Why can't my Lion airport utility find any of my routers?

I recently installed Lion on my 2008 MBP. Now the new airport utility cannot find any of my routers. However, my G5 leopard imac can still see my airport express and airport extreme routers. All I see on my MBP is a globe with an orange circle and the word 'Internet' below it. I also see an endlessly spinning wheel at the bottom. Any ideas? I'm connected to the network wirelessly and I have an internet connection. So, I don't understand why airport utility cannot see any of the routers.
Thanks,
Henry

Thanks, that did the trick. I didn't realize they had a different airport version for the older airport hardware....

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