Can't connect to iDisk via AirPort Extreme

I can't connect to iDisk if I have an Extreme in my network path.
Connection that will work:
Motorola cable modem -> Netgear Hub -> iMac -> iDisk
or
Motorola cable modem -> iMac -> iDisk
Connection that doesn't work:
Motorla Cable modem -> Airport Extreme -> Netgar Hub -> Mac -> iDisk
or
Motorla Cable modem -> Airport Extreme -> iMac
or
Motorla Cable modem -> Airport Extreme -> Dell D610
Oddly enough this will work:
Motorla Cable modem -> Airport Extreme ->Dell D610 -> VPN to Work network connection -> iDisk
This problem holds through with or without WEP Security.
Software: iMac 10.4.7 and Extreme V5.7 and it is setup as a WDS base station I need to extend my network to an Express.
Any thoughts? I have not found any problem like this on these pages. (As best as I could see anyway.)
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.6)
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Looking over your original post again, I think I might have misunderstood you the first time. If I understand you correctly, your Vista laptop can see the wireless network and connect to it (so you have access to the Internet), but you cannot see the Airport Extreme Base Station when using Airport Utility.
If your Internet connectivity is not an issue and it's just that you can't see the base station in Airport Utility to configure it, try using an ethernet cable to connect your Vista laptop to one of the LAN ports and see if the base station shows up in Airport Utility then.

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Robin Berman wrote:
I still can't connect wirelessly via airport extreme.
Using a Powerbook running 10.6.4
That's not possible. Do you mean "MacBook"?
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10695921&start=1
They're not guaranteed to solve the problem, but they'll only take a minute or so to try.
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Hi,
Just bought a brand new airport extreme and I already own a June 2009 Mac book pro w/ snow leopard.
I always run software updater, so the Airport 2009-002 patch/fix is on this system.
I have a strange problem with my connectivity to the internet from my mac via the airport extreme.
Very regularly (and seemingly randomly) the laptops connectivity to the internet will drop out... i.e. websites won't respond, big websites (like google) don't respond to pings or anything. While these internet "drop outs" are happening, i can jump onto my PC (which is connected to the airport extreme via ethernet) and the internet is working fine.
Also, Wifi never drops out through this whole situation. This means that while I can't access the internet, my reception is still FULL and I can SAMBA connect to my PC and with other computers on the network.
It's very strange that purely internet via the Airport Extreme is having these issues.
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I've never had any issues with my internet - this is the first. My only real option if this can't get resolved is to return the airport, as this is inhibiting me from working from my laptop.
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Can someone recommend any course of action to work around this issue?
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When I restarted the computer, I reset the PRAM by holding down OPTION, COMMAND, P, and R at the same time RIGHT AFTER I pushed the power button to turn it on and before the grey screen appeared.
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What Mac do you have?
Do you have iMac G5 or a Power Mac G5?
Did you install the AirPort Extreme card yourself?

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utility, I loose my internet connection on the
macintosh although the Network Status says that I'm
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