HT1218 Airport extreme 802.11n won't connect to internet

After returning from vacation, having shut down all power to electronic devices, I returned to have an issue with airport extreme. It appears to boot properly and diagnostics have it running through first 4 items until it hits internet. It remains red and won't connect. I am using a cable modem. I have reset the cable modem numerous times with and without airport connected. No change. I reset airport to default setting and created a new wifi network. Again, no change. I also attempted a firmware update. "Error occurred while attempting firmware update" and it never could update. I have contacted cable provider and connection is good. Modem works properly using ethernet connection. I have been able to connect wirelessly to unprotected wifi connections, just not my own network, old or new. I am at a loss. Did my airport die?
thanks,

a macrumors user walked me through an ethernet connected firmware update and I am back up running again. You have to connect the AE to the mac via ethernet then open airport utility, create or use an old network and update firmware. Shut down and reconnect AE to cable modem and restart. Firmware update solved my connectivity issue.

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Then, a few days ago, Apple suddenly introduced the new Airport Time Capsule 802.11ac with built in 2 TB hard drive. Since I could still return the previous Airport Extreme, I bought the 802.11ac, unplugged the previous version, and followed the directions to install the new 802.11ac. I used the same network name, and – I thought – the same network password. But I could not connect to the internet. Kept saying that I did not have the right password – even though Keychain seems to confirm the password I used.
So, I unplugged the 802.11ac and plugged in the older 802.11n and that instantly restored internet access (my wife uses our network and needs internet access).
What to do? Probably return the 802.11ac. But does anyone have any thoughts on some sure-fire way to install the 802.11ac and get internet access? I see there is an app for installing via my iPad2. Perhaps I could install it and set up a separate network/internet connection and then log on to that with our other devices?
I installed the 802.11ac using the Airport Utility in updated Mountain Lion (Version 10.8.4). The Apple “Software Update” on my Macbook says no updates available, but perhaps there is some separate updated Airport Utility I should use. If so, where is it? Would appreciate any help from someone familiar with the new 802.11ac.

I did the power recycle, as the airport utility recommended, several times. Also, when I reconnected the earlier 802.11n, it locked onto the internet immediately. So, the problem does not appear to have been with the cable modem or the internet provider. It could have been with the router (Time Capsule) but I repowered it too. Most likely I made some mistake with the configuration. When I tried to log onto the internet, it said my password was incorrect. But as I mentioned, keynote confirmed the password I was using.
When I switched from the 802.11n to the 802.11ac, I used the same network name and - I thought - the same password. Perhaps I should have set up the network with a new name and password. The Apple set-up instructions are pretty vague about the steps to take in switching from from a pre-existing network or changing network names and passwords. Anyone have experience with this, which I assume would be the norm in most installations?

AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi doesn't connect to printer

So, I got the AirPort Extreme 802.11N Wi-Fi connected and working to my cable modem (good times), but now neither computer (PC or Mac) can connect through it to the printer (HP C4280 Aii-in-One) that we connected to the USB port on the back of it.
Any idea what we're doing wrong here? Is there something that needs to be configured within the software of the router?

Work your way through the Apple Troubleshooting Guide to see if that will help get the printer going.
Bear in mind that only the print function will be supported when your device is connected to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme. Scan, copy, fax, maintenance etc. are not supported, so if you need these functions, you will need to connect your all-in-one directly to the computer.
The PC will need to have Bonjour for Windows installed. It's on the CD that came with the AirPort Extreme.

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GRRRRRRRRR— I feel like this is a version of a problem I see repeated here endlessly, but none of the threads I see about it is quite the same, or fixes my problem.      We have a network with:
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MBP 2006, running OS 10.6.7 ****
MBP 2008, running OS 10.5.x
ipads, iphone, shared printer, drive, etc.
Everything works fine EXCEPT the MBP 2006. It connects to the network, works for a while, and then after a certain amount of time (anywhere between a minute and several hours) it's dropped. The menu bar still shows a connection and full signal, but there's no connection (TCP or afp) and when I launch the Aiport Utility, it just says that no base stations can be found.   The menu bar seems to be lying. Using the menu to turn Airport off and back on (or sleeping the laptop) works to reestablish the connection.
I do not have this problem with the MBP 2006 on other wireless networks (at work, or at my other home in another city). Just with the Airport Extreme
I've tried changing the channels, disabling IPv6 on the laptop and on the Airport Extreme, setting up a manual DHCP address, and changing the setting for "radio mode" of the base station from Automatic to 802.11a/n - 802.11b/g/n.   I also read that there might be troubles with "mixed" networks with both 802.11g and 802.11n, so I upgraded the Airport card in my MBP 2006 to an AirPort Extreme 802.11 a/b/g/n, which made disk sharing much faster when it's working, but didn't put an end to the cut-outs
Hjalp? Why does the Airport Extreme keep dropping my MBP 2006 (or vice versa)? Are there other things I should be changing or disabling?

