My Airport Express reads as '[Name] (Number)' on iTunes

I frequently connect to my Airport Express (latest gen) using my Macbook Air 13" (2013) through iTunes (latest version) and my Airport Express shows on the list very strangely compared to the other Airport Expresses I can see on the list. I have called it AIRPORT and it will read as 'AIRPORT (3)'. The number increases as the days go by and at one point it was up to 800 - I reset it and it has started to climb again. It also takes 10-20 seconds to connect every time, is this normal? I am always less than 10 feet away from it.

Same here, after some searching found this support article
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304371
iTunes 7 for Mac: AirTunes won't connect to remote speakers
Symptom
When using iTunes 7.0 for Mac, some users may not be able to connect to remote speakers using an Airport Express base station. In this case, the remote speakers would be visible in iTunes 7.0, but iTunes would timeout while trying to connect and the speaker menu would return to Computer.
Products affected
* iTunes 7.0 for Mac
* Airport Express base station
Solution
To resolve this issue, IPv6 needs to be enabled for the network interface you are using to connect to the Airport Express base station. Follow the steps below to enable IPv6:
1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2. From the View menu, choose Network.
3. From the Show pop-up menu, choose the network interface used to connect to the Airport Express Base Station (typically the network interface used is Airport).
4. Select the TCP/IP tab.
5. Click the Configure IPv6 button.
6. From the Configure IPv6 pop-up menu, choose Automatically.
7. Click Ok and then click Apply Now.
8. Reconnect to remote speakers in iTunes 7.

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To do this, go to "Finder > Go > Utilities > Terminal"
type
networksetup -setv6off Wi-Fi (hit enter)
Then type
networksetup -setv6off Ethernet (hit enter)
and magically your iTunes will talk to your Airport Express units again.
I presume at some point we will have to undo this as technology moves on and everything uses IPv6, so when that happens go into Terminal again and type
networksetup -setv6automatic Wi-Fi (hit enter)
Then type
networksetup -setv6automatic (hit enter)
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Hello all.
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Be sure to read the caveats at the end.
Lion / Mountain Lion's package installer will refuse to install superseded versions of AirPort Utility. Instead you will need to use a package extractor such as Pacifist or unpkg. Pacifist is shareware, unpkg is free.
Download Pacifist here: http://www.charlessoft.com/
Download unpkg here: http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Download AirPort Utility 5.6 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
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ideas
buy one (or two) of those newer md031 airport extreme base stations as they have a higher power output.
ur post is implying 'join a wireless network' so i dont think limiting to 2.4ghz or 802.11b or 802.11g would help..
using 2.4 or 802.11b would help over distances, if ur creating a network and joining it then thats not an option
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put the aiprort express up high on the wall so it has a better chance of not being obstructed ?? and not on the bottom of the baseboard??

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