Configure AirPort Snow Error

I followed all the instructions to do a hard re-start for the snow airport base station. An error message appears after trying to upload the default software to the base station. Please advise.

The plug is connected to the LAN port.
I have done a hard reset.
I have changed my computer network settings as described in the online the settings:
IP: 192.42.249.14
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.42.249.13
Using the airport admin utility from my MacBook Pro, I can see my base station listed with a name which is the address of the WAN Ethernet. Airport ID is 00:00:00:00:00:00.
If I double click, I get a message: "The base station you have selected has been reset and is currently not configured. Default software will be uploaded to the base station. Click OK to temporarily change your TCP/IP configuration during the upload."
I click OK then I get an error message: "An error occurred while updating the configuration."
I followed all the steps as described. Is it that the newer software is not compatible with the older hardware?

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I get the error:
"The AirPort admin utlity was unable to
read the configuration file of the selected
base station.
An error occurred while reading the configuration."
any suggestions?
I need to completely erase it and give it a different configuration altogether.
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards - Dustin

I can only offer sympathies. I have exactly the same problem.
A question:
1) After a hard reset of the ABS according to the procedures in Articles 106602 & 106685, at step 14 does Airport Admin(AA) find your ABS?
(I can reliably get to this point, however loading default software fails. I noticed that the Airport ID is zeroed! )
2) In AA have you tried connecting to 10.0.1.1 using your ABS password?
3) Can you create a c2c network? (I can connect my iMacs together reliably, so it is not a radio noise issue.)
I firmly believe this is a s/w issues somehow related to the recent upgrades. I only recenly bought my ABS, after replacing my Graphite for similar reasons. This is becoming unreasonablely time consuming and expensive.
I know this is a bit 'blah, blah', but I'm scratchng around too and would appreciate help! (I had to drill a hole in the wall to get 'hardwired' to the net, so I could get on here, this is not good!)
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Make sure that you have AirPort Utility 6.3.1 installed on your Mac.
AirPort Utility 6.3.1 for Mac - Support - Apple
Then, power off the entire network...all devices...in any order that you want
Wait a minute, then start the modem first and let it run a full minute
Start the next device connected to the modem, which may be your Time Capsule and let it run a minute
Keep starting devices one at a time the same way until the entire network is back up
See if AirPort Utility can "see" the Time Capsule now.
If yes, try another backup. If you encounter an error message, post back with the exact message.

Problems with my Airport Snow. Please someone help!

I had an airport snow base station for a couple of years. I bought it used, and after some initial difficulty, I manage to set it up and it worked fine for a little while. At some point it started failing to connect and started giving me a message that it was looking for PPoE. I am using a cable connection, and the station is connected with the cable modem. I was told that PPoE is a protocol that is not used by that connection. The advise was to unplug everything and reboot. Most of the time it worked, then it started getting harder. Everytime I gave up, and retry days later, it usually worked.
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I know I am computer illiterate, but I don't know who to ask. The couple of friends of mine who are competent can't figure out what the problem is. Apple would not talk to me because I don't have a protection plan. The cable people are completely clueless...
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Problems 1 through 4 are the topic of many (often long) past discussions in this forum. Though I hate to say it, I have yet to see anything that comes close to a "solution" for the problems you describe. Sometimes, Problem #3 results from radio interference which might be alleviated by changing the default channel the base station transmits on.
Unlike every non-Apple router on the market, Apple's Airport Base Station must be configured using Apple's own "Airport Utility" software application. It is not possible to configure an Airport Base Station using a web browser.
Regrettably, in your case it sounds like you would be better off continuing to use your previous Linksys wireless router.

No configured airport base stations have been found

I just purchased a new Time Capsule and tried to set it up according to the included instructions. After the initial set up Airport Utility give the following error message: "No configured AirPort base stations have been found. The only way I can connect to the Internet is wirelessly with a Verizon MiFi wireless modem. Could this be the problem? If so, is there a way to configure the TimeCapsule as a backup only drive?

I think.. you will get nowhere fast using v6 utility.. you must use the older utility.. 5.6.
Apple have so dumbed down v6 as to make it useless.
There are plenty of posts about how to install 5.6 under ML. I don't think it is that hard.
Download the 5.6 dmg.. open the pkg.. then extract the files from the pkg.
There is a free utility to do this.. as well as shareware Pacifist.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Simply load the files manually and then run it..
I am about to try it myself but confess it has not yet happened.
Make sure the TC is different IP range to the main router..
Set static IP in the computer and it must work. By all the TCP/IP I have ever learned it has to be available to the computer.. but I will test myself.

