My Airport base station doesn't see the cable modem

I know I have internet upto the Wan Port. I can get online if I connect directly to my laptop, put not if I try to connect through the airport. Any ideas?

Are you completely powering off the cable modem....pulling the power cord from the back of the device or the wall plug.....and then leaving it powered off for at least 30 minutes?
Then, connecting the AirPort to the modem?
If no luck, see if the modem has an accessible battery that you can pull as well for the power down session.
Some providers take even longer to reset the connection back at the equipment at the cable company, so try powering off the modem a few hours if 30 minutes does not work.
Finally, it may be necessary to perform a Factory Default Reset on the AirPort to start all over again.

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I have an 802.11n "fast ethernet" model.
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For fun, I also have a couple of other base stations (Both the UFO Extreme and a couple of expresses - they're usually unplugged/inert).
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I don't recall making any configuration changes to my machines, network, or base station.
I now have to manually enter both the SSID and the WPA2 password every time I wake up my mac. (In spite of the fact that the keychain is storing the value, and I've verified this with keychain access).
If I have one of my 'other' base stations active (with its own config, of course - a different SSID & password, but otherwise configured with a hidden SSID & WPA2), my mac would connect to the 'other' base station instead of my 802.11n base station. (The preferred network order for the 'other' station is dead last, and for the 802.11n is first).
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