Can't detect Airport Extreme wireless network

My Extreme Base Station seems to be configured ok and I can access it with the ethernet LAN connection. But none of my wireless devices including my Macbook can see the wireless network. It's been working fine forever and I did the factory reset after things stopped working today. But I can't get it back. Is this a Lion upgrade issue?

A number of users are making use of the "closed" or "hidden" network feature on their wireless routers, so if your Wi-Fi utility "sees" 10 wirelesss networks.....there are probably another 5 or 6 that it cannot "see".
The utility will also not pick up potential interfering signals from cordless phones in the area, BlueTooth devices, wireless camera/security systems, etc.
So, while a Wi-Fi utility can perhaps provide a few clues, it cannot provide many answers in most cases.

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my ibook G3 OSX 10.2.8, airport admin utility software 3.1.1 no longer can detect the airport express wireless network (powerbook G4, OSX 10.4.11, airport admin utility 4.2; airport express, WEP protected, to DSL modem). i just installed an ipod driver update on the ibook, and wireless networking went down on restart. any help greatly appreciated!

you name it : com.apple.airport.adminutility.plist
delete it and do as advised.
This isn't harmful, because it is only a preference list, so it will be created brandnew as soon as you re-setup the Airport stuff.
Mac OS X ( especially Jaguar ) has a tendency to corrupt some plists out of the blue, it is more or less harmless and can be fixed with recreating them plus permissions-repair.
Hint : repair permissions more than one time, it ALWAYS finds something to fix in Jaguar.
You cannot destroy something with these actions, because it is Unix maintance so usual routines.
A tool like cocktail or Onyx ( google them, onyx is freeware ) can help you run such ( and more ) routines on a scheduled base.
Always remember that OS X is no longer "the Mac OS", it is Unix with a nice Desktop, the critical things run hidden in the background, so it has to be treated like any Unix/Linux sort of OS, even if from the outside everything looks nice and kosher..
Best wishes from Germany

Airport Extreme wireless network can't find my HD-DVR, thus my iPad App, DirecTV, won't work. Please help.

My Airport Extreme will not allow my HD-DVR (DirecTV) to connect to the wireless network. All my other wireless stuff (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro) all work fine. My network name is all lower case, no punctuation, no spaces. Therefore my iPad App, DirecTV, cannot find my TV, and I cannot use its features. I am so frustrated. DirecTV came out to my house today and told me it's all Apple's fault. I can hardly believe that! Please help - TIA!

Plug a LAN port of TC by ethernet directly into the computer.
Unplug the TC so it is fully isolated from the network.
Do a full factory reset of the TC.
The Factory Reset Gen1-4.
Unplug your TC. Hold in reset. and power the TC back on.. without releasing reset for about 10sec. When the status light flashes rapidly; release it.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
I generally prefer to do the setup by ethernet alone but the new airport utility seems mighty wireless orientated. You might need to power off the modem and AE and everything else so you can pick up just the TC. But check that it doesn't work by ethernet first. Otherwise go to the wifi and you will see the TC listed as new device in the list of wireless AP's available.. click it and it will open the airport utility.
Once you get into the TC give it all short names, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
I would also not turn off its wireless.. there is no need. Just give wireless the same name as the AE, same security setting and password.
Put the TC in bridge mode.
Once you complete the setup .. update the TC and put it back into the network.. if you have not already done so.. restart the whole network.. restart in correct order.. modem.. AE.. TC with 2min between each one.

Can't Get Time Capsule to Extend Airport Extreme Wireless Network

I've searched this forum and read dozens of listings, but nothing I've found gives me a answer for the problem I'm having.
I had an existing network consisting of three Airport Extreme routers, one the master/DHCP server and the other two to extend the network. All of the routers were configured for 802.11n 5 GHz only service.
After much frustration trying to use Time Machine to back up to external disks attached to Airport Extremes as well as disks attached to other Macs, I gave up and bought a Time Capsule.
I have been trying for about six months on and off to get the Time Capsule configured as an extension to the main Airport Extreme as the other two Extremes are.
Nothing I've tried will cause the TC to extend the network. It always comes up with a yellow light and error messages saying that there is a problem with the wireless network and a problem with the internet connection and, sometimes, a third message that I don't remember.
After my initial efforts, I just gave up and plugged the danged TC into the remote AE that is closest to where I use my MacBook Pro and it worked. But I wanted it to REPLACE that AE instead of being an appendage to it.
Due to TC/TM problems, I've twice lost the entire TM backup off of the TC, and tonight I decided it was time to start over. I've encountered the same problems as before, and so finally moved the TC to my home office rack where the main AE is located and plugged it into the AE directly. TM is now backing up, but at a snail's pace (which is why I wanted the TC to be located in the same room where I use the laptop).
Has anyone had success or failure extending a multiple-unit AE network with a TC on 802.11n 5 GHz (not WDS)? If not, has your experience been similar to mine; if so, what did you do that I haven't?
Any specific help will be greatly appreciated.

