Airport Extreme & MobileMe integration

I am currently in the process of considering buying an Airport extreme for my home network which has multiple macs and hard drives connected. The main reason for my consideration is the mobile me access from offsite to remote control desktops and access disks. From what I can understand there is only compatibility with 1 MobileMe account at a time which defeats the purpose for me and my family as each individual has their own MobileMe account. Could someone please confirm how many mobileme accounts can be connected. *If this is only 1 then apple can you please help me out here in your next firmware update for airports.*
Thanks

Hello macmanthemadman. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Could someone please confirm how many mobileme accounts can be connected.
Back to my Mac (BTMM) is tied to an individual's MobileMe account. However, the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) can be configured for multiple MobileMe members.
Here are the basic BTMM requirements:
o OS X Leopard 10.5.4+ or Snow Leopard
o Active MobileMe account. Each Mac & the AEBSn, that will be relying on BTMM, needs to be configured with the same account.
o A publicly reachable IP address for your AEBSn.
o A router that supports either NAT-PMP or UPnP. Note: The AEBSn supports NAT-PMP.

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Built in Airport Extreme location: Where is it? Connection issues

I have an iMac G5, the one prior to the iSight release with the built in Airport Extreme. I am having wireless connection issues where I either have an incredibly low signal or no connection at all. I also have an ibook G4 that has full signal strength when placed next to the imac. I have been told the antenna may be loose on the Airport card but alas when I opened the computer, there was no Airport Card to be found. I was e-mailed a diagram of the location of the Airport card and realized it was for the prior version of the imac that came with the Airport as an option. i was informed Airport is "built in". So does this mean there is no antenna that could inadvertently be knocked out? I scoured this forum for solutions and found a handful of people with identical issues but no solution. Just wondering if anyone has an answer to this problem as I am starting to lose hope. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Warren, you have what is referred to as Rev B or ALS (Ambient Light Sensor) Imac and yes the Airport Extreme is integrated on the system board and there is no antenna connection like on the Rev. A Imac. One of the first things to check is in System Preferences => Network => Network Port Configurations make sure Airport is at the top of the list, if not then drag it to the top. Another thing people have found out is Bluetooth devices can cause interferance, I can't comment with this as I don't have any Bluetooth but if you do you could try a wired keyboard and mouse and turn off Bluetooth in System Preferences to see if it changes. Good luck and post back with results, Bob :~))

I have a 2nd gen airport extreme (no time capsule) and 2nd gen airport expresses: is there any new additons I can make to my existing network to improve reach and integrity of signal?

I have the older airport extreme and 2 2nd gen airport expresses in a large house. Lately I have been getting complaints about internet "drop out" and weak signal (orange signal - weak network) in one (oddly enough the nearest one to my extreme). What can I do to insure network and internet integrity going forward. Do I buy a new a. extreme and convert the old one (how is also a question)? Do I buy new expresses? (and why) Do I move the original express out of room and get longer internet cable? Extreme is upstairs in a split level and must remain there because of proximity to modem and its connection to security. The "working" express is all the way on the other side of the house through 2 concrete walls and does ok - though signal is understandable week. The nearer one with the "problems" is at the foot of the stairs less than 50 feet away, behind an always closed door (not tested-belongs to teenager voicing complaints). Incidentally the other bedroom directly across from the closed door one, houses a temporary adult child at home who has no problems with their lap top (2nd gen macbook) and signal.

There is no easy answer to your question, but here are some things to think about.
The newest generation of airport extremes and expresses are dual-band devices. they transmit on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. the 2.4 GHz frequency penetrates walls better than the 5 GHz frequency which is faster in terms of data throughput. they also have improved antennas which may help your signal problems. unfortunately the only way to be sure would be trial and error you can also walk around with a laptop and monitor the signal strength to see where you have dropouts and consider repositioning your express devices to compensate .

