from the beginning - no time-outs etc. Sometimes it helps to switch the Airport Extreme off and on again, but it's about a 50/50 chance.
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You have wireless gremlins.. plus voodoo..
It is the nature of the beast.
My recommendation is to clean up, simplify and start over.
1. Reset the AE to factory and start over. This time use all short names no spaces and pure alphanumerics. Same for passwords but longer.
2. While you have problems try using different names for the two bands.. eg AE24ghz and AE5ghz
3. Use fixed channels.. 11, 8, 6 in that order for 2.4ghz and usually one low and one high for 5ghz.. say 36 and 149. (actual number depend on geo-region).
4. Reset the Express to factory and test extend on both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz.. (assuming gen2.. if gen1 just 2.4ghz). The express must get excellent signal to transmit excellent connection.. if it is poor then it will make things worse not better.
5. Use the apple wireless diagnostics.. to help you determine how the signal is in various parts of the house.
diagnostics
http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/31/wi-fi-scanner-mac-os-x-mountain-lion/
http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT202663
There are plenty of these available .. paid for and free but since it is built in give it a go.
6. Setup IPv6 to link-local only.
This setting is here.
7. In the client computers with issues.. clean out all current wireless names.. reboot the computer and rediscover the wireless again.. put in the password and set to remember the network.
With Yosemite.. wireless issues are a given.. expect them.. they are part of the deal.
You might even need to do a clean install of the OS.. any upgrade install to Yosemite with issues should be treated as so normal.. it is just always going to happen.

Airport Extreme no longer transmitts after Firmware 7.5.2

Upgraded Airport Extreme firmware to 7.5.2
Now it no longer transmits my wireless network.
I have an Airport Express connected to my computer and cable modem. This would transmit my network out to my Extreme, which would then connect physically to my DirecTV, TV, and BluRay through Ethernet cables.
My Express still transmits and I have WiFi. (not sure if Extreme is transmitting WiFi)
I have tried rebooting, and resetting to factory setting. I've unplugged it and I've even tried setting up a new network.
Airport Utility recognizes the Extreme and says it has joined my network just fine. The light is solid green and everything seems normal.

Hello BLAngel. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
There is always a possibility that something may go awry when updating firmware. I would suggest at this point of reinstalling the earlier version to see if this resolves the problem.
If it does, you can always attempt to upgrade again.
To manually download and install previous (earlier) versions of firmware...
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o From AirPort Utility menu, hold the Option key and choose Check for Updates....
o Select (place a check mark beside) the version you require.
o Click Download.
o Select your base station then choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o From the Base Station menu choose Upload Firmware....
o Select a firmware version and click OK.
(ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305301)

Airport Extreme no longer is listed

I have installed Extreme as my base station and created a network successfully. I then started (incorrectly) to setup Airport Express to extend my network, realized I was doing it incorrectly and tried reverting. I reset Express to try and undo my incorrect install. If I plug in Express I lose my wireless base station connection and it no longer shows on the Utility list. I would appreciate guidance on how/what to reset for Utility to see Extreme when I plug in Express so I can install Express correctly?

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I really hope somebody can help me. I've searched the forum and believe I've tried everything suggested to others having similar issues.
I've never had any issues with my Airport before this past week when suddenly my broadband connection went dead (Charter Cable). I was able to get a signal to the modem as it appeared the cable was disconnected outside so I reattached. I've talked to the tech support people who were able to "see" that my modem was online but wireless was not working.
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If I plug directly via ethernet cable from modem to macbook I have no problems.
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Any ideas?

Hi everyone,
I called Apple today and found the solution to my problem. The cable modem was not sending the correct IP address to the Airport. You can tell by opening the Airport Admin program, selecting internet from the tabbed menu and looking at the IP address. If it ends in ".169" that is bad. So, close the Airport Admin program, turn off the cable modem, wait 20-30 seconds, turn it on again and wait for it to power up. After another 30 seconds, open the Airport Admin and select the internet tab. The IP address should be different and..... now it works! The person helping me at Apple says he has to do this about once a month for some reason.
Hope this helps others, ellen

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