Can't Get Airport Extreme Set Up :(( No!!!!

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• Reply 1 of 5

  bobmarksdale Posts: 744member

  January 4, 2008 11:25PM

  network diagnostics help?
  
  
  
  system>library>coreservices
• Reply 2 of 5

  ireland Posts: 17,798member

  January 4, 2008 11:56PM

  Quote:
  

  Originally Posted by bobmarksdale
  
  
  network diagnostics help?
  
  
  
  system>library>coreservices
  

  
  

  
  
  Thanks but no look with those either
• Reply 3 of 5

  carniphage Posts: 1,984member

  January 5, 2008 5:17AM

  Run an ethernet cable between the computer and router for the setup.
• Reply 4 of 5

  icfireball Posts: 2,594member

  January 5, 2008 11:55AM

  Best way to set it up is to bring your computer right next to the base station whilst setting it up.
  
  
  
  I had a few problems with setting up mine from my very immobile Mac Pro upstair, so I had to use a MacBook Pro sitting near the base station to set it up. Also, it's possible your computer is outside the range of the base station. If this so true, you can boost the stations signal by tweaking some settings in the software, but this isn't a really good fix because it just gets slower the further you get from it. The other way is to by a Airport Express and set it up to "bridge" the signal. One final way that actually can affect the signal a lot is placement. The airport performs best when it is higher up. Also make sure you don't have any significant amounts of metal that would block the signal between the base station and your computer. Microwaves and wireless phones (not cell phones) can also affect the signal. If this is the case, switch the channel or the frequency used. The n standard seems to solve a lot of problems with other wireless devices.
• Reply 5 of 5

  ireland Posts: 17,798member

  January 5, 2008 8:55PM

  Half an hour worth of tech support later, we found out it's a hardware issue. The Base Station is a dud of some sort, they're sending me a new one as I type this.