Yes, I suppose I could do that. But if the wireless extension isn't working in one direction there's no guarantee it'll work in the other direction; and I was trying to avoid upending my entire setup.
And no, I'm not bridging the units with hard-wired cabling; I'm attempting to use wireless to extend them...NOT WDS, which is for 802.11B/G mode, but the 802.11N wireless extension mode that's available on these Apple products.

Problems with Airport extreme wireless network setup

I set up a wireless network with my new airport extreme via the airport utility on my macbook air. The macbook air can access the network and the internet without a problem. However, when I open the airport utility, it claims the extreme can't access the internet. Then, when I try to get to the network from any other component in the house: blue ray players, ipod touches or another laptop, they can see the network, but not connect to it or to the internet. This is my first time setting up a wireless network - I'm divorced and my ex-husband set up the last one. I'd rather die than call him for help. Can you suggest a fix or a way to troubleshoot? I'm convinced that I've done something wrong in the setup, but for the life of me I can't find the mistake. Thanks!

I set up a wireless network with my new airport extreme via the airport utility on my macbook air. The macbook air can access the network and the internet without a problem. However, when I open the airport utility, it claims the extreme can't access the internet. Then, when I try to get to the network from any other component in the house: blue ray players, ipod touches or another laptop, they can see the network, but not connect to it or to the internet. This is my first time setting up a wireless network - I'm divorced and my ex-husband set up the last one. I'd rather die than call him for help. Can you suggest a fix or a way to troubleshoot? I'm convinced that I've done something wrong in the setup, but for the life of me I can't find the mistake. Thanks!

Can I extend AP Extreme Wireless network with my a TC and also use TimeMachine with it?

I currently have an Airport Extreme Base Station in my Home Office in the basement and would like to purhcase a TC to be placed upstairs to extend the Wireless Signal and also use it with TM to backup several apple computers.
Do I need to run a Network Cable from the AE in the basement to the TC unit or can I simply piggy back off the wireless signal produced by the AE? I can do either, but just want to make sure I get what i'm looking for.
I'm also running Apply TV in many rooms....will the TC unit produce a new wireless signal or extend the wireless already in the house. This is critical as Apple TV Units and the device connecting to it must be on the same network.
Thank you for your help in advance.
david

I currently have an Airport Extreme Base Station in my Home Office in the basement and would like to purhcase a TC to be placed upstairs to extend the Wireless Signal and also use it with TM to backup several apple computers.
That is doable.
Do I need to run a Network Cable from the AE in the basement to the TC unit or can I simply piggy back off the wireless signal produced by the AE?
Wired Ethernet cable connections are strongly preferred in setups like this, since there is no speed loss in a wire....and much less chance of an error occuring over a wired connection. The wireless signal produced by the Time Capsule will be much faster with a wired connection as well.
Wireless between the AirPort and TC might work.....IF....the Time Capsule is located where it can receive a really strong signal from the other AirPort, but at best, the speed will drop by about half when you do this.
I'm also running Apply TV in many rooms....will the TC unit produce a new wireless signal or extend the wireless already in the house. This is critical as Apple TV Units and the device connecting to it must be on the same network.
The TC will extend the existing network using either a wired or wireless connection.

Why? xbox live doesn't connect to Airport Extreme wireless network

Xbox live wireless adapter is not connecting to my wireless network. xBox live support said to change to WEP security (does not support WPA security). Tried this but it doesn't work either. I can't find any information on Apple support or xBox live support that confirms whether or not the router is even compatible with xbox live. Does anyone know or have experience with this?

