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Is my Airport Extreme going bad. "Network changes" occur and the only way to resolve it is to reboot the Airport create a new network and that still takes several tries.
What model number of AirPort Extreme? How old is the device?
What model number of AirPort Extreme? How old is the device?
It is an Airport Extreme 802.11n It's about five years old
Unfortunately, five years, on average, is about it as far as the useful life of a router designed for home use. It is the internal power supply that starts heading downhill, and when this happens, connection breaks start to occur more and more frequently
You could try replacing the external power supply.....about $30-35 or so......check online for prices, but I doubt that this will help.
As a last resort, try a complete Factory Default Reset on the AirPort to completely clear out all the old, and possibly conflicting settings. To do this......
Power off the AirPort for a few minutes
Hold in the reset button on the back of the AirPort first, and continue to hold it in for an additional 7-8 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back into the AirPort
Release the reset button after the hold period
Allow a full minute for the AirPort to restart to a slow, blinking amber light status
Set up the AirPort again and see how it behaves. If things seem to be better, you have bought a bit more time. If the AirPort continues to act up, it is time for a replacement.
Is my Airport Extreme going bad. "Network changes" occur and the only way to resolve it is to reboot the Airport create a new network and that still takes several tries. It's getting very
