AirPrt Express dissapears from AirPort Utility after working fine for a bit

I got an Airport Express, set it up as connect to existing wifi network. All works fine, and the speakers show up in ITunes. But then suddenly after a couple of minutes of working fine, it just disappears from iTunes, and is also gone from AirPort Utility, although the light is still green on the AirPort Express unit.. I then have to reset and all restart and all sorts before it comes back. And the goes away again after a couple of minutes. This is not dropping out. It completely disappears, BUT the light on the Airport Express is still green?
Any ideas?

My problem is almost the same. Today i set up my new Airport Express. It worked great. Then I tried to add another computer to the network. And it worked as well. But after one last change (can't remember now exactly which one) the AX resent and never came back. Got a green light but the Airport Utility no longer finds it. Tried soft, hard, factory resets. Green light all the way. But it's like it's not there. Neither computer "sees" it.
Any help would be a godsend.

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