HELP ibook g3 OSX 10.2.8 no longer detects airport express wireless network

my ibook G3 OSX 10.2.8, airport admin utility software 3.1.1 no longer can detect the airport express wireless network (powerbook G4, OSX 10.4.11, airport admin utility 4.2; airport express, WEP protected, to DSL modem). i just installed an ipod driver update on the ibook, and wireless networking went down on restart. any help greatly appreciated!

you name it : com.apple.airport.adminutility.plist
delete it and do as advised.
This isn't harmful, because it is only a preference list, so it will be created brandnew as soon as you re-setup the Airport stuff.
Mac OS X ( especially Jaguar ) has a tendency to corrupt some plists out of the blue, it is more or less harmless and can be fixed with recreating them plus permissions-repair.
Hint : repair permissions more than one time, it ALWAYS finds something to fix in Jaguar.
You cannot destroy something with these actions, because it is Unix maintance so usual routines.
A tool like cocktail or Onyx ( google them, onyx is freeware ) can help you run such ( and more ) routines on a scheduled base.
Always remember that OS X is no longer "the Mac OS", it is Unix with a nice Desktop, the critical things run hidden in the background, so it has to be treated like any Unix/Linux sort of OS, even if from the outside everything looks nice and kosher..
Best wishes from Germany

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Hi,
I am new to this forum and I need help. Two days ago - without me making any changes to settings etc. my Airport Express wireless network at home was no longer visible to any of my devices except to the Powerbook (G4 OS 10.3.9) which controls it. From one second to the next two Vista laptops and my cell phone (Nokia, Symbian OS).
My Powerbook has no problem connecting through AE to the internet. The two laptops are both able to connect to other wireless networks so they don't seem to be the problem. I just don't understand what caused this sudden drop-off/invisibility.
I have already tried the following: resetting the base station, changing the channel on the base station (from automatic) removing the network security altogether (from WPA2). But none of the devices except the powerbook can now see or detect my network.
Please - if anyone knows what the cause of this problem could be or how to fix I would be very grateful!!

you name it : com.apple.airport.adminutility.plist
delete it and do as advised.
This isn't harmful, because it is only a preference list, so it will be created brandnew as soon as you re-setup the Airport stuff.
Mac OS X ( especially Jaguar ) has a tendency to corrupt some plists out of the blue, it is more or less harmless and can be fixed with recreating them plus permissions-repair.
Hint : repair permissions more than one time, it ALWAYS finds something to fix in Jaguar.
You cannot destroy something with these actions, because it is Unix maintance so usual routines.
A tool like cocktail or Onyx ( google them, onyx is freeware ) can help you run such ( and more ) routines on a scheduled base.
Always remember that OS X is no longer "the Mac OS", it is Unix with a nice Desktop, the critical things run hidden in the background, so it has to be treated like any Unix/Linux sort of OS, even if from the outside everything looks nice and kosher..
Best wishes from Germany

Need Help in Adding Win XP PC to my Airport Express wireless Network.

If you don't mind me asking, i've been having this same issue for months now... i'm trying to connect my sister's win xp pc wirelessly to my airport express downstairs that connects wirelessly to my new g4 ibook (and works flawlessly) with an airport express card pre-installed. i purchased a cheap wireless card with an antenna on the back for my sister's pc and it says a network bridge was established but it won't go online. any suggestions??
i've been having this issue for 3 + months and this forum has been of no help yet.
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http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/windowsxp.html

IMac suddenly can't detect airport express; all other devices can -help!

Literally overnight and with no changes in settings, etc. my iMac (running the latest version of Tiger) will not detect airport express. My laptop still detects it and connects just fine; my iphone connects via wifi, etc. It's just the iMac that isn't working.
Upon starting up my iMac this morning, I was prompted to "update airport firmware" which I did. Ever since then I can't get the computer to recognize airport.
I've worked on it for 2 hours disconnecting and resetting the modem; checking and unchecking boxes in the network settings, trying to renew the dhcp lease, etc. When I scan for wireless devices, the iMac does not detect one. If it does detect it, I get an "there was an error connecting" message.
So frustrating, especially since I have used this in the same way for over two years and have had NO problems until this morning.
The airport express has a solid green light. Any help is much appreciated!! Thank you.

