Nothing but flashing amber

I've got my express here, it has functioned without issue for slightly more than a year. I just bought a new 802.11n gigabit base station and in the process of reconfiguring the express to commincate with the new AEBS, it is no longer receiving a configuration via Airport Utility. It consistently flashes amber on restart. The only way to get the express to show up in the utility is to do a factory reset, but once I make the changes to the config and go to restart, it never comes back. My only recourse is to do a hard reset again and then I'm back to square 1. Currently running FW 6.3 on the express. Any ideas? Thanks

This may be what you need:
AirPort Extreme and Express: Using WDS to create a network from multiple base stations.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107454
Requires AirPort Admin Utility.
( As I recall - when hard reset, AX default configuration is router base station, with ip address 10.0.1.1 and admin password "public" for wireless configuration access, and so it needs to be reconfigured for WDS, as explained above ).
More info is at http://www.apple.com/support/airport/
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I am having a similar issue. However I've had my airport express for over 3 years. Yesterday we had to reset the router as it wasn't broadcasting.
Today having same issue so we reset the router again. And now still blinking amber. When I go to the Airport Utility I can't even go to the Manual Setup as I'm getting the Error 4. Internet works fine as the router and modem are hooked up to my computer via Ethernet cable.
I did a factory reset and the AE is broadcasting again. but I can't get in to protect the network. And it's still blinking amber.
Any thoughts would be great.

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Hi! You might try this???
"It is quite possibly the hard drive is failing or has failed. The reason you can't get into the bios or boot from a CD/DVD is because the bios it hanging trying to recognize the hard drive. Try removing the hard drive and see if it will allow you into the bios or boot to a CD/DVD. If it does, go the hard drive manufacturer's support site, downlod their hard drive diagnostic ISO image, then use the burn from image option to create the self booting cd, then boot to it and run the most exhaustive diagnosis on it if it will boot. If you can't get it to boot to the diagnostic disk while the hard drive is installed you'll more than likely need to replace the hard drive.
If it won't get you into the bios or boot to a CD/DVD with the hard drive out of the system you need to try reseating the ram. If that doesn't help you probably have a bad motherboard. In this case it would more than likely be cheaper to just replace the laptop than fix it."
There is always the possibility that the new MB is bad. There's a reason it was on ebay
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Eternal flashing amber light... what do i do?

Hello all,
Here's a tricky one. Or maybe not.
I purchased an AirPort Express in Tokyo last year, and it has worked fine since then both in Canada and Japan (i know you're not supposed to use japanese hardware here but hey, it works).
I have recently moved to Vancouver, and my airport suddenly doesn't work anymore. Nothing. it flashes amber lights, no matter what I do, hard reset or factory reset. I can't soft reset since I can not even detect it on my computer. I know my airport card works because I use it everyday at school.
it's connected to an APC surge arrest, along with a stereo, but that shouldn't be an issue.
So the bottom line is that my comp does not see it, no matter what I do. any suggestions?
Also, is warranty covered in Canada if it was purchased in Japan? And how do i find out when the coverage is up since I no longer have the receipt... oops.
Thanks for any help you offer!

hello thomas, and thank you for your prompt reply.
DSL signal or no DSL signal, (whether the cable is plugged in or not) the computer refuses to recognize the AE, after resetting the AE, or after resetting the computer. When the DSL cable is connected to the AE, it will give me a green light, however it will still not be recognized by the computer, using Airport Setup Assistant, the menu bar, or Airport Admin Utility.
I brought it to my local apple reseller, and they thought they had fixed it simply by resetting it. It was temporarily recognized by their floor demo, and airtunes worked, however it was unable to connect to the internet when I brought it home after that. I reset the computer without touching the AE, and since that point in time I have yet to reconnect. I have tried several times hard resetting, factory resetting, restarting the computer, but to no avail.
As I mentioned, it was purchased in Japan last year. Can the ohmage affect the AEs usage?
There is a signal (I am directly connecting via cable to my computer right now) when it is plugged into the AE, and as mentioned above, it WILL get a green light. However that is the extent of it.
Interference should not be an issue, since I am trying to set it up right next to where the computer is. I have no cordless phones, and I know others in the building who are using AEs successfully, so I would be hesitant to blame reception.
I hope this helps you Thomas, and your help is greatly appreciated.
I've worked at an Apple reseller (when there were no Apple Retails in Canada), and I've gone through many problems with AXs and AEs... but this one is stubborn. Thanks for the support.