Go to your computer and run the Airport Utility. Click on the Manual Setup button. In the tabs you'll see Summary, Base Station, Wireless, etc. Select Wireless. Look about 1/2 way down and you'll see Wireless Security. Click on the popup button and select None. At the bottom of the window click on Update. You'll go offline momentarily as the base station is updated. Now go back to your XBox and connect. Now download all the updates you can.
Once this is finished, go back to the base station and repeat the steps except set the security to WPA and see if your XBox will connect. If not, set the airport for WEP and see if that works.

How to use the airport express to extend the range of an existing airport extreme wireless network?

The instruction manual says nothing on the topic, so maybe it is not possible. The only reason I think it is possible is that two different Apple reps told my girlfriend it was possible. Now we have one, and no clue how to proceed.
We have an Airport Extreme, but its range is maximum 30 feet. We would like to double that. What do we do with the Airport Express? (We cannot move the modem nor the Airport Extreme. What we are trying to do has nothing to do with speakers, iTunes, or printers.)
thanks
Paul

Are both the Extreme and Express 802.11n models? If so, check out this AirPort Support article; if one or both are 802.11g models, check out this article instead.

POWERMAC G5 can no longer access Airport Express wireless network

OK I've had a Airport extreme wireless network up and running for 3-years. Suddenly, my PowerMac G5 cannot connect. I know the network is OK because my Powerbook can connect to the network.
I've tried running the Airport utility and re-scanning with no luck. Also shut down the PowerMac and the Airport Extreme and then re-booted. No luck. The wireless strength meter in the upper right corner of screen goes from solid black to gray scale. Sometimes the network is listed, other times not. It never, however, will let me join the network.
Is it possible that the Airport card has failed??
Any help will be appreciated.

what does this have to do with windows?

Can i connect a new airport extreme wirelessly to an existing airport extreme to extend range? if so, how?

My mother has an airport extreme hardwired to a modem for wireless connection in her home. she is trying to get a wireless connection in her shop, about 250 away and i was wondering if i can use another airport extreme wirelessly to connect to the wired extreme to extend the range

And, by clear line of sight Bob means nothing between the two but air space. Windows, walls, trees, bushes, etc. all act to attenuate the signal substantially, thus reducing the effective range.
If you are willing to spend lots of money you can purchase amplifiers that can extend the range. Check this out at QuickerTek.com.

How can I rename an established wireless network using airport extreme?

How can I rename an established wireless network using airport extreme?

Thanks for the info. On your Mac......
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the picture of the AirPort Extreme
Click Edit in the smaller window that appears
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the next window that appears
Edit/backspace out the Wireless Network Name and type in a new name that you want to use
Click Update at the lower right of the window
Wait a full minute for the AirPort Extreme to restart
Close AirPort Utility
The new network that you named will use the same network password that you set up originally.

Can I create a second wireless network using an Airport Extreme?

Does anybody know if the following is possible?
Cable Modem wired to Airport Extreme 5th gen -> Wireless Internet via Guest Account -> Airport Extreme 5th gen->
Create Secondary Private Network -> Internet distributed Wirelessly to clients on Secondary Network (Mac Mini, ATV 2)
Thanks for any thoughts!

Would it be possible instead to link a second Airport Extreme wirelessly to a secure network on the first,
Yes, if you link to the "main" wireless network on the first AirPort Extreme.
then create a secondary private network,
No, but you could "extend" the "main" wireless network to provide more coverage and also enable the Ethernet ports on the second AirPort Extreme.
If you connected yet another router to one of the Ethernet ports, you could configure it to create another wireless network with its own password.
But cients on the "main" network would be able to "see" devices on the other "private" network and vice versa.

Can't configure Airport Express to Extend Airport Extreme Wireless

I have a working Airport Extreme wireless setup running 128-bit WEP. I now have a computer in a remote part of the house that doesn't have wireless, but has a wired Ethernet port. So I was told by a knowledgeable guy at the Apple store that I can have the AExpress pick up the wireless signal, then provide through it's Ethernet port a wired connection for my computer that doesn't have wireless.
First, is this true? If not, I'll return it.
Second, this has been a nightmare, hours and hours, and I'm pretty good with understanding networks. The book included with the AExpress is a joke, it basically just says "and let the software walk you through what you want to do."
The symptom is that I configure the device and update it with all the WEP 128 key info, but the light just stays blinking amber. I've updated the AE firmware.
What are the steps for setting up what I need? I'm using an up-to-date Mini to configure ... should the Mini be connected to the Airport Extreme base via wireless? Via wired? To the Extreme? Wireless?
This is clearly a sophisticated device with lots of promise and such, but the documentation and the number of posts to this board reflect that clearly there may just be too much complexity here for most people to handle.

