Unable to connect to AE 802.11n through airport utility -despite resetting

Hi all,
I do realize that there are a number of threads adressing what seems to be my problem, but none of the solutions have worked for me.
I have a 2 year old AE 802.11n that has given me flawless wireless network for a long time now. I have for some time been unable to connect to it and change settings through the Airport utility, for example I was unable to update to the 7.4.1 firmware, so I am (was) running 7.3.2.
Today I wanted to setup a external hard drive connected to the aiport, so I needed the Airport utiltiy. After numerous tries, including a direct connection through an ethernet cable, I was still unable to connect. I was getting the infamous 'Make sure your Apple wireless device is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6728)' error message, despite being able to detect the base fine.
It seemed that resetting the airport had helped a lot of other people, but Alas!! I used soft reset, hard reset and factory reset (presseing the reset button while plugging in the power), and still no luck. The only change is that now my network is no longer working (not surprising), and the base name has changed to factory default. What puzzles me is that Aiport utility states that the base is running the 7.3.2 firmware, while I am certain that it came with version 5.something as factory default. I have just left it without power for a few hours, and still the same.
So, how do I connect to my beloved AE again?
Thanks!
Oh, and I have the same problem on my 3 year old iMac and my brand new MacBook Pro....
Nikolaj 'getting desperate' HTP

I found a workaround:
I removed my new (5.4.1) version of Airport utility, and re installed 5.3.2 (downloaded here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/airportutility53 2forleopard.html)
I could then access the Base, setup my AirDisk, update the firmware, and AFTER the firmware update, reinstall Airport utility 5.4.1. It seems that everything is working now.

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