Special thanks to Bob Timmons - Airport Extreme ATT DSL 5100

Hello,
     I wanted to say that reading the discussion threads was very helpful. Especially the advice that Bob Timmons gives.
     I just purchased an Aiport Extreme from Amazon, so new that the serial number couldn't be found on Apple's support sites.
     I was replacing my older Linksys wireless router because the wifi antennas were failing.
     My internet connection is ATT (old SBC) DSL and the modem that i have had forever is the SpeedStream 5100.
     The airport utility setup was rather easy. You just have to know your PPoE username and password which I did. I direcly connected the modem to my MacBook Pro and i was online. So that verified that my DSL settings are correct.
     However, when I cabled everything together with the Airport Extreme I still only saw a yellow flashing light and no IP address.
     After persuing these discussion forums I read that Bob recommends restarting all of the devices including the clients (my MacBook Pro). I never thought of doing that because i have a lot of programs open and a lot tabs open in Chrome, etc. After realizing that i'm running out of options of what could be wrong, i bit the bullet and restarted my MacBook Pro, restarted the modem, and the Airport Extreme. When they all came back online, WHAM, green light was shining brightly.
     I didn't have to change anyting inside my actual modem configuration.
     Thank you Bob Timmons for leading me to the right solution. This is for you!
-Vlad G.

Glad that this helped you, and thanks for the nice words.

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AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessLastRefreshTime."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 0
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessLastRefreshTime."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 0
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AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessRate."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 72
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AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRXErrors."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 102
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::wirelessNumRXErrors."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: -1
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AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #4 hidden)" = ""
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = ""
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpClientID."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = ""
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AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpLeaseTime."(mac addr #2 hidden)" = INTEGER: 85852
AIRPORT-BASESTATION-3-MIB::dhcpLeaseTime."(mac addr #3 hidden)" = INTEGER: 86278
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Private UDP Port(s): <enter the same as Public UDP Ports or your choice>
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