Gen 5 airport extreme

Bought this in Nov 2012. great until yesterday. I have two windows pcs (one win 7 and one win 8) i-pad, 2006 macbook,and laptop using Ubuntu. All on wireless.  Both windows pcs speedtested at .08Mbs while the macbook and Ubuntu speedtested at 24Mbs. I hardwired the two windows pcs and they tested out at 24Mbs. I reset the Extreme/updated the firm(didn't need it) / blew away my wireless network and re-built it. no change. I put my old Netgear router in and everything is perfict all devices testing out at 24ish Mbs.
What broke?

So.. I hear you. one of the win boxes is a brend new all-in-one dell and i have had other issues with it. they sent two dell techs to my house and then shipped it off to the repair depot. long story short dell is replacing the pc. my network was fine on friday cuz i did a factory install on the dell. the myriad of win updates upon start-up went fast and smooth. so the network was working fine. my daughter just told me that her i-phone and surface was extreamly slow on saturday also. I agree that that the dell is probobly poop, but could it have infrcted the airport extreme? so some devices work and others are wicked slow?

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    was told that I could daisy chain the Apple Airport Extreme off of my Verizon FIOS router/modem (802.11G) to fill in the dead spots
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  • I have a 4 gen Time Caps. and a 2nd Gen Airport Extreme I would like to extend my TC network to use the Extreme for the purpose of having internet available to my TV box wired.  Is this possible and how to I get them to work together?

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    It might be possible to use wireless to configure the Extreme, but I recommend using a wired connection. Temporarily, connect an Ethernet cable from your Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Extreme.
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    Wait a minute while AirPort Setup configures things for you. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done.
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  • Unable to set up dual band with my 1st Gen Airport Extreme

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  • Port forwarding in 6th gen airport extreme

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  • 5th Gen Airport Extreme, XBox360 and Windows Media Center

    Hi there. A similar question was posted in August 2011, but the resolution was apparently to return the 5th Gen Airport Extreme in favor of a 4th Gen Airport Extreme. Not really a solution.  Here's the setup:
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  • Have Pixus and 3rd gen Airport extreme. Unable to replace with 5th gen airport extreme

    I have Pixus and a 3rd generation Airport extreme . Unable to replace with 5th generation airport extreme. Problem?

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  • HT3728 How do I do a factory reset on a 6th gen Airport Extreme base station (model A1521)?

    How do I do a factory reset on a 6th gen Airport Extreme base station (model A1521)?

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  • 5th Gen Airport Extreme AirPlay, Printing, Streaming Issues

    I had a fourth generation Apple Airport Extreme router.  It worked flawlessly with my two Airport Express devices with airplay and printing.  I also have the second generation Apple TV that had no issues. 
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    I agree with you, this could be a firmware problem. But worst case it could be hardware problem too. I am actually into my fourth Airport Extreme Fifth generation. All have the same problem. Fisrt few minutes, the router is fine. But after 5-10 mins, the upload speed drop down really low. Then connection would be lost intermittently. But when I reset the router, or even quickly disconnect and connect the power line, the connection and the upload speed came back normal, although that again only last for several minutes as before.
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    The funny thing is that when I use my cheapo Trendnet router, the connection and upload speed was as stable as a rock. No drop whatsoever so it is not the fault of my ISP but the Extreme itself.
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  • How can I configure my first gen Airport extreme?

    does anyone know how I can configure my 1st Gen Airport Extreme with my latest Airport Utility? Or is there another way?

    A 1st Generation AirPort Extreme is model number A1143.  Please check on the bottom of your device to confirm that you have this model number.
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  • Airport Express (2nd gen), Airport Extreme and Airport TimeCapule (3rd Gen) interoperability

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    ragu75 wrote:
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  • Problems with spotty cable modem connection when connected to 3rd gen Airport Extreme

    Hi All, here's my problem:
    I've got a 3rd gen airport extreme (AEBS) that I've been using for the last several years and had no issue. Recently, I decided to switch from Verizon DSL to Time Warner Cable, and in order to avoid extra fees, I decided to purchase my own cable modem. Here begins an epic battle with sanity...
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    - 2nd modem Zoom 5341J: This modem istalled with little issue and worked pretty well. The only problem I encountered with this modem was that it seems to cause a ton of network latency (ping=200ms average), which was way too slow for me. On the first night that I had this modem working, I cycled the power (to try to resolve the latency issue) and it never came back on. there must have been a short in the board or something. Back to Best Buy.
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    Well after doing some research, I've figured out that the problem I was encountering had nothing to do with the Airport Extreme or the cable modem! Apparently, my problem was caused my uplink saturation. In other words, my cloud backup service (BackBlaze) was using up all of my upload bandwidth, which meant that ACK packets (acknowledgments) weren't even getting through. This would basically cause any server I was downloading from to stop sending additional packets, making it appear that connection to the internet had been severed. My simple fix was to cap the bandwidth of my BackBlaze backups to about half of my total upload bandwidth. One thing I did learn is that the this issue is usually fixed by using a router with QOS (Quality of Service) capabilities to prioritize ACK packets. Unfortunately, for some reason Apple has neglected to add this feature to even their high end routers.

  • Can wireless broadcasting be turned off on 5th gen airport extreme?

    Hello, I have a 5th Gen Airport Extreme and would like to be able to turn off wireless broadcasting. Is there a simple way of doing this without having to reconfigure the router every time?
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    Sorry, but no.

  • I just set up an Optus Cisco DPQ3925 wireless router to access higher speed internet I signed up for. I have a 4th gen airport extreme I want to put in another room and use as a wifi extender the wifi but I get an error message each time I try. Help?

    Hello all.
    I have just set up a new cisco DPQ3925 wireless router that Optus sent me to be able to access the higher speed internet I have signed up for.
    I have a 4th gen apple extreme that I want to use to extend the wifi but when I try to update the settings via the airport utility I get a message that says it cannot do so, and to check it is in range and the wifi is set up correctly. I'm not experienced with these things but I can't think what I have done wrong.
    Is anybody able to help me please.

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  • I have a 2nd gen airport extreme (no time capsule) and 2nd gen airport expresses:  is there any new additons I can make to my existing network to improve reach and integrity of signal?

    I have the older airport extreme and 2 2nd gen airport expresses in a large house.  Lately I have been getting complaints about internet  "drop out" and weak signal (orange signal - weak network)  in one (oddly enough the nearest one to my extreme).  What can I do to insure network and internet integrity going forward. Do I buy a new a. extreme and convert the old one (how is also a question)?  Do I buy new expresses?  (and why) Do I move the original express out of room and get longer internet cable?  Extreme is upstairs in a split level and must remain there because of proximity to modem and its connection to security. The "working" express is all the way on the other side of the house through 2 concrete walls and does ok - though signal is understandable week. The nearer one with the "problems" is at the foot of the stairs less than 50 feet away, behind an always closed door  (not tested-belongs to teenager voicing complaints).  Incidentally the other bedroom directly across from the closed door one, houses a temporary adult child at home who has no problems with their lap top (2nd gen macbook) and signal.

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  • Having issues with my external hard drive on 6th gen Airport Extreme

    I recently upgraded from a 5th gen to a 6th gen AEBS.  I'm having several issues with it and my 10.8.4 Macs.
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    I don't have any experience with hard drives attached, but I can say that I had a different problem with the 7.7.1 firmware update on a brand new Airport Extreme, and was told by Apple tech support that there was no way to download 7.7 to downgrade.  My only option was the return the Airport and exchange it for a new one.

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