Airport-enabled MacBookPro can't launch Airport Snow Utility

I connect to my LAN wirelessly on an Airport Extreme Base Station, linking my MacBook, an iMac and a few AirTunes stations. I am fully functioning wirelessly with the laptop and have never had a problem. I am trying to employ an older Airport Snow BS to extend the range of my network but when I launch the Airport Snow Utility, an error message pops up that says: "this computer does not have a wireless card. The Appropriate AirPort hardware was not found on this computer......"
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RobLafranco, Welcome to the discussion area!
I am trying to employ an older Airport Snow BS to extend the range of my network...
It is not possible to use the snow AirPort base station (ABS) to wirelessly extend the network. It is not compatible with WDS.

Airport Extreme card can't see Airport Snow...

As the title says...My brand new MacBook (1 day old) can see my belkin54g router network but there's no connection showing up in Internet Connect to my Airport (Snow). It can't see my Airport Express either...
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The antenna IS plugged in properly and I have triple checked it. More info:
My system: PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0ghz w/2.5gb ram running most up to date OSX. Airport Extreeme Wireless Card, properly installed with antenna plugged in.
My Wireless Network: D-Link DL-614+ 802.11b wireless router. Comcast Digital cable.
Additional Info. My roommates computer, a P.O.S. 5yr+ old HP desktop with a "free" wireless card on it, can easily access our wireless network along with 5 other wireless networks in our area. So I know for sure that our network is setup properly and has an internet connection.
I read the other post and what made me go "hmm..." is this part:
"The AirPort Admin Utility is only for use with AirPort base stations."
So... What do I use to view non-AirPort base stations or as Apple calls it "Third Party Wireless Stations?????" I've clicked the airport icon at the top of the screen and selected "other.." and have tried manually adding the SSID and WEP password, but I always get the error message "AirPort had a problem connecting to the network MyNetworkSSID." or something to that effect. So if I'm not supposed to use the AirPort Admin Utility to view non-third party networks.. how do i get my computer to read my d-link network???

Airport Utility for Airport Snow

After switching to Snow Leopard OS (10.6.2), I lost the capacity to configure my old Airport Snow base station. "Airport Utility 5.4.2" doesn't discover my base station and "Airport Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow 4.2.5" doesn't run in Snow Leopard OS. BTW I'll like to keep this old base station working because its "dial-up" functionality, something I need in a remote farm with no DSL or cable services. Is it a way to configure an Airport Graphite or Snow using Snow Leopard?

HI,
Try posting in the Airport forum here.
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=140
Probably an Airport guru there that can help.
Carolyn

How to configure a Snow base station with Snow Leopard?

According to "Mac OS X v10.6: About incompatible software"
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258?viewlocale=en_US
...AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow 4.2.5 is incompatible with Snow Leopard.
I have a Snow AirPort Base Station, and AirPort Utility 5.4.2 doesn't seem to be able to see it. (At least I can't figure out how to make it do so.) Can it not work with a Snow Base Station?
Now what?

One solution is to keep a pre-Snow Leopard OS installation (either on another partition or external drive) and then boot from that when you need to configure the snow AirPort base station (ABS).
Another solution is to use another Mac running a pre-Snow Leopard OS to configure the snow ABS.
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I'm not sure why you still need the Snow as a bridge if you are also using Time Capsule, but here goes:
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Incredibly Perplexing AirPort Snow / AirPort Express Problem

I was happily browsing the web until midnight last night, then nothing.
1. Charter Cable Internet works fine when plugged directly into cable modem via ethernet cable
2. Internet works fine wirelessly on both computers (iBook G4, MacBook, both running 10.4.10) when tapping into neighbor's wireless network (which is how I'm e-mailing you)
3. Neither computer will access the internet on either our AirPort Snow or AirPort Express, even though we get a full signal and both are recognized. I have done hard resets on both to no avail. Note: the AirPort and AirPort Express are run one at a time.
So, our wireless cards are fine. We can tap into a network. Our
connection to the Internet is fine.
What would be the problem for both computers and both the AE and AirPort when tapping into charter via the wireless system.
I called the completely unhelpful people at Charter and they said no changes have been made to their protocol. But, the IP number I was being assigned was not a valid one. Of course, they had no interest in helping me get a valid one.

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When you connect either the ABS or AX to the cable modem, is the link indicator on the cable modem indicating a good connection to the ABS or AX?

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l8blumer, Welcome to the discussion area!
Trying doing a hard reset and then temporarily connecting the LAN port to your Mac to configure it.

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