Extending a network after airport 7.7.3 update

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Extending a network after airport 7.7.3 update

I have a new 2014 Airport Extreme that i was extending with an older Extreme, A1354. It worked perfectly until I updated my new one to 7.7.3. Now the older one won't connect and gives an error every time I try.

I'm using airport utility 6.3.2 on a Mavericks system running 10.9.2.

I tried looking for 7.7.2 to downgrade but I can't find it anywhere. I've tried holding Option while clicking on the current version of software on Airport Utility but it doesn't let me go back to previous firmware.

any help would be appreciated!

OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 1:35 AM

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auroraj

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Apr 26, 2014 10:42 PM in response to Tom Darin

I have the same problem. & all the apps i use to access my nas deives on my ipad & iphone stopped detecting my Nas drive. After that update i have hard time accesing ym nas drive on back to my mac too. Apple please do something. I am loosing my business. What kind of updae they did, i dont understand. Please help us to downgrade it or update it & fix it.

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Apr 27, 2014 9:30 AM in response to Tom Darin

Power down both the new AirPort Extreme and the older Extreme and wait a minute or two.

Then, power up the new Extreme first, and let it run 2-3 minutes

Power up the older Extreme next, and wait a full minute to see if it will connect correctly.

If the older Extreme will not connect, it will need to be reset back to factory default settings and then set up again.

Post back if you need help with that procedure and setup.

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Tom Darin Author

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Apr 27, 2014 12:10 PM in response to Tom Darin

I don't have a good explanation or solution and would still like the ability to roll back to 7.7.2, but this is what I did the other day.

I had tried Bob's suggestion before his post, but that didn't work. You would think resetting back to factory would let it connect but it wouldn't reconnect to the new Extreme.

I unplugged the old extreme and left it unplugged overnight. The next day, i powered down the new extreme and let it boot fully. Then I plugged in the old extreme, held the reset button to wipe out any memory and put it right next to the new one.

I went through the setup process for the old one to get it to extend the new one. It connected correctly so I unplugged the power for the old and moved it to the original location and everything reconnected just fine.

So weird, but doesn't solve the problem of wanting to roll back 1 version on the new one.

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Apr 27, 2014 12:17 PM in response to Tom Darin

So weird, but doesn't solve the problem of wanting to roll back 1 version on the new one.

Appears that Apple is not going to allow that to happen. You might want to check with Apple Support to confirm.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

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