Airport Express
So I finally got the Airport Express working, AGAIN. It was working fine until I decided to WEP encrypt the wireless network, and then it stopped working. I knew that changing the network would cause it to stop working, but I didn't realize it would be such a frikkin' pain in the ass to get working again. I tried getting it to work via my PC (desktop & laptop), and couldn't figure it out. I even installed MacOS X Jaguar on my old PowerBook just to see if it would pick it up (the Airport Express setup wouldn't find it, no matter how many soft/hard resets I did on the frikkin thing). What ended up working, I *think* (and these are more notes for myself, but maybe this will help somebody):
1) Went to DHCP client tables in my NON-wireless router, and removed them all.
2) Unplugged the Airport Express (removed the power to it)
3) Plugged in the Airport Express physically to the network via the Cat5 network cable
4) Plugged the power into it
5) Did a soft-reset by pressing in the little reset button with a paperclip for 5 seconds
6) Once it reset (the lights did some weird stuff for a few seconds, indicating it was probably reset), I went to the Airport Express Admin setup (not the Assistant), and I did a re-scan, and it showed up. At this point I closed the Admin setup.
7) I started the Airport Assistant and ran that, and it picked it up, and I entered all the WEP information along with the rest of the setup info.
8) At this point, the setup was then done, but the light was still orange. I unplugged the Cat5 cable from the wall and I waited a few seconds, and it turned green. I went to iTunes and sure enough, it showed up... and WAMMY!
So, yeah, that's how I set it up. Not exactly the cut and dry setup that Apple normally has for their products. A Google search indiciates that I was not alone and may other people have had problems with the setup, which is a nice feeling in a way -- knowing that I wasn't a completely retard and was the only one with problems.
1) Went to DHCP client tables in my NON-wireless router, and removed them all.
2) Unplugged the Airport Express (removed the power to it)
3) Plugged in the Airport Express physically to the network via the Cat5 network cable
4) Plugged the power into it
5) Did a soft-reset by pressing in the little reset button with a paperclip for 5 seconds
6) Once it reset (the lights did some weird stuff for a few seconds, indicating it was probably reset), I went to the Airport Express Admin setup (not the Assistant), and I did a re-scan, and it showed up. At this point I closed the Admin setup.
7) I started the Airport Assistant and ran that, and it picked it up, and I entered all the WEP information along with the rest of the setup info.
8) At this point, the setup was then done, but the light was still orange. I unplugged the Cat5 cable from the wall and I waited a few seconds, and it turned green. I went to iTunes and sure enough, it showed up... and WAMMY!
So, yeah, that's how I set it up. Not exactly the cut and dry setup that Apple normally has for their products. A Google search indiciates that I was not alone and may other people have had problems with the setup, which is a nice feeling in a way -- knowing that I wasn't a completely retard and was the only one with problems.
2 Comments:
I don't think I've ever configured my Airport wirelessly -- always from the G4 it's plugged into (via a second network card). Wireless Airport configuration is, indeed, flaky, as you found out.
By Matt Swann, at 8:46 AM
I would like to confirm that you are, in fact, a retard.
But, congrats on getting that hastle done with.
By Anonymous, at 11:38 AM
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