Problem to configuring Airport Extreme

Hi, first of all I'm sorry for my bad english.
Well, I've a problem with my Airport Extreme: I bought last month an iPod touch, really beautiful.
I wanted to connect to my Airport Extreme, but It is configured with the following settings: 802.11n (5 GHz). Now, to connect my ipod, the Airpot Extreme base must be set to 502.11g / b, but if I change the settings my iMac Core 2 duo (MacOSX 10.5.1) does not see the Airport Extrem base.
The iMac see other router configured to 802.11g/b. So it's not a problem of my iMac and even of my ipod. I think it's a configuration problem.
Someone can help me?
Thanks to all.

Sorry - ambiguous choice of words on my part.
What I meant to say is - the problems you are having seem to be isolated to this iMac, so any attempt to fix the problem needs to be focused on the iMac rather than the base station or your other computers. Unfortunately, I can't help you much with figuring out what the problem with your iMac is - which may not be fixable by simply "reconfiguring" something on the iMac.

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That page talks about Snow Leopard's Networking abilities, not Leopards.
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i'm a network admin who has dealt with seemingly every network problem imaginable over the last 15 years, but this one has me stumped. really hoping someone can help me see the forest for the trees on this one.
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i have an iPad that connects to the 5Ghz wifi and works great and likewise an older dell laptop and a wireless security camera (both 802.11g) work great.
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i've gone as far as completely restoring the phones to factory original state and reconfigured them manually - skipping the option to restore previous backups.
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Do I need to buy Lion Server, to do this. All my past unix/linux experience says Lion Server should _not_ be necessary.
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/home                   auto_home       -nobrowse,hidefromfinder
/Network/Servers        -fstab
/-                      -static
/-                      auto_afp
/etc/auto_afp:
# Automounter AFP master map
# https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3336384?start=0&tstart=0
/afp/users -fstype=afp afp://;AUTH=No%20User%[email protected]/Users/
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Dear Community,
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Apple claimed that I would be able to use a USB 2.0 disk on the Extreme to do backups. When I plug in the USB disk as advertised, the transfer rate is 12% of its transfer rate when plugged into any other hardware. Please let me know which configuration options I need to set on the disk in order to obtain full data transfer rates that will allow me to back up several networked machines in a reasonable timeframe (i.e. less than 3 days).
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Problems 1 through 4 are the topic of many (often long) past discussions in this forum. Though I hate to say it, I have yet to see anything that comes close to a "solution" for the problems you describe. Sometimes, Problem #3 results from radio interference which might be alleviated by changing the default channel the base station transmits on.
Unlike every non-Apple router on the market, Apple's Airport Base Station must be configured using Apple's own "Airport Utility" software application. It is not possible to configure an Airport Base Station using a web browser.
Regrettably, in your case it sounds like you would be better off continuing to use your previous Linksys wireless router.

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3. Power-on DSL Modem and wait for it to initialise.
4. Power-on the AEB (main) and start your Mac computer.
5. Open AirPort Utility and select the AEB (main) in the LH pane. Click 'Continue' and give the AEB (main) a name and an admin password (twice). Click 'Continue'.
6. Select 'I don't have a wireless network and I want to create one', click Continue.
7. Give your network a name, select WPA/WPA2 Personal and insert the wireless network password (twice) - use 13 alpha/numeric characters for password. Tick 'Remember this password in my keychain'. Click 'Continue'.
8. Select 'I connect to the Internet with a DSL or cable modem using DHCP'. Click 'Continue'.
9. Click 'Update' and wait for the AEB (main) to restart.
10. Disconnect the ethernet cable between your Mac and the AEB (main).
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1. Open System Preferences/Network/AirPort.
2. Against 'Network Name:' select your network (the name you gave it at A7).
3. Click 'Advanced' and select TCP/IP. Against 'Configure IPv4:' select 'Using DHCP', then click 'OK'.
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I would recommend that you try changing the MTU value on both Macs to "Jumbo (9000)" to see if this will help.
To do so:
System Preferences > Network > Ethernet > Advanced > Ethernet tab
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global_escape, welcome to the user to user discussions!
"Q1: Is there such an IP for AE? (This seems to be kind of standard with other brands!)"
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"Q2: Is it possible for AE to simulate another MAC address than its own?"
No.
"Q3: Is this problem because AE has not access to the Internet yet due to my Q2 question?"
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Wireless Mode: Create a wireless network
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Then, connect the same short Ethernet cable to the switch and connect another spare Ethernet cable to the laptop. Make sure that you can get an Internet connection that way.
If you can, then you know that the switch is functioning correctly and you can start to troubleshoot the wiring around the house. If you cannot get an Internet connection, that obviously means that the switch is not functioning correctly.
Having wired many networks, I can say that the problems are almost always in the wiring...a bad cable or a bad Ethernet plug on either end. Take it one step at a time working out from the AirPort Extreme and test each connection, then add another device or cable and test, and then another, etc.