Hi guys, its me again....
Dunno if is the same problem, but i dont think the problem is the airport, all of you (as i did too) tried making new users, deleting preferences, etc etc...
I tried resetting the airport, and is the same, is something in the computer that trigger the issue after the firmware in the airport, dunno how, but as far i saw, its the problem...
At least for me, after lost the connection, my airport on-off button stop working, if i turn off the airport in the upper menu or in the network preference panel, go off of course, but if i try to turn it on again, desnt work anymore, the button works of course, but never change to ON state...
that button issue isnt a hardware airport issue, is a OS issue...
:S
P.D.: i've trying to replicate some situations on the computer, programs, task etc, bcuz' by some reason there's something that trigger the desconnection... by example, right now i've more than 4 o 5 hours without the problem yet.... but.... i've using none or unusual programs to make the regular tasks...
And last night, i leave the computer connected to internet the whole night, no user interference and was online all the time...
something is the trigger..
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Please i need some help time capsule and airport express wireless extender

hello everyone and thank you for looking at my post. i do need some help. i am not very good at the computer programing so i might not use the right terms. i have a time capsule that i just replaced an old pc type router with. i have a fairly large house and can not get wireless signal to the one end of my house. so i went to the apple store and bought an airport express after being told how its just plug and play and itll setup with my time capsule and waala iv just extended my wireless signal. well it did not seam to work that well for me. i have done all the setting up that was told me to in the book to do and i still have get to get a wireless signal out of the express i then hooked up an ethernet wire from the express to my girlfriends macbook. and what do you know now im seeing the express in my airport utility. but then i unplug the ethernet and im back to not seeing the express. what am i doing wrong and what do i need to do. please help me if you can. thanks alot.

Hello fastuca. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Let's double-check your base stations' settings ...
o If practical, place the base stations in near proximity to each other during the setup phase. Once done, move them to their desired locations.
o Open AirPort Utility and select the Time Capsule (TC).
o Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
o Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
o Next, select the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) that will extend this network, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open its configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name pop-up menu.
o Enter the base station network and base station password is necessary.
o Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.
(ref: Page 46 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility)

Airport Extreme wireless network can't find my HD-DVR, thus my iPad App, DirecTV, won't work. Please help.

My Airport Extreme will not allow my HD-DVR (DirecTV) to connect to the wireless network. All my other wireless stuff (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro) all work fine. My network name is all lower case, no punctuation, no spaces. Therefore my iPad App, DirecTV, cannot find my TV, and I cannot use its features. I am so frustrated. DirecTV came out to my house today and told me it's all Apple's fault. I can hardly believe that! Please help - TIA!

Plug a LAN port of TC by ethernet directly into the computer.
Unplug the TC so it is fully isolated from the network.
Do a full factory reset of the TC.
The Factory Reset Gen1-4.
Unplug your TC. Hold in reset. and power the TC back on.. without releasing reset for about 10sec. When the status light flashes rapidly; release it.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
I generally prefer to do the setup by ethernet alone but the new airport utility seems mighty wireless orientated. You might need to power off the modem and AE and everything else so you can pick up just the TC. But check that it doesn't work by ethernet first. Otherwise go to the wifi and you will see the TC listed as new device in the list of wireless AP's available.. click it and it will open the airport utility.
Once you get into the TC give it all short names, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
I would also not turn off its wireless.. there is no need. Just give wireless the same name as the AE, same security setting and password.
Put the TC in bridge mode.
Once you complete the setup .. update the TC and put it back into the network.. if you have not already done so.. restart the whole network.. restart in correct order.. modem.. AE.. TC with 2min between each one.

Settings in OsX to hook up two computers trough Airport Express

I want to get access to a external harddrive with Mp3s that is connected to my iMac mini through my G5 that are both connected to my Airport netwoork at home. What would be the best way to set it up? What should the settings be on the computers?

