Why does a "linked" AirPort Extreme suddenly report problems?

I am stumped. I have a home network consisting of a new dual-band AirPort Extreme (which works flawlessly), an AirPort Express (which only rarely has problems) and an older "n" AirPort Extreme, which has recently begun to report problems on a daily basis. This is how it happens: I will be online with my MacBook (and I should add that no one else is online) and suddenly AirPort Utility will launch with the following message:
AirPort Utility found an AirPort Extreme with 802.11n (Fast Ethernet) that is reporting problems.
(Please note that this is NOT the AirPort Extreme I am connected to; I am connected to the 5 GHz band on the new AirPort Extreme.) When I attempt to resolve the problem by clicking Continue, or click on Manual Setup, I get the following message:
An error occurred while reading the configuration.
Make sure your Apple wireless device is plugged in and in range of your computer or connected via Ethernet and try again. (-6753)
The only way I can get the problematic AirPort Extreme to work is to do a hard reset and manually re-enter all settings. It then connects to the network perfectly -- until the same problem pops up the next day. What gives?

Is it possible one of your Airports isn't configured as a bridge, and is creating an IP address conflict?
You've "hard reset" the Extreme, but perhaps it's your other Extreme or the Express that's started to misbehave, leading you to think the problem is elsewhere. Have you reset them?
I'm reaching here; these are just two things that come to mind quickly.

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