Error -15006

itunes and multiple speakers via airport express throws up a -15006 error when trying to connect via airport express.
Any help much appreciated.
thanks
Alan

I had the same Problem with my 1gen AE, i had to enable TKIP and AES in the WPA2 Settings on the WIFI Router (Linksys)

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If you are having issues with your network connection when attempting to use AirPlay, you may want to use the steps in this article to troubleshoot -
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5209
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Airport Express error (-15006) when trying to connect as a remote speaker?

I use an Airport Express (g) to port music to my stereo.
Recently it stopped working and although the green light is on (ie connected) when I try and connect iTunes to it gives me the waiting bar and then error (-15006).
I've tried doing a 'hard' reset on the unit and reconfiguring it but no change.
Is it broken or is this a software/setup issue?
Thanks,
Dan.

After reading dozens of reports about this issue in this forum I found my solution and I want to thank everybody for their contribution. Here is what I did. I think this can help many of you that are having your airport not recognized by airport utility:
1- connect your aiport express to your computer with an ethernet cable
2- while mantaining your aiport express connected to your computer by this cable do a factory reset (see apple support to learn how to do this simple procedure)
3- at this time you will see a steady ambar light in your airport express
4- launch airport utility and wait 30-50 seconds
5- airport express should now appear with factory settings ready to be setup
If you have an Airport Extreme base station and want your airport express joining your network follow the above procedure and TURN ON airport in your Mac in order you can access your airport express through airport utility.
I hope this help you. My airport express (n) is working again with firmware 7.4.1 that many people claim to have a bug as is air tunes. My house is a 2 story building and this airport is on the top floor where te network could be problematic but it is not.
Regards,
Jose

I keep getting this message An unknown error (-15006) occurred while connecting to the AirPlay device " AirPort Express".

Please help. I have been having major difficulties with my Airport Express. It used to work fine but for the last year or so it continually disconnects, skips and ultimately drops out and itunes gives me this message "An unknown error (-15006) occurred while connecting to the AirPlay device “AirPort Express”. I keep resetting, unplugging, restarting Itunes, or my computer. It works for a couple of hours and then I get the message again. It's making me nuts and was a bummer at last week's party when we had no music, yet again. I have looked up the support discussions, but there is no answer as to how I can fix it. I am currently using Mt Lion OS. Does this have anything to do with it? Checked for software updates, but nada.
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I suggest that you download and install iStumbler. You will use it to determine the signal quality by making Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) measurements. This will be easiest if your Mac is a laptop ... or you can borrow one. When taking the measurements, you only want your "main" AirPort running as this is what we want to measure at the location of the AX.
SNR (in dB) = Signal (in dBm) - Noise (in dBm)
You can easily find the Signal and Noise value using System Profiler on your Mac laptop.
ref: Click on the Apple icon on the menu bar > About This Mac > More Info... > Contents > Network > AirPort > Interfaces > en1 > Current Network Information > Find your wireless network > Signal / Noise
While your still in the System Profiler, note the value for Transmit Rate.
These values should be negative numbers. For example, mine currently read: -67 dBm / -95 dBm, with a transmit rate of 27 (Mbps). Plugging in these numbers yield: SNR = -67 - (-95) = 28. My Mac Mini is about four rooms away from my AEBS with about five walls between them. As you can see, the signal is still quite useable ... but the bandwidth is minimal, especially for streaming.
SNR Guideline
40dB+ SNR = Excellent signal
25dB to 40dB SNR = Very good signal
15dB to 25dB SNR = Low signal
10dB to 15dB SNR = Very low signal
5dB to 10dB SNR = No signal
Please post back your results.

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This is killing me, I feel at my wits end.
I have an airport express that has been in use for two years. I use it only for airtunes from itunes through my wireless network.
I have an apple TV that I added 2 months ago and use occasionally for airtunes, but mostly for all the fine things that apple TV does.
About a week ago, sometime after upgrading to Snow Leopard and before iTunes 9 I have completely lost airtunes connectivity. At first it was just the airport express, but today it is also the apple TV.
When I choose either speaker (apple TV or Airport) from iTunes it just tries to connect forEVER. Sometimes I get the error -15006.
What I have:
24" iMac running snow leopard (wireless)
13" Macbook Pro snow leopard (wireless)
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Airport Express version 6.3 (wireless)
AppleTV latest software (wireless)
What I have done:
Reset and reloaded the Airport Express a dozen times. It worked for a minute after I changed the settings to require a password, but quickly went back to the same symptoms.
The airport shows up fine in Airport Utility, but will not work for airtunes.
The Apple TV shows up in iTunes and syncs properly, but will not respond to Airtunes. I have checked airtunes settings in the AppleTV and it is on. I even tried turning it off to see if it would improve the airport to no avail.
Please help

