Airport Extreme Stopping G5 from Sleeping.. Help!!

I have just upgraded to Leopard. Before the upgrade my G5 would go to sleep automatically as set in the Power saving prefs.
After upgrading to leopard I found that my G5 will not automatically go to sleep.
After pulling my hair our I have finally discovered that my airport is keeping my G5 powermac awake.
If I disconnect my networked printer and DSL modem from the modem, it does not go to sleep. When I disconnect the airport to G5 cable the G5 goes to sleep.
My Airport SW/firmware seems to be up to date.
Has anyone got any ideas?
Anything I can do with the ports to stop it from pinging my G5 and keeping it awake?
Any ideas are welcome!
Thanks,
Steve.

Although I know you tried resets, but please give the following a go:
I would recommend that you do the following as a minimum:
Power-down the modem, AirPort base station, and computer(s).
Power-up the modem; wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it adequate time to initialize.
Power-up the AirPort base station; wait at least 5-10 minutes. Note: The AirPort's status light may continue to flash amber after it has intialized. That is because, there may be some additional configuration items necessary, like setting up wireless security, before the overall setup is completed to get a green status.
Power-up your computer(s).
If the above steps do not solve the problem, start over with step 1 above, but then perform the next steps between steps 1 & 2. above.
Disconnect the AirPort base station from the Internet broadband modem.
While all of the devices are powered-down, perform a "factory default" reset on the base station. This will get it back to its "out-of-the-box" configuration and make setting it up much easier, especially if you use the "Assist me" process within the AirPort Utility. (ref:Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule)
After the base station resets, go ahead and power it back down.
Reconnect the AirPort base station to the Internet broadband modem. For the Extreme and Time Capsule, be sure to connect the cable to the base station's WAN (circle-of-dots) port.
Continue with step 2 in the first set of steps.
In this basic configuration, the AirPort base station will broadcast an unsecured wireless network with a Network Name (SSID) of Apple Network NNNNNN. Network clients, connected to the base station either by wire or wireless, should now be able to access the Internet through the ISP's modem. Once Internet connectivity has been verified, you can use the AirPort Utility to configure the base station for wireless security and any other desired options. Please post back your results.

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