Can't config but connects to the internet. Plus other problems.

Hello all,
I believe all my problems started today after installing the 10.5.8 update.
At first, I couldn't connect to my external hard drive networked through my AirPort Extreme. After plugging in/out the base station, I was able to access it for a little while, but then it went away again. It would still show up in the finder side bar, but when I went to connect it would just get stuck at "connecting..." Sometimes I would get lucky and it would say "Connection failed" and warning 6753 would pop up about making sure my AirPort was connected.
Next I tried to use the AirPort Utility to look at my settings, and though the AirPort shows up on the initial page, when I click "Continue" to change the settings, it once again gets stuck at "Reading the Airport Extreme Configuration" and then warning 6753 would show up again.
I then gave it a hard reset and a factory reset to no avail.
After some research, I've tried to connect the base station via ethernet, but I still get stuck at "Reading the Configuration" as I did over wireless.
The funny thing is that although the AirPort is supposedly unconfigured and flashing amber, it is still connected to the internet, showing up as an open Apple Network, and I'm using it now to write this post.
Any thoughts on what is going on here? Being able to access my hard drive data without lugging it all over the house would be nice again!
I bought it about a year and half ago also. It's my first one, so I'm not sure what their expected lifespan is.
Thanks,
Christopher

This will explain how to sync photos from your PC. It works the same way whether you have a Mac or a Windows PC.
iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes - Support - Apple
This might come in handy for you.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/ipad_user_guide.pdf

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