ok, i did an archive and install, but now my macbook can't dectect the base station. Any ideas, i've tried using the airport utility, but it can't even dectect it. as you can tell it still works, as i am writing this through my mom's (my old) ibook G4
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Airport Extreme problems!
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Give us more background information. Why did you run an Archive & Install? What type of security settings do you have on the Extreme? Is it a new Extreme, or one of the older models? 
Give us more background information. Why did you run an Archive & Install? What type of security settings do you have on the Extreme? Is it a new Extreme, or one of the older models?
i ran an archive and install to fix a disc burning problem. i have wep on it, and i can get the network, but it doesn't show up in the airport utility and the internet doesn't work. i have the newest extreme
So now it can detect the network? Excellent. Are you connected to it now according to the AirPort icon in your Menu Bar?
Sweet. In the Network pane of System Preferences, click on AirPort and check your DHCP settings. Make sure they match the iBook's settings.
Sweet. In the Network pane of System Preferences, click on AirPort and check your DHCP settings. Make sure they match the iBook's settings.
ok, sorry, my comp ate a dvd, lol.
ok first when i'm in the general network page, all i see is airport and then "airport is connected to the network *****. Airport has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the Internet."
then the ip address is wrong the subnet mask on the ibook is 255.255.255.0 but on the macbook it is 255.255.0.0. finally there is no router on the macbook
It might be an update, but... Double click on the AirPort and it'll take you to a list of different settings. Do the same on the iBook and compare the settings under the TCP/IP tab.
Have you clicked Renew DHCP Lease? Mate, it might be easier if you post a screenshot for both Macs.
ok, i'm going to type out everything as i would really like my internet back, lol.
Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
IP Address: 169.254.98.19
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
DHCP Client ID: (blank)
DNS Servers: (blank)
Search Domain: (blank)
IPv6 Address: fe80:0000:0000:0000:0217:f2ff:fe49:076e
Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
IP Address: 169.254.98.19
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
DHCP Client ID: (blank)
DNS Servers: (blank)
Search Domain: (blank)
IPv6 Address: fe80:0000:0000:0000:0217:f2ff:fe49:076e
So the second one is the iBook? It looks like the two machines are connected to separate networks.