Cannot acces base configuration/no wireless network.

The current set up is as follows: Airport extreme base station that is directly connected to the modem. This is set up to create the wireless for the 3 macbooks in the house that we use. Also there is a Airport Express that is used to connect a PC desktop via the Ethernet port by using the WDS option.
The PC currently has internet, but none of the laptops can find the network that we have created. It seems like the configuration of the extreme got messed up and is just extending only to the express.
The biggest issue of it all is that when opening Airport Utility, no devices show up on the list. I have power cycled the modem, base stations etc and nothing helps to bring the devices up so that I can edit the configurations. Can someone please help me?

Jason Schaefer wrote:
The current set up is as follows: Airport extreme base station that is directly connected to the modem. This is set up to create the wireless for the 3 macbooks in the house that we use. Also there is a Airport Express that is used to connect a PC desktop via the Ethernet port by using the WDS option.
The PC currently has internet, but none of the laptops can find the network that we have created. It seems like the configuration of the extreme got messed up and is just extending only to the express.
The biggest issue of it all is that when opening Airport Utility, no devices show up on the list. I have power cycled the modem, base stations etc and nothing helps to bring the devices up so that I can edit the configurations. Can someone please help me?
temporarily try running an ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports of the extreme to one of your Macs. you may want to turn airport off on that machine. launch airport utility.
does the extreme show up in AU ?

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