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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Harvey" data-source="post: 77014" data-attributes="member: 2052">Re: Attempting to Connect ....&nbsp;&nbsp; yawn ....Dan ... I have the new dual band (2nd gen) AirPort Express and it&#039;s the one giving me fits.I have tried numerous setting combinations all with the same result.On occasion, the iPad may readily connect. Most often it will not. The other day I got a connection 4 times over the course of two hours.I would unplug the router from the X32, wait, then plug it back in. Most often the Attempting to Connect message remained.Once connected, however, I could switch to Work Offline and easily re-connect to Work Online at will.It obviously has something to do with the handshaking between the AirPort Express and the X32.I borrowed a friend&#039;s old Cisco router yesterday and it connected perfectly every time it was plugged in, disconnected, plugged in again.When I plugged in the Cisco, the network light at the connector on the X32 immediately came on solid.When I plug in the AirPort Express, the network light blinks for about 10 seconds before going solid.I am still puzzled that, once handshaking occurs between the AirPort Express and the X32, I can Work Offline and reconnect to Work Online at will ... until the router is unplugged from the X32 and then plugged back in. Quite frustrating to be so close.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bob Harvey, post: 77014, member: 2052"] Re: Attempting to Connect .... yawn .... Dan ... I have the new dual band (2nd gen) AirPort Express and it's the one giving me fits. I have tried numerous setting combinations all with the same result. On occasion, the iPad may readily connect. Most often it will not. The other day I got a connection 4 times over the course of two hours. I would unplug the router from the X32, wait, then plug it back in. Most often the [I]Attempting to Connect[/I] message remained. Once connected, however, I could switch to [I]Work Offline[/I] and easily re-connect to [I]Work Online[/I] at will. It obviously has something to do with the handshaking between the AirPort Express and the X32. I borrowed a friend's old Cisco router yesterday and it connected perfectly every time it was plugged in, disconnected, plugged in again. When I plugged in the Cisco, the network light at the connector on the X32 immediately came on solid. When I plug in the AirPort Express, the network light blinks for about 10 seconds before going solid. I am still puzzled that, once handshaking occurs between the AirPort Express and the X32, I can [I]Work Offline[/I] and reconnect to [I]Work Online[/I] at will ... [U]until[/U] the router is unplugged from the X32 and then plugged back in. Quite frustrating to be so close. [/QUOTE]

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