My 4-year old AirPort Extreme intermittently drops out (no signal to my iMac Book). The laptop shows reception of other nearby Wi-Fi transmitters, but not mine. I have changed the bands, but the problem comes back. Transmitter problem or interference?

My 4-year old AirPort Extreme intermittently drops out (no signal to my iMac Book). My hard-wired iMac still has internet capability. The laptop shows reception of other nearby Wi-Fi transmitters, but not mine. I have changed the bands back and forth, but the problem comes back. How can I check if it is a transmitter problem or interference?

Let me see if I can suggest a strategy.
I have talked with my ISP and he said that I am not the only one with an Airport Extreme with the same issue. He said to try to write the DNS direclty, rather than using the Auto settings - still nothing works.
What modem do you have and what sort of broadband?
What mode is the AE in.. router or bridge?
I have an Airport Express from 2010. Since about a month and definetly since yesterday, I cannot connect any device via Wifi to it although LAN connection works correctly.
Is this express or extreme.. the rest of the post you refer to extreme.
What is the actual model number of the AE? A1xxx from the base or the part number MCxxx from the box.
If the AE is bridge.. I want you to try a different method.. put it in router mode.. don't worry about double NAT but ensure the IP range of the modem /router is different to the AE.. so if one is 192.168.x.x then the AE on default at 10.x.x.x is fine.. if the main router is 10.x then move the AE to 192.168.x.x
Make sure the guest wireless is off.
Using a 5.6 utility on your 10.6.8 OS mini go to the log and see if the wireless is registering..
You should see lists of wireless connection like..
Post as many screenshots of the setup as you can.. it helps loads.
IPv6 is starting to become a pain.. try it off and try local link and try auto.. in the computer.

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hello to everyone...
i have read on this forum about airport drop outs and seem to be a victim too. have tried a few solutions but nothing seems to work and i am very disappointed since my new wireless setup wont work.
The setup:
iMac intel 2.16 in office room.
macbook air in the living room
apple tv in the bedroom
airport express connected to an adsl modem and an airport express in the living room to extend the signal and airtune to the hi-fi.
both the airports are brand new with the latest firmware. Macs and atv all run the latest OS.
but i keep having drop outs from the extreme. ahhh, on the extreme i have a usb disk connected not that it makes any difference.
so i tried the network without any security but i still have drop outs.
i have another 4 networks which i see with istumbler but all on different channels.
the drop outs are random and they seem to be worse when my wife is on the computer which makes things even worse (if u know what i mean....)
any solutions and ideas will be much appreciated.
my next move will be to switch off the express and have the extreme only to see if it makes any difference.
thanx.

Same problem here.
My configuration is 1 Time Capsule, 2 Airport Express (n) (connected to 2 pairs of speakers in the house) and 1 MacBook Pro and 1 PC, everything is using N speed. (However, I suppose that when my iPhone connects to our wireless network, too, that it would reduce the entire network speed down from N to G? Is that right? Anyway, the drop-outs occur with or without iPhone.)
I tried having the two Airport Express on the network only as clients, and now set up as a WDS, but it does not seem to make any difference.
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I noticed in the Airport Utility that you can monitor the signal strength, see this PNG file:
http://www.vrolik.net/wifi.png
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It is extremely difficult to fix these issues.. remotely.
If none of your wifi devices work.. that does sound unusual..
Have another try.. This time deal with the COMPUTER only.. leave everything else turned off.
Unplug the Extreme from the router.. reset it to factory.. do this full setup.
Unplug power from the Extreme.. hold in the reset button.. plug in the extreme to power and keep holding in the reset.. 10sec or so the front led should flash rapidly.. release the reset and wait a couple of min.
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Please make sure IPv6 is set to link local only to go further but it should work no matter what the settings are.
No luck clear out all the old wireless names from the computer.. reboot the computer and try again to scan for new wireless devices.
Hold the reset and try again.. it must appear in the wifi to be setup.
No sign of it the unit is faulty and can be returned.

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Yes, you could use the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) to extend the wireless range of the new TC. Whether or not, it will be successful, will depend on both at distance you are trying to cover and what form of Wi-Fi obstructions (walls, ceilings, floors, etc.) there are between the two routers.

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