AirPort Utility Software Update 2009-002 Causing Wireless issues?

I've tried to search for this but the only search box I can find is the one on the main title bar and that doesn't seem to work well for the discussions forums, am I just missing it? But anyway, that's not my real question.
Since the last batch of updates (inc. the one mentioned in the subject) my unibody Macbook (13") has been dropping wifi constantly, even though my netbook can still connect fine and the MB even was connecting before the updates for many months without issue. I've double-checked all the settings, tried some different settings (changed security, hide/show SSID, turned airport on and off), but no help. Today it won't even show me a list of available networks, let alone try to connect to mine. The last time it did try to connect it timed out.
I've googled a bit for this as well and found some people with similar issues but no answers, so anyone here having similar troubles?
Cheers.

I'm going to try this later on today, but just rebooting into Safe Mode and then back into regular OS X helps? Does booting into Safe Mode change something or perform some maintenance? Either way if it works, great.

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en1:
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Locale: FCC
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UPDATE:
Still having the same issue... I'm really despirate here because my school library is wireless only.
I read that some people were fixing problems by replacing the IO80211family.kext file with a previous one. I tried what I think was the 10.6.1, the 10.5.2, and the 10.5.8.
I was able to replace the 10.6.1 with no problems, (and no fix, and I think the 10.5.8 too) but as soon as I tried the 10.5.2, I got the "no airport card installed" when I clicked on it. Even when I put the 10.6.2 one back in, same message. had to revert to my latest time machine backup and start over with the problem. I did repair permissions once so maybe that triggered all kinds of problems in there...
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AirPort Client Update 2009-002 Connection Lost

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I think I'm having the exact same problem, so I'm posting here instead of starting a new topic.
Before a few days ago I was only using a PB G4 with 10.4.11 and an Airport Extreme 801.11n and didn't have any troubles with this set up. I could close the Powerbook, open it up later and almost immediately have access to my wifi. Or, I could leave it open and it would maintain a connection even when no activity (by me, physically) was going on.
I recently got a new MBP (and thus 10.6, which I updated to 10.6.2). If I close the MBP, putting it to sleep, and then open it, I can not access my network. I get the connection timeout message you mentioned. But here's the thing, I also can't get online with my older Powerbook.
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Did the software update somehow mess with my base station? It's running version 7.3.2.
Do I need to trash some setting? Do I need to tweak some network setting in 10.6 that I don't know about?
I wish I knew if I was having the problems in the few hours between using 10.6 out of the box and updating to 10.6.2 (and a few other things), but I don't think I ever put it to sleep during that time.

AirPort Client Update 2009-002 Issues!

ok so i installed the AirPort Client Update 2009-002 and all seemed well.
However, after not using the mac for a day i turned it on and the clock had gone back to jan 1st 2008 and the laptop would not pick up our wi-fi.
After allowing some incoming connection boxes for some gobbldygook programme names the clock reset itself to the correct time and i retyped my wi-fi password and reconnected.
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ok so i installed the AirPort Client Update 2009-002 and all seemed well.
However, after not using the mac for a day i turned it on and the clock had gone back to jan 1st 2008 and the laptop would not pick up our wi-fi.
After allowing some incoming connection boxes for some gobbldygook programme names the clock reset itself to the correct time and i retyped my wi-fi password and reconnected.
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Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X...
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Is there a manual I can print for the Airport Utility Software Version 5.5.3 for Windows?
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PPC Security Update 2009-002

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