New AEBS (dual mode) extending with AEBS - N Issues

I just bought the new AEBS dual mode router. When I try to extend the network with a AEBS-N the attached computer always seem to to have DNS issues and cannot connect to websites. The problem appears to be very intermittent with network drops a few times and hour. As soon as I disconnect the router extending the dual band everything seems to be fine.
Any thoughts?
Thanks-

I think I found the problem. I've solved it, and now it's working really rock solid.
And yes, the latest version of the 802.11n base stations (the dual band II) has indeed an enhanced radio subsystem.
I was advertising a 802.11n network on 2.4 GHz as well, and I think that the remote base station, which doesn't have a choice to select 2.2 or 5 GHz, and relies on finding the main base station, was somewhat confused.
After setting it to 802.11n (5 GHz) and 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) it's working like a charm.
I seemed to have some local interference, not sure about it, and I've changed to the highest channel on 5 GHz (48). As I said, working like a charm now. Rock solid and a clear improvement over the radio in the previous versions.

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I may need to be offline for awhile, so I will go ahead and post the "how to" for the 4 AEBS devices that will be configured to "extend a wireless network".
Each “n” AEBS will be setup exactly the same, except that you will probably want to give each AEBS a separate name and/or number to keep things straight.
Rather than using wireless to configure the devices, I find that it will usually help to temporarily connect an ethernet cable from your computer to one of the LAN <-> ports on the AEBS to help with the configuration with AirPort Utility. You can disconnect the ethernet cable when you have the AEBS configured and updated.
I suggest that you configure each device and then place it in a temporary position to test to make sure it is "extending" and working correctly. If you turn off the wireless on your computer and plug your computer into one of the ethernet ports on the AEBS and get an internet connection, then you know that it’s “extending” and working correctly.
Or, if you have wireless active on your computer, you can also hold down the "option" key on your computer and click on the AirPort icon at the top of the screen. You will see the AirPort ID of the device that the computer is connected to, which should be the AEBS you are testing if the computer is close to the device.
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The older AirPort Base Stations and AirPort Extreme(s) will need to connect using ethernet if you want to use them since they cannot be configured to “extend” a wireless network like the “n” AEBS devices.
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I'm looking for advice on the best way to add an AEBS Dual-Band to my home network. Here's my current setup:
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Additional ethernet ports needed with AEBS

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+What does the "(n)" refer to?+
This refers to whether the AEBS is an older "g" device or a newer "n" device. "n" wireless is quite a bit faster than the older "g" wireless.
Open AirPort Utility and click on your device on the left. Look at the window at the right. If will say AirPort Utility has found an AirPort Extreme(n) if you have a newer "n" device. If you don't, it will say Airport Utility......Airport Extreme.
+Is that the "extend" option?+
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If you use an ethernet cable or ethernet powerline adapters, the "extend" feature is not used. This is only used when the devices connect using wireless.
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i wonder if i could connect the pb 15" display with a new G5 dual and turn the pb off, only the display on?
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No computer is fault free but Apple MBPs have a good track record. In those cases where problems do arise, Apple has the best support in the industry.
A MBP with 4 GB RAM with the SSD storage should be adequate for your needs.
lsmoondancer01 wrote:
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The latest MBP models came out in October 2013, so it will be the same, with the same warranty and telephone support. The difference will be that the price will be less and it will be delivered in a plain white box.
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John,
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my new iphone 4 is stuck with "USB connect to itunes". I put it in recovery mode last night. Itunes recognizes the phone and says it's in recovery mode, but when I do a restore, nothing changes.

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then I click the restore button
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Yes, although it maybe disappointing..
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Or using ethernet to the old extreme and set it in bridge.. You can then setup roaming network... this is much better.. but getting ethernet to the right place could be messy or expensive or both.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
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I wanted to chime in on this thread with my experince as it came up in a Google search while i had the same problem.
I actually got this working with an e4200v2 but only after hours of headache and dealing with tech support (both chat and phone)
First, I can tell you that support was nearly usless for me...the chat representative actually SIGNED OUT of chat after her intial troubleshooting steps failed to fix my problem. (This was not from lack of politeness or understanding on my end, I know it's just people trying to do their job.)
Phone support was much more thurough but still just walked me through steps I had already done on my own previously (I was formally a network tech.) This included running manual setup both wired to my e4200v2 and wireleslly. Attempting different channels and moving the RE1000 to various spots in my house. Their conclusion was that i needed to RMA the device.
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It turns out the issue (for me at least) was not that the RE1000 was too weak but that the e4200v2 was too strong. The devices in my house that I wanted to use the RE1000 for were already getting roughly 2-3 bars (out of 5) signal and as such were not connecting to the RE1000. This means that even though the setup completed "successfuly" I wasn't getting any singal or speed improvement.
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I now have full signal and good speeds throughout my house.
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