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Apple AirPort Utility - 5.4.2

Setup & manage airport base stations.

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Current Version:	5.4.2
Release Date:	2009-06-03
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	6,907
Downloads (all versions):	133,595

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So far so good - Version: 5.4.2, 6/4/2009 06:04AM PST

Moonwatcher

Installed on Mac Pro running 10.4.11 and Mac Book Pro running 10.5.7.
No problems so far, even without rebooting. Repaired permissions on both right after the update.

No Problems Here - Version: 5.4.2, 6/3/2009 08:24PM PST

macguruguy

No problems with update here. G4 Digital Audio tower with Sonnet Aria Extreme 802.11g card and Airport Express (802.11g). Also ran this update on three 24" imacs at work and had no problems, although I didn't connect wirelessly on any of them. The update ran fine however. Application seems to work properly.

Very Unstable Update - Version: 5.4.2, 6/3/2009 06:07PM PST

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michaelfrankel

I ran this update on two different computers, a dual 2.0 G5 and a MacBook Pro.

On the G5, the auto update feature of the Airport Utility wanted to launch Classic. Tried this multiple times with the same result. Downloading and running the updater manually worked fine.

The problems were on the MacBook Pro. I used Software Update, and also updated QuickTime & iTunes at the same time. Ran the updates, then rebooted.

After reboot, EVERYTHING crashed (Airport Utility, Safari, Firefox, Disk Utility, Crash Reporter, etc) - all of them crashed.

Finally shut down the computer and re-booted with verbose logging (command-V) at startup. Then things seem to work (at least for now).

Did someone test this thing before it was released????

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Very Unstable Update

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Not the right place for a joke

Very Unstable Update

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After Installation Run Disk Utility - Version: 5.3.2, 6/11/2008 07:05PM PST

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prolaw1

After installing, I ran disk utility repair permissions. There were several airport related permissions repaired by this. I restarted and all seems to be working.

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Before installing run disk utility...

No Difference - Version: 5.3.1, 3/12/2008 04:38PM PST

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vze26wyc_dotmac

I downloaded for 10.5.2 and had to set up my base station all over. I went to Speakesay and there in speed difference. An hour wasted doing two computers. If all is working well do not use this, unless there is a major update from Apple coming? That is why I did this ‘just in case’
I would recommed this update,for that reason.

no firmware updates--standalones now avail. - Version: 5.3.1, 3/12/2008 02:35PM PST

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Rault

As reported on MacFixIt, there aren't any new firmware updates for the base stations themselves. (I got the Windows version at work, and I watched it download the current firmware files, which included v6.3 for Airport Express, which is the current vers.)

But, the standalone installers and the apple web pages seem to be back up today (3/12).

I lost my AirDisk (AirPort connected hard drive) - Version: 5.3.1, 3/12/2008 08:17AM PST

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jreffner

I lost my AirDisk (AirPort connected hard drive) due to this update. Anyone know how to det it back?

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I lost my AirDisk (AirPort connected hard drive)

AirPort Base Station Update 5.3.1 - Version: 4.2, 3/11/2008 03:23PM PST

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sulphur

I have never left feedback here before but I am baffled. Software Update informed me of this update. But I left it alone to download and it never arrived. I tried to collect it from the Apple downloads site and there it was not. I googled it and came here and collected it. But I saw the comment that it had been removed from the Apple site so I closed the updater and placed it in a folder for later. And now it is not here either? Weird. Leopard 10.5.2 on a MacBook Pro 17inch 2.4 Mhz

FIXES HOT SWAPPABLE PROBLEM!!!!! - Version: 4.2, 8/1/2005 08:04PM PST

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Perigrinus

for the looooooooongest time my buffalo card was no longer hot-swappable....this has fixed that problem and it is now hot-swappable again...finally!! had the problem since like early panther days...

DO NOT upgrade firmware to 5.6!!! - Version: 4.2, 7/29/2005 12:59PM PST

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rezaf

I updaed airport to 4.2 last week, then I upgraded firmware to 5.6 two days ago. Immediately after the FW upgrade neither my PB or my Linksys card on my Toshiba Laptop could pick up any signal (even withn 5 feet of my base station) After 25 minute troubleshooting with tech support and three hard and soft resets I got the thing to work, but my Powerbook has a very slow connection with 2 bars of signal, whereas previously I had 4 bars. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS UPGRADE