Everything works fine, but my LEDs are flashing amber since a power outage

I'm not having any issues with my new Airport Express base station, except that it's flashing amber all the time. This happened recently after a power outage in my house. It was odd also that a soft reset reset the base station as if I had done a hard reset, back to factory defaults, but outside of those two anomalies, everything's working properly.
I have it set on bridging, which is a bit strange, but that's the way it's been working all along with my ISP and when I had it set to DHCP then it was flashing orange.
I've done hard and soft resets on the base station and a power cycle on the DSL modem -- no change. I've turned up logging to error. Nothing there is catching my eye. I've restarted my iMac, turned off time machine, and edited settings from my MBP. No change.
Basically, I'm continually flashing amber since a power outage in my home. Otherwise it's working properly as far as I can tell. Any tips?

Correct. Seems fully functional. Perhaps clients had a more difficult time finding it when waking from sleep, tough to say as it occasionally has happened all along. I'm using a hidden network, with WPA2/Personal and MAC address access control.
Confirmed, ADSL speadstreem 4200 ADSL modem.
The plot thickens: I cycled power on it this morning, now I'm getting green LED but one client can't see it: the iMac. That was the client I was using to configure it, primarily, so perhaps that's part of the problem. Continuing to troubleshoot by removing layers of security to see if I can get the iMac to see it again. Restarting the iMac and resetting PRAM didn't resolve.
Thanks for your response. Any tips welcome!

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Apologies if this has been asked before, I couldn't find an answer.
I'm on an AE with a Motorola SB6120 modem, paying for Comcast service.
My AE worked fine two weeks ago when I was on Centurylink at another address.
Problem:
AE is flashing Amber.
Status says "Internet Connection", yet...
AirPort Utility tells me that Internet is Green. Plus, I'm typing this through my wifi/internet, so it appears I'm online.
The other major issue is that none of my other wifi-capable devices can connect to my network. Only my MacBook. Not my iPhone, nor my wife's Dell laptop or Droid phone, nor my Nest thermostat. All can see the network, but none can connect to it. They either time out or, in the case of the Dell, say they can't find an IP address.
I have factory reset the AE, unplugged and re-plugged everything in every order I can think of. I've shut down my computer a half dozen times.
When I factory reset the AE, it was green/green for a moment, then went back to flashing Amber. At that point, it had two "Status" issues: Internet Connection and DNS Servers. I entered the DNS default: 75.75.75.75 and 75.75.76.76. DNS "status" went away, but "internet connection" remains.
When I click on the AE icon on the AirPort Utility, it gives the network name I chose, IP address is blank, the serial number is there and the version is 7.6.1. It lists one wireless client.
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If anyone can help, it would be greatly, greatly appreciated. I am at wits end, my wife cannot connect to our home network, and I am questioning why I bought an AE when every other router seems to work better.
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Vagabond0079 wrote:
I entered the DNS default: 75.75.75.75 and 75.75.76.76. DNS "status" went away, but "internet connection" remains.
Not sure what you mean by default, as those are Google DNS addresses. The default would be to not enter anything and allow Comcast to provide them. In a perfect world Comcast would provide you with the fastest, most reliable DNS service, but that is often not the case, which is why there is OpenDNS, Google Public DNS, etc. In any case, that's not your current problem and now that you have that part working you can decide if that's what you need later.
On the "Network" menu, the Router Mode is "Off (Bridge Mode). All else is greyed out.
There's the problem. It should be "Share a public IP address". Bridge Mode just short circuits the router, which is why only one device is connecting.

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Wireless Security: None OR, if you are using security on your wireless network:
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When changing/adding/replacing network equipment, it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of all your equipment to make sure that they are communicating properly with each other.
Please try the following:
Power-down the modem, AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS), and computer(s); wait at least 10-15 minutes. Note: The power-down order is not critical.
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