Why am i needing to reset airport extreme almost daily?

why am i needing to reset airport extreme almost daily? Is it just too old?

Teresa,
You haven't provided any useful information so it's almost impossible to help you. If you are really running OS X 10.2.x as your profile states then you are posting in the wrong forum, this forum is for Intel based iMacs that began shipping with Tiger 10.4.x. Also you haven't stated what Airport Extreme you have, there have been many models over the years. Once you locate which AE you have I'd recommend posting in the appropriate AE forum and try to paint a clear picture of what is happening and also provide the verison of OS X you're using, the Mac model and ever the firmware version of the AE you have.  You can find the firmware version by running Airport Utility.

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    Seems to be the firmware update. This board is full of complaints. Hopefully, someone at Apple is working on a fix. It worked fine before this dumb update.

  • I need to reset my AE almost daily...

    Hi there
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    Settings:
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    How can I improve reliability of the network? Is it better to set up a WDS network instead of using the 'expand network' setting?
    Thanks much! David

    For all those who have the same problem... I have solved this issue.
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    cheers, David

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  • Need to reset Airport Express

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    Push the reset button down for about 5-7 seconds until the led blinks rapidly. This is a hard rest and the PW should be back to default....public.

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  • Need help with Airport Extreme and my new Verizon Fios Internet connection

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  • How do I reset airport extreme A1408 to use on different network after buying new Extreme?

    I have just bought and set up new Airport ExtremeA1521 and want to take my old one and set up at son's.  It is A1408.  Will doing a reset do all I need to do?  And then I want to hook up an Express to it to extend his network.
    Thanks.

    Power up the old AirPort Extreme for a minute or two, then hold in the reset button on the device for 8-10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the AirPort Extreme to restart back to a slow, blinking amber light status.
    The network settings on the AirPort Extreme are now reset back to factory defaults, and you can now set up the AirPort Extreme to create a new network with a network name and password of your choice.
    Then, the Express can be set up to extend the network. If you have a new Express, it will already be set to factory defaults, so all that is needed is that device be set up to connect to the AirPort Extreme.  If the Express has been previously set up, then it will first need to be reset back to factory default settings, before it can be set up again to extend the AirPort Extreme network.

  • Sent wake-on-lan command will reset airport extreme internet connection?

    hi,
    I have a problem with my airport extreme.
    1, My airport extreme is set always stay connected to internet.  If I reboot my airport extreme, it can not update my airport extreme global host name to my DNS, I need to reconnect manually.
    2, if I sent a wol command to my NAS, airport extreme internet connection will be reset. it can not update my airport extreme global host name to my DNS, I need to reconnect manually.
    zhi

    Derek-
    Since I could not find an answer on the support site. I contacted Apple Support. Once I explained the symptoms the tech seemed to know exactly how to address my issue. I will explain what happened in hopes that it will assist you. It seems that the issue has to do with the type of wireless network security set up in the Airport Extreme that conflicted with the Vista notebook's wireless adapter.
    The tech had me launch Airport Utility, log into the Airport and Click on the Wireless. First he had me change the Radio Channel Selection from Automatic to Manual and changed the 2.4 GHz channel to 9 (from default 11) and the 5 Ghz channel to 157. The wireless security was set to WPA/WPA2 and he had me change it to WEP (Transitional Security Network) and I entered a 13 character key.
    This resolved the internet connection issue with the Vista laptop immediately, but now I cannot print to my wireless Lexmark printer. I have a support email to Lexmark. It seems that the Lexmark driver/software only lists WPA in the install dialog and does not include WEP. My guess is that this is the source of the problem.
    I hope this helps.
    -Eye

  • After resetting airport extreme, cannot connect to internet

    Hi all,
    Few weeks ago, my modem died so today I got a new one. Connected to Airport Extreme, it wouldn't work. I downloaded airport utility for windows (I am now using a window pc with airport) and did a reset and created a new network and none of it helped. The pc is seeing the airport but it just cant connect with the internet. I keep getting message that involves "double NAT"
    Please help thanks.

    A Double NAT error indicates that your "modem" is actually a router. Since the AirPort Extreme is also a router, you wind up with two routers in series on a network, which is a no-no.
    The AirPort Extreme needs to be configured in Bridge Mode to work correctly with your "modem".
    Open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
    Click the Internet icon
    Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
    Update
    Then restart your entire network

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