Computers doubling up when connecting two apple routers together

I seem to be getting multiple iterations of the same computers on my network. I have 2 apple routers. One is a master the other is in bridge network extend mode.
The iterations look like this:
Luke's Macbook Air
Luke's Macbook Air (2)
Luke's Macbook Air (3)
Luke's Macbook Air (4)
Merinda's iMac
Merinda's iMac (2)
Apple TV
Apple TV (2)
etc...
Thoughts?

Thanks for clarifying that for me.
Yosemite has a number of issues, and this is one of them. Unfortunately, there are no adjustments or settings on the Apple AirPorts, or in AirPort Utility to address the issue of "multiple" Macs, so your question is beyond the scope of this support forum.
You might be able to temporarily fix things by opening System Prefences (gear icon on the dock), the opening Sharing and adjusting the name of the Mac, but no guarantees.
I would recommend that you post in the Yosemite support forum regarding this issue. The link for that forum is just below:
OS X Yosemite

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Recently the WGT624 died after years of usage. So I purchased a Linkys E3000. I want to have a similar setup as before with the WGT624. However I have been running into issues. Wirelessly I cannot get access to the internet through the E3000. The E3000 is connected to the WRT600N in the same was as the WGT624. The WAN port of the E3000 is connected to the port number X of WRT600N. On the status tab of the E3000 I seem to be getting a strange Internet IP address. 127.0.0.1. This I think is a loopback address, I am not sure? Same with the subnet mask of 255.0.0.0
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I read on another thread I could connect two wireless routers together by connecting port X on the 600N to port X on the E3000. Then changing the internal IP of the second router from 192.168.1.1 to 198.168.1.2 and then disabling the DHCP server.
I really want to keep the same set up as before if posslble. More importantly I want to know why my setup prior, the WRT600N to the WGT624 worked with no problems. Why could I use the WGT624 as an access point and not the E3000? Should I switch the the two routers use the 600N as the access point and E3000 as my main router?
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