meanwhile, my Apple Airport Express router, arrived yesterday and just sits there with a blinking amber light. The setup utility doesn’t recognize it. I thought the selling point of Apple products is “they just work.”
I was in Fry’s a few days ago and priced their laptops again. I don’t know why people that adhere to any form of budget buy them.
On a side note, I’ve noticed that in movies almost everyone uses Apple computers and presidents are generally either black of female.
is your wifi on in system settings?
You should have a green router status light -- whether your system is on or not.
Re-check the connections to your internet source (satellite modem, cable, etc.)
For example, when my satellite signal drops out due to weather, the status light on my Time Capsule shifts from green to blinking amber...
If you have such a modem, make sure the both of the I/O lights are indicating activity...