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So I bought a Airport Extreme base station with my new Macbook pro.
My desktop system uses a DSL modem which is connected to my computer via an ethernet cable. It works flawless. I can also unhook the hard ethernet connection from the desktop and connect it to the Macbook Pro with no problems.
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I have no problem gettiing the Macbook pro to set itself up on the Airport Network. I can NOT, though, access the internet. I even tried to type in the IP address for the DSL modem while connected to Airport base and can not connect to modem. Does anyone have any advice? Is there a bridging function in the Airport Base that has to be activated?
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I have no problem gettiing the Macbook pro to set itself up on the Airport Network. I can NOT, though, access the internet. I even tried to type in the IP address for the DSL modem while connected to Airport base and can not connect to modem. Does anyone have any advice? Is there a bridging function in the Airport Base that has to be activated?
Make sure you perform a complete power recycle when switching network components.
Modem/Router Power ReCycling
- Power-off the DSL modem & AEBS. (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
- Power-on the DSL modem; Wait at least 30 minutes.
- Power-on the AEBS; Wait at least 5 minutes.
If that doesn't resolve the problem, and your DSL ISP requires PPPoE for connectivity, you will need to set that up on your AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) as follows:
Connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the LAN port of the AEBS, and then, using the AirPort Admin Utility, check these settings:
Internet tab
- Connect Using: PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
- Account Name: <ISP account name>
- Change password: <ISP password>
- Always stay connected (checked)
- WAN Ethernet Port: Automatic
Another question. If I replace my current DSL Router with a wireless router, do I even need the airport base if all I want to do it connect to the internet with the laptop?
No, the AEBS will no longer be required.

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i just bought the new airport extreme and what was supposed to be a simple setup process has taken longer than 10 hours!
please help!
i have 3 computers.
2 are macs, they will be using wireless. 1 is a PC, which will be wired to the airport extreme.
the airport extreme is connected to a VOIP router, which is then connected to the DSL router.
i have always used my old airport extreme without issues, but because i want to connect the PC as well, i must ditch the airport express in favour for one with LAN ports. hence, the troublesome airport extreme.
it doesn't work.
none of my computers can recognize the new network. (even though i've established one, with passwords and everything)
the router flashes amber - internet works, but not wireless.
the router periodically flashes green - ironically, nothing works then!!!!
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EDIT: DIAGRAM
1. WHEN IT WORKED:
INTERNET --> PROVIDER ROUTER --> VOIP ROUTER --> AIRPORT EXPRESS --> MAC 1, MAC 2 (WIRELESS)
2. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK:
INTERNET --> PROVIDER ROUTER --> VOIP ROUTER --> AIRPORT EXTREME --> MAC 1, MAC 2 (WIRELESS), PC (WIRED)

It appears to me that you may possibly have sever conflict issues as well as maybe not having the Network confiqured correctly.
I have a 3 story OLD VICTORIAN and I am using the Old Airport Extreme Base and have expierianced NO PROBLEMS at all.
If I may suggest a different approach.
Try to start from scratch.
SHUT EVERYTHING OFF.
Run an ethernet cable from your Internet Service Providers MODEM to the WAN port of the Airport Extreme Base
Set it up DHCP and you want the Airport to distribute IP's
use the Airport setup assistant and Airport Admin Utility.
Using 2 Routers in the mix unless you have ony one the main to distribute the IP's, IF you have 2 Routers and they are both set up to distribute the IP's there is your problem.
The New Airport Extreme Base is far better then the older model and you shouldn't need another router in the mix at all to get the coverage of your entire house.
Take the Netgear clear out and use the Airport Extreme and the Expresses as you had them before. There is a very good possibility that you will need to do evrything one at a time and step by step.
Do not just plug everything in, and turn everything on and expect it to work. Do everthing step by step with all security disabled to begin with.
Be sure when you do your system reset that you start by powering up the MODEM 1st and wait for it to acquire the signal before you power up the Airport Extreme and again you must wait for it to acquire the signal. You can use the LAN Ports for anyyhing you need HARDWIRED. If you don't wait and do things in the proper order you will have problems, I can't stress enough that it must be done in the proper sequence. Have a look at the Paperwork of either the Netgear's Yellow Phamplet or the Booklet that came with the Extreme to bear out what I explained on the sequence.
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