Airport utility unable to find any airport devices

OK, trying to use airport extreme as range extender.
Netgear DGND3300v2 as base station
Software updated on router and airport extreme. Why do I keep getting the above message? What am I doing wrong?!
Thanks in advance.

If you are trying to use the AirPort Extreme using wireless only with the Netgear, these products are not compatible for that purpose. The AirPort can only work as an extender with another Apple product.
You should be able to configure the AirPort Extreme to provide more wireless coverage if you are connecting the Netgear and AirPort Extreme together using a permanent Ethernet connection.
As far as AirPort Utility not being able to "see" the AirPort Extreme....out of the box, the Extreme provides a wireless network with a name like Apple Network xxxxxx. You have to log on to that network first...there is no security....before you open AirPort Utility.

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Can anyone help. I have a stable network which has been working fine for ages. I have an airport extreme + express(airtunes)X2. I was having problems with my printer and ran airport utility 5.3.2 which failed to find any of my devices, but my airport card has no trouble connecting to the network and internet. I also note that itunes no longer sees my remote speakers. I have re-booted everything with no change. All software is up to date on OS 10.5.6.
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Hi,
I have the same problem. I'm very confused right now...I have one Mac and one PC that have both been able to successfully get online with the AEBS I have. A couple of hours ago, though, the wi-fi connection went dead with the PC. The AEBS has been showing a solid green light all this time, though. The Mac is online--and thank goodness because I wouldn't have been able to look or ask for help, otherwise! And our other various wi-fi enabled devices (ie my mom's iPhone and my iPod touch) have been able to get online, too. It's just the PC that doesn't want to work, for some reason.
I tried turning off the firewall to see if that would help anything. It didn't. I also tried rebooting my PC and that didn't work. Then I unplugged the AEBS for a couple minutes to see if that would help anything, but it didn't. And then I went into Airport Utility on the PC, but the AEBS isn't showing up at all. Yet when I go into Network Connections and view available networks through Windows, it sees my network and I've got full bars in terms of reception.
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Ok So I have bought a 2TB Time Capsule, for the past few weeks we have been doing our backups on it etc and just using our already installed Netgear wireless router. Tonight I decided I would "extend an already existing wireless router" - after following all the steps etc and then clicking apply etc, the Airport Utility said that it would need to restart the time capsule etc. After about 5 mins and it looked like it had frozen, airport utility re-started and now all i get is:
"Airport Utility is Unable to find any wireless device. Make Sure the Airport Wireless Device you want to set up is plugged in and in range of your computer, and then click rescan"
I have clicked Rescan like 10 times
I have quit and restarted Airport Utility as well as my Mac OSX 10.5.8
I have pulled the Time Capsule plug out of it and restarted it
I have turned of my airport on my computer and turned it back on again
I have read a number of posts - yet nothing seems to give me any more options other than to rescan.

If you are trying to connect the Time Capsule to the Netgear router using a wireless only connection, Apple's "extend a wireless network" feature was designed to only work with other Apple routers. It is extremely unlikely that this setting would work with a Netgear product.
You will need to start over again and perform a Factor Default Reset on the Time Capsule and then re-configure it back to the original settings that you set up previously.
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Help! This is getting desperate. I bought an AEX for streaming music to my hifi. Installed it yesterday and it worked on both my desktop (running Vista) and my laptop (running XP). However I was experiencing sound dropouts on the Vista machine so, having researched on this forum, I tried to change a couple of settings in my wireless router (D Link DI524) to try and cure the problem.
My wireless network is still working fine but since making the changes the AirPort Utility software just keeps telling me that it is unable to find any Apple Express devices and I cannot make a connection. It is the same on both my desktop and my laptop.
I can't see why changing security settings in the router should prevent the Utility from connecting with the device as it has to do this during set up anyway to be incorporated into the network. I have tried a full re-set to factory settings but that didn't work. Any ideas? Otherwise this thing is going back to the store.

It's ok. It seems to have cured itself. And downloading Vista Anti Lag has cured the sound drop outs too.

