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    Replace Airport Extremes with what???

    I have been using 3 airport extremes connected via hardwire for a number of years and I am considering upgrading to something else. Our house is two stories and I currently have the three extremes (latest model) spread pretty evenly throughout the house. I have had to reboot them more often...
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    AirPort Extreme Booting Users

    My office uses an AirPort Extreme for our WiFi network. We've been having problems for months. At first, it was simply dropping altogether. No one could access it. No one could even find it. It was still solid green status light. Now, it boots users from the network, requests a new...
  3. DinBan

    Identify U1600 IC on Apple Airport Extreme A1143 MB053LL/A board 820-2214-A

    Hi All! Need help with Identify of burned IC U1600 on Apple Airport Extreme A1143 MB053LL/A main board 820-2214-A Help please! Just need a Hi resolution picture of U1600 area on main board to identify IC. Maybe some one who own this device now can open it and take picture of main board or...
  4. CocoaNut

    How do iPhones connect to WiFi?

    I have two iPhones, a 6 Plus and a 7 Plus. My apartment is long and narrow, so my internet provider's router and WiFi AP will not cover the whole place effectively. I am using an Airport Extreme in bridge mode in my living room, with internet signal coming through Ethernet, to get a reliable...
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    Airport Extreme replacement?

    I have two of the latest gen of Airport Extremes (one is an extension of the other), and they have worked okay, but with all the streaming I do now from Plex, it just isn't fast enough, nor is the coverage strong enough. I have a small house, but need a wifi signal to go through a wall or two...
  6. Sumleilmus

    Airport Extreme networking trouble - external USB drives can't be seen

    I have been using an Airport Extreme (ac), model A1521, purchased 3 months ago. I've have it hooked up to a powered USB 2.0 hub with four external hard drives, all externally powered, each from its own power supply. 4 different machines in our LAN back up via Time Machine to these drives. I left...