Configuration set-up doesn't find my airport station

Mac OS.10.4.2. tiger sais: airport connection is not available..
the light on my airport express is lightned green.
The configuration tells me there is no airport statiom on the area..
but there is! The airport express card (the old one that is used for aG4 like mine) is placed correctly. Mac OS sais: airport is turned on.
but there is no basestation-ID available...
What to do???? I;m trying and trying for hours by now..and i'm slowly getting nuts..
please mail me your sollutions.. [email protected]
In het nederlands zou ook handig zijn.

Also, if this is the first time you have tried using the Airport card inside your G4, check to make sure the internal Airport antenna cable connector has been FULLY seated into its socket on the Airport card itself. Doing this properly can take a fair bit of force.

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