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I'm wondering about firmware. I have checked over and over for software updates, and my system assures me that everything is up to date. However, I'm concerned that somehow I'm missing a firmware update. My Airport Utility tells me my Extreme is running on Version 5.7, and on the few times one of the Express units shows up, it shows as running Version 6.#.
Do I need to manually install a firmware update, and if so, how? I terrified that I will mess up the ONE wifi unit that is functioning.
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I have had my airport express for a few years and I use it to stream music from my macbook to my hifi.
However all of a sudden i stopped being able to see the drop down for the speakers in the bottom of itunes.
I have reset the airport express many times and reconnected it to my network which sometimes allows the speaker dropdown in itunes.
However when I get to that stage it tries to connect to my remote speakers for ages then eventually it times out or i get the error (-15006).
When tht happens the drop down menu goes completley.
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N97 MFE Error 15006

Hallo
I have 15 pieces N97 here in the company along with a SBS 2003 Std server. I've set up on all the Mail for Exchange. This works even if Outlook, except that the tasks are not synchronizes. what is written in the log file of error 15006
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02.11.2009 10:53:32 Profile Updated
02.11.2009 10:53:32 PeakTime active
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02.11.2009 10:53:40 client->server adds=0 changes=0 deletes=0 fails=0
02.11.2009 10:53:40 server->client adds=0 changes=0 deletes=0 fails=0
02.11.2009 10:53:40 end Email sync
02.11.2009 10:53:41 start Contacts sync
02.11.2009 10:53:42 client->server adds=0 changes=0 deletes=0 fails=0
02.11.2009 10:53:42 server->client adds=0 changes=0 deletes=0 fails=0
02.11.2009 10:53:42 end Contacts sync
02.11.2009 10:53:42 clearing device entries for resync
02.11.2009 10:53:42 clearing device entries for initial sync
02.11.2009 10:53:42 start Tasks sync
02.11.2009 10:53:44 Status from server indicates a server error
02.11.2009 10:53:44 client->server adds=0 changes=0 deletes=0 fails=0
02.11.2009 10:53:44 server->client adds=0 changes=0 deletes=0 fails=0
02.11.2009 10:53:44 end Tasks sync
02.11.2009 10:53:44 Mail For Exchange Error -15006
02.11.2009 10:53:44 Mail For Exchange Error -15006
MFE Version 2.9.176 S50_5

Well, I have N97 with MFE 2.0.9.208 and all worked well till a week ago.
suddenly it stopped syncing with error 15006.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the MFE helped for 1 day and than is stopped working again.
I'm syncing to Exchange 2003 latest SP.
there is no (-) sign in the email address as well.
Any help will be appreciated.
the admin log attached.
Udi.
Attachments:
admin_log1.txt ‏23 KB

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An unknown error (-15006) occurred while connecting to the AirPlay device to my AirPort Express”. Does anyone know how to solve?

It may be possible the where you have the AX located may just be in a spot where it does not get a good signal even it is only 8 feet away.
I suggest that you download and install iStumbler. You will use it to determine the signal quality by making Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) measurements. This will be easiest if your Mac is a laptop ... or you can borrow one. When taking the measurements, you only want your "main" AirPort running as this is what we want to measure at the location of the AX.
SNR (in dB) = Signal (in dBm) - Noise (in dBm)
You can easily find the Signal and Noise value using System Profiler on your Mac laptop.
ref: Click on the Apple icon on the menu bar > About This Mac > More Info... > Contents > Network > AirPort > Interfaces > en1 > Current Network Information > Find your wireless network > Signal / Noise
While your still in the System Profiler, note the value for Transmit Rate.
These values should be negative numbers. For example, mine currently read: -67 dBm / -95 dBm, with a transmit rate of 27 (Mbps). Plugging in these numbers yield: SNR = -67 - (-95) = 28. My Mac Mini is about four rooms away from my AEBS with about five walls between them. As you can see, the signal is still quite useable ... but the bandwidth is minimal, especially for streaming.
SNR Guideline
40dB+ SNR = Excellent signal
25dB to 40dB SNR = Very good signal
15dB to 25dB SNR = Low signal
10dB to 15dB SNR = Very low signal
5dB to 10dB SNR = No signal
Please post back your results.