You will need to use Sharepoints in order to share the hard drive.
http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/
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Wireless iBook not connecting to Airport Express

As in previous discussions i've seen, all of a sudden my iBook which i have used for quite some time now without any major problems will not find my airport express wirelessly, i am using a router and the same connection for my desktop (hardwired) and the desktop works 100%, i've even replaced the cable from the router to my Airport Express and when I take the very same cable that goes from the router to the AE but plug it straight into my iBook it works 100%, but when plugged into the "AE" the iBook is not finding it, or actually it does come up in the list of available wireless ports (I live in new York city so there's a bunch on there at any given time) but it does find mine automatically as it used to, but when I try to connect to it when i find it in the list, it says "There was an error joning the AirPort network"... if i hit 'try again' several times it it will evntually (somrtimes after 3 tries othertimes after 30 tries)... but even after it says in the menue bar that I am connected with 100% strength, nither iTunes Air tunes finds the AE connection nor Safari (which says "You are not connected to the internet.")
At the browsers suggestion i then go to the network diagnostics and run through the prompts, until it gets to the 'Select AirPort network" window and nothing shows up.
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My connection to the internet is 100% without the AE, so obviously something is wrong with my iBook airport card or the AE itself.
Yesterday I uplaoded the newest software 6.2 then reset the AE and actually it worked 2 sessions, then I got back on later in the evening and was having all the same problems...
so I read on these discussions that going back to 6.1.1 was what was helping others, well so far it has made no difference here.
that said the signal that it did find after trying again and again and that does show up in the pulldown signal menue drops off eventually... and all this while still not being able to connect to the internet or airtunes wirelessly. and again all the while my connection on my desktop (hardwired through the same router) works 100% (I have verizon DSL and it's pretty great.
THE AIRPORT EXPRESS GREEN LIGHT IS ON as well.
I have not done a 'hard 5 second re-set" of the AE becuae i thought it might be difficult to imput all the settings all over again, since i did not set it up myself originally... is this my only choice? can some one give me any other ideas? thank you.

Glen,
I feel your pain buddy - same issue here. I have a PG G4 running AE as well. I have internet through Comcast which is coming from the wall, into the modem, and then to the AE. I have faced similar problems as you at least twice in the past three days. Tonight I went to check my e-mail after reading for a couple hours and my drop-down showed a check next to my network, the AE status light was green, and it looked fine. However, when I went to check e-mail I was not connected and same thing with internet. I finally launched Airport Admin Utility and my base station did not show up in the source list - hmmmm?
I am a little concerned about this myself because it is frustration. If you push the reset button on your base station while it's still plugged into power and hold it down for five seconds it will go through a "hard" reset (keep in mind this is not the same as a "factory default" reset). Have you done this before? It takes about 45 seconds. When done and the status light is back to green, you can join the Apple network _______ (some strange numbers) from your airport drop down and then launch Apt. Admin Utility. When you double click on your base station from the admin utility it will come up with a list of profiles. It will allow you to select your previous saved profile from a list. Click on your previous profile, click OK, and the AE will reset with your previous settings. This has gotten mine back up and running, but it's a littl disconcerting that it's happened so much
Any other thoughts out there? Anyone else having these problems and have suggestions for troubleshooting?
-JB

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Hi Guys,
I'm a bit of a novice with Macs but not to the extent that I can't follow some some simple instructuons !
I have a 2009 Unibody Macbook Pro running OSX 10.8.5 and use an Airport Express 2nd generation to send music from iTunes to the Express and then a phono cable from the Airport Express to my hi fi. The Express is no more that 2 meters away, yes ONLY two meters away yet it's always been very unreliable.
I find that when I wake in the morning and switch everything on then double click an internet radio station I have in itunes that the Airport Express will be located after a little while and begin playing sound thorugh to my speakers.
If how ever I switch everything on and leave it for longer that 3 minute then click an sound file in iTunes that iTunes or Airport Utility can't locate the Express.
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To me The Airport Express is extremely unrealible and frustrating to use.
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Keeping saying that somthing is a bad product when a) you are not that technical and b) new to mac is not really fair now is it. I've got 6 Airports in Total - 4 AE 1 time machine and one old Extreme - they all work perfectly together. And the correct network configuration is always tricky. Most people never set it up right.
We are here to help!
Personally I have issues with Virgin's Super Hub and resorted to turning off the Wifi and router part of it, so it's just a modem and having an Airport express be a Router and I have 4 others connecting to that.
Not for your problem... If you don't need the signal boost and are happy with the connection in the house, certainly in the room you are in then just 'Join a network' Way simpler and will not cause possible network conflictions.
For example if you try and extend a network you can sometimes get double nat errors. What you don't want it for the Airport AND the BT hub to act as routers on the same network - you only want one.
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It sounds as though you may simply need to reset your modem. If you connect the modem to your Mac, then subsequently disconnect it and connect it to anything else, the modem may refuse to communicate with it.
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