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Cannot use airport utility to configure network or anything. it says, 'unable to find airport wireless device' rescan. I got the flashing amber light to go solid green, but still can't use utility. I have XP pro, it is connected to the airport express. Note I have had the utility find the router, but then it disappears from the list.

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Try a reset of the Airport, or replace the internal circle battery, then reset. But sounds like the internal battery.

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SOURCE: new wireless network - now my airport express and airtunes does not work

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Throw the device out of the window, the apple folks are terrible and liers they mislead us into buying this device and it is not working with most Vistas.

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Sure all you have to do is go to ipcomfig re;ease your ip addresses and renew. Once you do this the router should assign a different ip address.

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  • Posted on Aug 26, 2009

SOURCE: Airport extreme / Windows XP with VPN problem

have you reset the airport extreme? theres a tiny hole you can push in w a paperclip. Also, do you have the latest firmware?

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SOURCE: have a windows xp desktop,and a apple macbook pro.what ROUTER

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