Frustration: Airport connected yet not connecting

My airport recognizes its apple network and registers four full bars in the airport icon, and yet, try as it might, it still can't/won't connect to the internet. I'm not sure what to do. It's happened before and fixed itself--or perhaps I did something to make it work and now I've forgotten what it was. In any case, any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
(I've installed the latest airport software, too.)

Try turning airport off then on again from the menu bar and see if it reconnects. I suspect it will.
If so, I suspect you're running 10.5.2 or 10.5.3. And unfortunately there's no definitive fix, but a lot of people suffering.
Check this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1397364&start=60&tstart=0
A lot of the possible fixes (that seem to have worked for some) are mentioned. But none are guaranteed.

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Sometimes what fixes it is turning the airport off and then on again (sometimes multiple times). Usually restarting the computer fixes it (but not always).
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Last summer I did an erase and install and apparently applied some updates that made my Airport become extremely problematic. See Airport extremem card can't hang onto wifi signal - what to do? and PB's Airport Extreme card not staying connected - please help diagnose .
Basically, my Airport internet connection drops anywhere from 5 times an hour to 5 times in 5 minutes! (no joke ). I'm reinstalling all my software and data on a spare Firewire volume and when it's up and running I'll clone it back to my PBs internal drive.
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"iDVD Update" (4.0.1)
"iMovie Update" (4.0.1)
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"Java Security Update" (4.0)
I plan to install the bluetooth updater so my headset will work, I think that would be Bluetooth FW Update 1.2.
I plan to avoid Security Update 2004-10-27 and 2005-004 because I think they were on my list to avoid from when they were new and troublesome and I think I accidentally installed them last time.
What about "AirPort Software 4.2" ?
AirPort 4.2 fixes connection problems and resolves security issues with WPA2 wireless networks.
Right now all my Airport software is version 3.2 (from the base install + 10.3.9 updater).
What about "Java for Mac OS X 10.3, Update 5"
adds support for the latest Daylight Saving Time (DST) and time zone information as of January 8, 2007. This release updates Java 1.4.2 to version 1.4.2_12 and addresses a problem where some Java applications fail to launch.
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Any recommendations on the latest most stable version of Quick Time (I haven't updated that yet and it's still 6.5
After some of these updates (like QT) Software updater will suggest other Security Updates and so... please tell me if there are others to avoid.
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