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Wireless probs - pain in the *******

  • 26-12-2008 10:03pm
    #1
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I posted about this a while ago and I wonder if others are experiencing the same problems still?

    Macbook constantly losing wireless connection - no indication that wireless has been lost - other than obvious no browser or email repsonse. Airport still shows as on. Cure is to turn off wireless and turn it back on.

    I am using it at home with Airport extreme base station.

    Wireless worked fine up to several months ago!

    Dell laptop works fine with no cut offs.


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Are you using Leopard?

    When you go into System Prefs > Network, are there any settings other than Airport set up? Like Ethernet? Have you used Ethernet in the past to connect to the internet? Or Bluetooth? It might be that one of those services has priority over Airport in OS X's network settings. And after a while it forgets about Airport and tries to get the internet via ethernet/bluetooth.

    In Leopard you can solve this by bringing up the "set service order" window (it's in the option menu beside the +/- in the network prefs) and dragging Airport to the the top.


  • #3
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Are you using Leopard?

    When you go into System Prefs > Network, are there any settings other than Airport set up? Like Ethernet? Have you used Ethernet in the past to connect to the internet? Or Bluetooth? It might be that one of those services has priority over Airport in OS X's network settings. And after a while it forgets about Airport and tries to get the internet via ethernet/bluetooth.

    In Leopard you can solve this by bringing up the "set service order" window (it's in the option menu beside the +/- in the network prefs) and dragging Airport to the the top.

    Am using Leopard ok and Airport is at the top.


  • #4
    akadesign
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭akadesign


    Try using your leopard startup CD and repair permissions using disk utlity.


  • #5
    Shane O' Malley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Shane O' Malley


    Make sure you have installed the most recent Apple updates. The last ones 10.5.6 fixed problems with TCP/IP and my Mac Mini's seem to hold the network much better now.

    Shane


  • #6
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Another suggestion to expand on the one above is to create "locations".

    I did this on all my machines and haven't had any problems.

    In the network preferences panel under the title bar is the Location drop down menu. Select edit locations . . . and create a separate one for each interface. In my case I created 2, Wired & Wireless.

    Once created select the preferred one and remove all other interfaces bar the one you want from the left pane. For example I delete everything in my "Wireless" location except Airport.

    Once created you can select the required location quickly from the Apple menu> Locations.

    ZEN


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