Airport Express cannot connect to 5ghz network?

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Airport Express cannot connect to 5ghz network?

Hi guys, I have a newer version of an Apple Airport Express, latest firmware, I just bought a Linksys E4200 router and set up a 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz network with separate SSID's.

For some reason the Airport Express cannot connect to the 5 ghz network - any ideas?

At first I did not have this setup so maybe it's reading an old configuration file. My Macbook connects to the 5 ghz network no problem and can interact with the Airport Express - I thought it was a range issue but my Macbook has no issues exactly where the Airport is. I thought maybe I need to do what is in this read? https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2246048?start=0&tstart=0

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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Posted on May 25, 2012 1:50 PM

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HACKINT0SH

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May 25, 2012 3:18 PM in response to applecriz

For some reason the Airport Express cannot connect to the 5 ghz network - any ideas?

Yeah, tell us what happens when you TRY to connect.

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May 25, 2012 3:51 PM in response to HACKINT0SH

I select "Join or extend Wireless network", select the 5 ghz SSID, and it just never connects, it gives an error message about being unable to join - I just tried again via the airport utility going into the wireless settings and switching the SSID and hitting update and then it loses it's connection, flashing orange now..then finally an error message "An error occured while updating the configuration" only way I can get it back now is to hook up via Ethernet..

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May 25, 2012 4:14 PM in response to HACKINT0SH

I've completely reset it now and on my windows PC, and I don't even see the 5GHz network on the list..but I see the 2.4 GHz..how is this possible if my Macbook I'm on right now is on the 5GHz and I've verified via hitting the control key and looking at the network?

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May 25, 2012 5:17 PM in response to applecriz

WOW so after all that it turns out somehow in memory even after a factory reset it was looking for my original SSID which was on dual 2.4 and 5 ghz when I first set it up..after some more troubleshooting I hooked it up to my PC with factory settings and couldn't even find the 5 ghz SSID..after that I disabled the 2.4 ghz SSID completely from the router and then I couldn't see anything..after more troubleshooting I renamed the SSID name to something new and now the airport connected to the 5 ghz, re-enabled the 2.4 with a new name and everything is working great! Thank goodness!

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