Can't read airport configuration

I have an Airport Extreme base station (802.11g), which I use with Airport Utility 5.3.1 on my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.4.11). My internet connection is actually working fine, but when I tried to access the Airport settings because houseguests were having trouble using our wireless network, Airport Utility found the base station but could not read the configuration (error message -6753). I reset Airport, with the same result (except that now I can't rename the network or reset the password, because I cannot access the settings). I have also been unable to download the latest firmware for the same reason. So -- I can use Airport for internet access, but should I ever need to change the settings (as I was trying to do this evening), I'd be out of luck. Any thoughts?

Try connecting your laptop directly to the AEBS with an ethernet cord (you might have to reset the base station again).

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