Q: Airport Extreme 4th Generation
I am running Yosemite.
I have a 3 TB Airport Time Capsule that is connected to my computer via ethernet. I then have an Airport Express plugged into the wall to extend my network on my second floor.
I have a 4th Generation Airport Extreme that is set to bridge mode that is connected to the network via ethernet cable in my basement television room.
The Airport Extreme constantly drops out and Airport Utility says that it can't find it. As the utility does not give me the option to restart it, I have to daily go down and unplug the ethernet from the Extreme and replug it back in, at which point it is again recognized by the Utility. The strange thing is, the green light stays solid on the Extreme and does not go amber or blinking amber when Airport Utility is reporting the problem. Whether I open Airport Utility on any of my devices (e.g., iPad, iPhone, another computer), Airport Utility reports the same issue--the triangle with the exclamation point and the only option is to "forget the device."
Last night, I reset the Airport Extreme with a paperclip and unplugged it. Plugged it back in a re-set it up on the network. Today, I checked on it by opening Airport Utility and again, the same problem.
What is going on? Is the Airport Extreme defective now? As far as I know it has all the same settings as the Airport Time Capsule.
Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), Mac Pro Mid-2012, 3.2 GHZ, ATI 5770
Posted on Oct 23, 2015 12:05 PM