Regret updating to AirPort Utility 6.0

This is a bad update... I would really like to know what necessitated this. Everything was working fine before I installed it... after I instal it, NO MORE PRINTER! GREAT! I can't even add it back in because they took away the Printer options. Why would you eliminate that!?

Does anyone else have a network printer that shows up and is working? (Under "Disks" tab maybe?)

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Yuck

The solution to lousy v6.0 is terrific v5.6:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482

I just wish we could have Firmware 7.5.2 as a downlaod too , 7.6.1 is so unreliable it's not true. I can't even go back to it on my new 5th gen AE as it's not available in the dropdown menu

I was hoping to firmware update back to 7.5.2 as well....the current firmware doesn't seem to be as quick with noticable lag when trying to visit pages.

I ended up sending the aebs back to apple and using my old time capsule. This is really ridiculous imo.

Shame as I was getting 19 mb/sec with the aebs and now i'm on half that !

( only lasted max 5 minutes though ) 😀

Could anyone check out, when you open airport utiliyt 6.0 and option clicking on the version number and switch to version 7.6.0 your whoas are fixed?

If Steve were still in charge he would not have let this update out until it were complete, and add more features, like wireless to ethernet bridge.

You should stop bellyaching and go make an appointment with either an Apple Store, or a network specialist. In your case... I think a network specialist to show you what you need to do, might be in order.

Who is a network specialist and how do you find them?

We are having the same problem. We upgraded all of our airport devices from 7.6 to 7.6.1 and no printers. Has anyone figured out how to fix this?

they are in the telephone book. I would call your internet provider or some one from Best Buy or Apple. You could also try:

When you open airport utiliyt 6.0 and option clicking on the version number of the firmware in the Airport device you are able to switch to a different version and you could even switch to version 7.6.0. Let me know if that fixes it.

Just start everything from scratch again. Turn of SNP and chose a manual radio channel. Use iStumbler to see who is using what around your area and change your radio channel to a different one. That will fix all these issues. My MBP now connects at 300mbs with Extreme.

Hi Pfedro,

What i did is downloaded the V5.6 version and installed that (It will go into your apps folder right beside V6) and reverted to using that. It works despite having upgraded the firmware. Then I could see the printer tab again and edit as needed.

See derek's link:

The solution to lousy v6.0 is terrific v5.6:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482

Wow Apple, you have truly disappointed me now 😟. Where are your standards going ? Really pretty this, but a function and featurewise a disaster. Who needs this kind of "updates" ! And then leavin people clueless about it to boot. Where's the archiving function, among others? It's essential to have.

Please get version 6 up to par with 5.6 with all the features, I don't want to be keeping two Airport Utilities side-by-side!

Yea, tough to know when to update what. I lost all trust that Apple is looking out for it's users. I finally got my MBA onto the Internet using a bluetooth connection through my iMac after spending 3 days searching on forums for why the Airport wireless stopped working to get on the Internet but works fine to connect to my other Macs.

I am done with Apple marketing. As each device dies, I am returning to PCs. I am not about to part with hard earned money to pay for Apple tech repairs when their own updates are wreaking havoc. I am not a fan of the iCloud world, I want the control and connectivity that I had under 10.6's earliest days. If I have to spend so much time tinkering after updates I may as well go back to Linux. The Mac experience used to fun and entertaining, now it's just plain ol' work to keep it functioning.