So I was told by a knowledgeable guy at the Apple store that I can have the AExpress pick up the wireless signal, then provide through it's Ethernet port a wired connection for my computer that doesn't have wireless.
First, is this true? If not, I'll return it.
Yes, this is true. You can extend the network wirelessly using the WDS feature of AirPort Base Stations. In turn, you can connect wireless or wired clients to the Remote Base Stations.
What are the steps for setting up what I need?
This Apple article should help explain the steps of setting up a WDS between two AirPort Base Stations: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107454

HT4628 I recently transferred my internet service to another state. Have not yet moved my imac, just my pc laptop. I cannot get my airport extreme wireless router to work. The green light stays lit when everything is connected but I can't connect to the i

I recently transferred my internet service to another state.I have not yet moved my imac, just my pc laptop. I cannot get my airport extreme wireless router to work. The green light stays lit when everything is connected but I can't connect to the internet. Any suggestions?

I would recommend that you do the following as a minimum:
Power-down the modem, AirPort base station, and computer(s).
Power-up the modem; wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it adequate time to initialize.
Power-up the AirPort base station; wait at least 5-10 minutes. Note: The AirPort's status light may continue to flash amber after it has intialized. That is because, there may be some additional configuration items necessary, like setting up wireless security, before the overall setup is completed to get a green status.
Power-up your computer(s).
If the above steps do not solve the problem, start over with step 1 above, but then perform the next steps between steps 1 & 2. above.
Disconnect the AirPort base station from the Internet broadband modem.
While all of the devices are powered-down, perform a "factory default" reset on the base station. This will get it back to its "out-of-the-box" configuration and make setting it up much easier, especially if you use the "Assist me" process within the AirPort Utility. (ref: Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule)
After the base station resets, go ahead and power it back down.
Reconnect the AirPort base station to the Internet broadband modem. For the Extreme and Time Capsule, be sure to connect the cable to the base station's WAN (circle-of-dots) port.
Continue with step 2 in the first set of steps.
In this basic configuration, the AirPort base station will broadcast an unsecured wireless network with a Network Name (SSID) of Apple Network NNNNNN. Network clients, connected to the base station either by wire or wireless, should now be able to access the Internet through the ISP's modem. Once Internet connectivity has been verified, you can use the AirPort Utility to configure the base station for wireless security and any other desired options. Please post back your results.

Connecting 2 Airport Extremes wirelessly....can it be done?

Connecting 2 Airport Extremes wirelessly....can it be done?
I have 2 Airport Extremes. I'm only using 1 of them right now connected to a cable modem. It works well. I can get a wireless signal in most of the house and even outside a bit. However there are upstairs bedrooms on the other side of the house that I don't get a very strong signal on. No "big" deal really but here is what I thought.......
Can I set up my 2nd Airport Extreme to wirelessly receive the signal from the 1st (main) Airport Extreme and place the 2nd Airport Extreme close to the bedrooms with weak reception? I was thinking that the 2nd AirPort Extreme could just pickup and boost my original signal.
Is this possible? I can't find it mentioned in my Airport Manual.
If so, what is the term for this? That way I can search for information on how to configure all of this. If you have any other ideas on how this might able to work please let me know.
Thanks for your help

OK, you will need to make configuration changes to both of your Extremes.
For the main Extreme (the one connected to your modem now):
Open AirPort Utility, click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab under the icons
Look on the wireless setup page and make sure there is a check mark next to "Allow this network to be extended". This may be under the Options tab on the wireless page. If you have a dual band Extreme, you can only extend the main network, not the 'guest" network.
Update to save settings
For the remote Extreme, temporarily locate it near your computer so that you can configure it:
Open AirPort Utility, click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab
On the wireless setup page, change the Wireless Mode to "Extend a wireless network"
You will select the name of wireless network created by your main Extreme. Enter the password if needed.
Make sure there is a check mark next to "Allow wireless clients"
Update to save settings
That should do it.

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