amber LED, Airport Utility cant find AIrport,

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amber LED, Airport Utility cant find AIrport,

My airport extreme blinks amber and the airport utility cant discover it. I have internet access, wireless access but other network devices (mirra backup) don't connect. My setup has worked great for 10 months, now I have a problem.

Ive hard reset the Airport, rebooted the DSL modem, rebooted the Airport, and rebooted my computer to no avail.
Since the Airport utility doesnt discover the Airport, I'm not able to manually configure the Airport or even see if it reports an error.

I've uninstalled the airport utility, but now cant reinstall it because the CD version doesn't work for vista and the online version is an upgrade only (wont install without version 5 already installed). ARRRRG

Any ideas?????

802.11n - airport extreme, Windows Vista

Posted on Nov 1, 2007 6:07 PM

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Totem

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Nov 1, 2007 8:18 PM in response to LEScott

Hi,
Not clear if you plugged the AX into the computer that you are broadcasting from. If you haven't try that. You might be able to do the setup. Make sure that you are broadcasting on the same SSID, or Network Name through all of your devices. Be sure that you are using that same broadcast channel on all of your devices.

You can use Airport Express Utility 4.2 with Vista, but have have to know the IP Address of your AX. If you do, then download the software, open, choose "other" in the bottom of the frame, and then enter the IP Address. Enter you password. This will give you access to the AX.

If you are adamant about having the 5.0 version of the software, then you can try this hack:
1. You will need a program called Less_MSIerables. Google.
2. Download it to your desktop and Unzip that file (Should end up in your unzipped file folder)
3. Now, download Airport Extreme software.
4. Run
5. A window will open that states "This Update requires AirPort Version 5.0 to be Installed".
Don't exit from this window.
6. <Vista> Instead, go Start ->start search and type in %temp%. Enter. <XP: use Run instead of Search>
7. YOu will see a file folder called something like IXP050.TMP (the number varies)
8. Open it.
9. YOu should be able to see a file called APsetup.msi.
10. Click your mouse on it, but don't open it.
11. At the top of the window you will see the address of this file. If not, click the yellow file folder in the address bar.
Copy that address.
12. Next go to the folder in which you saved the unzipped version of Less_Msierables
13. In a subfolder you will see a file called Lessmsi.
14. Right-click on this file

<Vista Only>

15. Go to properties.
16. Go to compatability.
17. Run in XP Mode
18. Apply
19. OK
20. Again right-click on icon.
21. Run as administrator.

<Vista and XP>
22. In the window that pops up, paste the address of Apsetup.msi
23. You will see a list of many files, but one of the first will be APUtil.exe.
24. Extract this file to a location that you can easily find.
25. A file folder will appear with a name like cab#APSetup.cab1
26. Open that file folder and you will see a file APUtil.exe
27. Click on that file, and the admin utility will open. You should be able to find your airport device.

I suggest that you move this file to your desktop for easy access.

Good Luck.

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