AirPort utility unable to find any AirPort wireless devices

Hi All,
I have an issue I have no idea how to resolve. I recently purchased a 2TB Time capsule and after a few teething issues have had it working as both router and external storage. I have spent the last 2 weeks transferring all my media to this for central access from all networked computers.
Its been running fine the whole time until today. For some reason my internet connection was dropped. I turned off the TC and my Modem, and then restarted in the right order.
WiFi connection is Excellent. I can connect to my mapped TC drive, but I cannot connect to either the internet (my network is now only allowing 'Local Connection') and the Airport utility is unable to find any Airport wireless devices. I was hoping i'd be able to see an issue through the utility but it cant even recognise the device!
I am yet to do a hard re-set of the TC as I want to avoid having to go through the network set up again and I assume this is the information that is lost? I'm also concerned I will lose the content of the TC and i really dont have the time or the patience to go through that exercise again.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
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Thanks for the quick response!
My Modem is not the issue in this case as I have already connected via network cable directly to it and am using it to connect to the internet now.
I had issues with IP conflict etc when setting up the network and suspect something similar this time, except I cant even open the TC to check the set up as AirPort utilities cant see it.
I think I have the TC doing the routing as all periphrals attached to the network were getting a 10.0.1.x IP address, but I have to confess this is not my forte and neither is pinging things as I dont understand any of the information that comes back!
I assume the hard re-set option is a last resort? I'm tempted to just do it as I cant see I'll be any worse off than now... but I'll hold off and do the proper diagnosis.
Unfortunately I'm away for the next 2 days so wont get this resolved before then... I have the internet hard wired so that will keep the wife happy... but i will look into this further and report back with more details on my return.
Thanks,
Mark

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I have a (2007) MacBook Pro running OSX 10.5.8, Airport Utility 5.5.3, and (2011) Time Capsule 7.6. The time capsule is not set up as a wireless station, it only connects to my exisiting wireless network to be used as a backup device with time machine. When I try to scan for wireless devices, the airport utility finds none even though the TC is on and the light is green. My other MacBook Pro running OSX 10.6.8 is able to find the TC and run backups just fine - both are on the same wireless network with the same default wireless settings in network preferences. I've looked at about every similar thread in these support forums and tried numerous suggestions, none of which have resolved my issue. I have called Apple tech support, and the only suggestion they gave me was to set up a new network location with default settings - this worked when they gave me the suggestion, and I used it every time airport would lose connection to the TC; however, it no longer works for some reason. Here are some additional details:
This laptop has connected to the TC and made backups in the past. Every time I've established a connection, it has remained for a period of time (usually about a day), then would randomly drop and not be able to find the TC again. I was previously able to work around this by rebooting everything and setting up a new default network profile on my laptop, per Apple tech support suggestion.
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My network preferences are also all standard. TCP/IP is using DHCP with an automatically assigned address. IPv6 is off. DNS servers are the same on all devices. I've tried renewing the DHCP lease many times, but that has no impact.
In airport utility, when I select File>Configure Other and enter the address/password for the TC, it connects to it just fine - I can see and configure all of the settings on the time capsule. Still, it will not find it when scanning for devices and will not make backups with time machine.
Incidentally, the same thing happens with my wireless printer and this laptop - will randomly lose connection and be unable to print even though the other laptop can print just fine. This leads me to believe it is a problem with the laptop and not the TC or router.
Desperate to find a solution.
Thanks

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I am getting it, along with a blanked out options panel even as I am using the two AirPort base stations and the Airport Extreme that are installed in my house. This confuses me.
I get it on my 12" Powerbook with 10.5.2 installed, but not on the one that's still running Panther. I do not get it on the iMac running Panther.
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When having difficulties accessing the Time Capsule (TC) via the AirPort Utility, try the following, in order checking accessibility with the utility after each step:
Check the local connection. If you are trying to access the TC wirelessly, make sure that you are connected to its wireless network before running the AirPort Utility to administer it. If you are still unable to access it with the utility, temporarily connect your computer directly using an Ethernet cable to one of the TC's LAN ports.
Power cycle the base station. Remove the power adapter's plug from the power outlet, and then, wait 15 seconds before plugging it back in.
Perform a "factory default" reset on the base station.
Finally, if you are attempting to access the TC via an Ethernet connection, be sure that your Ethernet port is NOT configured for Jumbo Frames, i.e., using an MTU of 9000+.

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