having airport express problems

Although 3 years is a bit early for failure, anything is possible. If you have already tried hardware resets on your AirPort Express and it is still not providing a usable Wi-Fi network, it may be possible (as you suspect) that it may have failed or is about to and needs to be replaces.

Please try a Factory Default Reset to see if that might bring some new life to the Express.

Power off the Express for a minute or two

Hold in the reset button first, and keep holding it in for an additional 7-8 seconds while you simultaneously apply the power back to the Express

Release the reset button after the hold period and allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light

Set up the Express again to see how it behaves. If you try the Factory Default Reset a few times, and things do not improve, then you will likely need to replace the AirPort Express.

If you buy from Apple, you have 14 days to exchange or return the new Express for a refund, so you are covered in case the new Express exhibits the same type of behavior as the older model......which is unlikely.....but in the world of wireless almost anything is possible.

Tesserax responded to your original post first, so he has the floor as far as responding at this point. Please wait for his response.

I do think that one of the first questions that he will ask is......what is the make and model number of your modem? So, you might want to have that handy.

Thanks Bob. Yes, I will need to know the make & model of your modem to be sure that it is just a modem and not a combination modem & router or gateway device. This way I can provide you with the steps necessary to get your network up and running again.

The Apple AirPort Express is your wireless router.

Tesserax needs the make and modem number of your modem.....or.....if you don't have a modem, we'll need to know how you get your Internet connection. For example, there might be an Ethernet port on the wall that provides the Internet signal.