TC not showing up in airport/defective?

i got a tc today. im trying to use it with a macbook running 10.5.3. if it wireless or ethernet i cant see it in finder. tried resetting TC. just got this today and havent been able to get it to work. is it possible that its defective?

I am having the same problem. Wish I did more homework before buying this device. My first Mac, I didn't want to deal with Vista. So now I have different issues. Does your TC get very hot? Mine is almost too hot to touch. I may not have wireless network, but I have a coffee warmer.

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