Airport Utility won't read configuration of Airport Extreme Error -6753

I've been using this Airport Extreme and computer configuration (along with AppleTV2 and Airplay, etc.) without any issues for almost a year now.  Recently I wanted to extend my wireless network by adding an Airport Express, so I tried to reconfigure the Airport Extreme base station in Airport Utility, and that's when all the trouble started...
Problem: When using Airport Utility to try to set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station, Airport Utility recognizes the AE (Amber light), but fails to read the configuration and eventually times out with: "An error occurred while reading the configuration. Make sure your Apple Wi-Fi base station is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6753)"
The strange thing is, I'm still connected to the internet and able to surf around.  The light on the base station is slowly flashing Amber.  Ever since resetting, the AE has been renamed to its default and is no longer password protected.
I Googled around the interweb looking for solutions, and have already put in a few hours now trying lots of suggested fixes, including:
Soft reset
Hard reset
Factory reset
"Configure Other" workaround in Airport Utility
Installed 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1
Verified and Repaired Disk Permissions in Disk Utility
Trashed SystemConfiguration Folder in Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences and restarted
I've tried most of these multiple times and nothing has worked so far.
The launching point for most of my repair attempts is here: http://blogs.computerworld.com/18577/pre_lion_os_x_10_6_8_update_kills_airport_n etworks
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!
MacBook Pro 4,1
OS 10.6.8
Airport Utility 5.5.3
AirPort Extreme (4th Gen.)

Update: After first posting I tried to set up the Airport Express on its own, going back to exactly the same set up that was working perfectly for a couple years. 
Airport Utility behaves exactly the same way and returns the same error in the same way with the AX as it does with its big sister the AE.
I guess this leads me to conclude it's not a hardware problem with either Airport, but rather something to do with OS 10.6.8 and/or Airport Utility 5.5.3.  No closer to a solution, but closer to the cause-- I think...
Any help here would be doubly greatly appreciated.  Thank you!
MacBook Pro 4,1
OS 10.6.8
Airport Utility 5.5.3
AirPort Express  Version 7.2.9

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