OK, two possible leads:
1) Using the AirPort Utility, I disabled 802.11n, setting the AirPort Extreme to b/g only. This seemed to help— I didn't fall off the network all afternoon. (Setting it to 'n' only did not work, unfortunately, or else that would have been better, since it would have let me take advantage of the faster speeds for Time Machine to the shared disk)
2) Soon thereafter, for seemingly independent reasons, we starting having trouble with our DSL connection. We reset the AEBS to factor settings, which didn't solve the DSL problem (had to get a Windstream technician out for that), but since that reset, I've been connected with 802.11a and the MBP hasn't fallen off the wireless network once.
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I finally got my 500 GB Western Digital MyBook USB drive to work by reformatting it to HFS+ format.
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You may want to try reinstalling Mavericks. Airport Utility installed by Mavericks may no longer connect to your older AEBS (though I've not heard that.) Installing the Old AirPort Utility (Version 5.6) on Mountain Lion | frank.is.
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     after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears.
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     Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
     Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
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I recently setup an Airport Express in conjuction with my Extreme Base Station. I'm not really understanding how this method enables 802.11n connection speeds (via Base Station) to the internet and also allow streaming music through the Express at 802.11b/g. It's my understanding that if you want to be able to access the internet AND stream music at the same time the Express needs to join the network. In order for the Express to join the network (able to recognize the Base Station)...the Base station needs to be changed from 802.11n only to 802.11n (802.11b/g compatable)....which essentially means your connecting to the internet at 802.11b/g. If your wanting to keep 802.11n only on the base station...you would have to create a seperate network via the Express to stream music. What this means is you CANNOT access the internet and stream music at the same time. You would have to manually change Airport in the taskbar to do one or the other.
Am I off base here? If I am missing something please let me know...because it would be great to be able to connect to the internet at 802.11n only with a multi-case rate set to 23Mbps vs. the 11Mbps (maximum) of the 802.11b/g compatable option.
I guess what is confusing me is that my setup is basically the same as what was described above..minus having the "Extended Network" being enabled. How does extending the network change things?

Help needed connecting Iomega Minimax Ext HDD to Airport Extreme 802.11n

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I want to connect a Iomega MiniMax Ext HDD (for Mac) to my (Airport Extreme 802.11n + Time Capsule) box using the USB port at the back of my Airport Extreme. Then I want to access the Ext HDD wirelessly as a drive on my Macbook (snow leopard OS). I was told this was possible at the Apple Store...but have failed so far.
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I have an Airport Extreme 802.11N Wi-Fi, i connect it to my cable router and i can access the internet using the default setting on the WIFI.
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I try to use the Airport utility to connect to the Airport Extreme however i am unable to connect.
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I have a Airport Extreme 802.11n and my T.V. is a panisonic,I keep losing the connection. Anybody have any answers?

Plenty of suggestions.. only you can find out which one is correct.
What model AE? What firmware?
Since Panasonic TV is not apple it will use SMB windows type networking.. everything but Apple does.
Are the names in the AE all SMB compatible.. ie short.. max about 20 characters.. no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
Is the security set to WPA2 Personal with a pure alphanumeric password of 10-20 characters.. more is fine if you suffer paranoia but isn't needed.
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There are only 3 channels for 2.4ghz that do not overlap, 11, 6, 1 although someone suggested 8 works well if you have heaps of interference. If you live in flat/apartment building you have heaps of interference.
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http://www.apple.com/au/airportexpress/
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Use a powered USB hub between the AE and the printer.. the usb port does sometimes have issues.
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HT1218 Airport extreme 802.11n won't connect to internet

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