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I have seen several threads that address problems connecting an Airport Express to an existing network. However, I have had no luck with any of the suggestions. I have configured at Airport Express base station as an AirPlay device. The unit shows up as connected in Airport Utility 5.6 and can be selected through iTunes. After several moments of displaying a dialog box indicating a connection to remote speakers the following error is displayed in the finder: An unknown error (-15006) occurred while connecting to the AirPlay device "Speakers" Airport Utility lauches automatically and displays the following error: Make sure your Apple Wi-Fi base station is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6753)
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It may be possible the where you have the AX located may just be in a spot where it does not get a good signal even it is only 8 feet away.
I suggest that you download and install iStumbler. You will use it to determine the signal quality by making Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) measurements. This will be easiest if your Mac is a laptop ... or you can borrow one. When taking the measurements, you only want your "main" AirPort running as this is what we want to measure at the location of the AX.
SNR (in dB) = Signal (in dBm) - Noise (in dBm)
You can easily find the Signal and Noise value using System Profiler on your Mac laptop.
ref: Click on the Apple icon on the menu bar > About This Mac > More Info... > Contents > Network > AirPort > Interfaces > en1 > Current Network Information > Find your wireless network > Signal / Noise
While your still in the System Profiler, note the value for Transmit Rate.
These values should be negative numbers. For example, mine currently read: -67 dBm / -95 dBm, with a transmit rate of 27 (Mbps). Plugging in these numbers yield: SNR = -67 - (-95) = 28. My Mac Mini is about four rooms away from my AEBS with about five walls between them. As you can see, the signal is still quite useable ... but the bandwidth is minimal, especially for streaming.
SNR Guideline
40dB+ SNR = Excellent signal
25dB to 40dB SNR = Very good signal
15dB to 25dB SNR = Low signal
10dB to 15dB SNR = Very low signal
5dB to 10dB SNR = No signal
Please post back your results.

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I reset my airport express to factory settings, reconfigured it and then try to play it and this message popped up. Where do I go from here? "An unknown error (-15006) occurred while connecting to the AirPlay device “John Knox's AirPort Express”.

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Hi guys & girls,
Yesterday I bought an Airport Express 802.11n (1st generation); solely for the purpose of listening to my music without connecting any cables to my speakers.
I've done the set-up (i.e. linked the AE to my existing network without any Ethernet) and connected the AE to my speakers, and the light turns green. However, when I try to make a connection in iTunes to the base station, I get the following error: 'An unknown error (-15006) occurred while connecting to the AirPlay device “Base Station 5bf269”.'
I'm quite a noob with computers and the technical aspects, however, I normally get around by googling and trying out some things. I've tried the following things already:
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I have a network composed of a Time Capsule connected via ethernet to a Mac Mini running iTunes which broadcasts to three Airport Express stations. As long as I'm actively using it, I don't have any problems. When I come home from work, I can always count on an error 15006 in iTunes saying one of the Airport Express devices has disconnected. At this point, I have to stop and restart iTunes and everything is fine again. Since the Mac Mini is headless, running as a media server, this means pulling out my laptop and getting a remote desktop on the Mac Mini to restart iTunes - a daily ritual for months now.
I see a lot of discussion in here about restarting AEs and flashing firmware and whatnot, but it seems to me that iTunes just doesn't handle this situation properly, an error dialog is unnecessary when it could apparently just rescan the network and repair itself as it does on startup. Is there some other fix for this scenario? iTunes developers, could you please handle this sort of error differently with a more proactive approach?

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What a pain!
After the investment, and getting everything tuned in and working perfectly, having that outstanding issue was... quite painful to my psyche, yes
If you have a suggestion you should direct it via:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
I did that... no feedback, of course, but it sure does seem like the last iTunes update addressed it. The dialog is still left up, but it seems to rescan the airport express devices and make them available again, for instance, in the Remote application. Keeping my fingers crossed, but it's been awhile since I hauled out the remote desktop and restarted iTunes because of that error - it was a daily event.

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