Airport Extreme no longer recognizes MobileMe after iCloud

After updating my MobileMe to iCloud this weekend I noticed my Airport Extreme was blinking orange. It returned an error that said my MobileMe password was incorrect. I have 'Back to My Mac' enabled under iCloud but apparently it's not compatible with the current Airport software.
One thing I don't know is whether Back to My Mac will work under iCloud without the Apple ID being input into the Airport; I don't have another computer running Lion/iCloud at another location so I can't test it out. Does anyone else know if it still works correctly?

One thing I don't know is whether Back to My Mac will work under iCloud without the Apple ID being input into the Airport; I don't have another computer running Lion/iCloud at another location so I can't test it out. Does anyone else know if it still works correctly?
If you are referring to Back to My Mac as it pertains to the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS), then no, this feature is not supported if you migrated your MobileMe account to iCloud.

No Signal with Airport Extreme (Integrated) card - iMac G5 [Help!]

Hello all,
Finally experiencing my first issue with a Mac. I have a Second Generation iMac G5, purchased in June of this year (2005). I have used it's integrated Airport Extreme card to connect to my WLAN since I purchased it, with the only issue being I have to occasionally power cycle my Linksys router to re-enable wireless (When this happens, all of my wireless computers are affected)
This evening, while on my iMac G5, I lost internet connectivity (iTunes was unable to look up CD music track info from the web)..Safari wouldn't load pages either. So i power cycled my wireless router again.
After it came back up, My signal strength stayed at 0 on my iMac. After power cycling the router, turning off/on my Aiport card, and rebooting my mac, my signal strength is still at 0.
I am also using a piece of software called MacStumbler to detect networks and signal strength. Randomly, it's picking up my network: It'll pop up and then dissapear.
I have not moved my iMac this afternoon, or even recently (Since July). I put it to sleep in the evenings. The Airport card is integrated so there's no antenna to come loose.
Any Ideas? Suggestions? Thanks!

Tom, Belbe,
Thanks for your responses. I still dont know what "WAS" causing my Integrated Airport Extreme Problems. I turned my iMac off last night and left it off all morning until around 12 AM CDT or so. When it came up, the wireless worked fine..and has all day.
Belbe, i have the "Put hard disks to sleep whenever possible" un-checked, and have for a while. My wireless went out while my machine was up and running and while i was importing music in iTunes. It may have been my router just not accepting my iMac's MAC address after I power cycled it.
I'll mark this as answered and move along quietly

Airport Extreme USB Disk Sharing using MobileMe - Connection Failed...

After several hours of troubleshooting i've hit a brick wall.
I have just bought a brand new Airport Extreme Base Station (Dual Band etc) and it is all set up and working lovely.
I have now come to share my USB Disk using my MobileMe account. Add my mobile account to the configuration page, all ok still.
Connect to a completely different network (second home), where my Airport Extreme (William Moore's Airport Extreme) is present in the finder under Shared. However, when I proceed to connect to it, i am firstly presented with connecting.... and after it has failed the first time, each subsequent attempt immediately fails.
At first i could not access the configuration page remotely for the Extreme either - but after bypassing the firewall on my router i can now remotely connect to my extreme every time - but still the same above issue with connecting to the USB disk.
The router at my second home is currently a belkin router - although i have an airport express coming soon which i hope will resolve the problem and point to my current router setup - but this cannot be a long term solution as the express is to be used elsewhere.
However, i fail to see how my router is stopping the disk connection when i am able to receive the extreme's configuration. NAT is enabled on my router, as is upnp.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am an IT Technician myself, and this is driving me crazy!

Thanks for those links - i'll look at the powering down tomorrow as the Airport isn't at the property i'm at at the minute.
However, I can safely say the airport is configured just as in the first link. Like i said, I can remotely access the airport so can verify that from here.
The article regarding the formatting of the disk is also interesting. I have tried three disks, each with the same end result (not being able to remotely connect) but all have been slightly different formatting.
1) 500gb HFS+ formatted, single partition, my timemachine disk
2) 500gb - 450gb HFS+ partition - 50gb FAT32 partition - interestingly, although according to that article two partitions aren't supported - both mounted perfectly when I was connected to my airport locally
3) 8gb FAT32 formatted USB Stick - same thing - fine locally, cannot connect remotely.
Come to think of it - i did read somewhere that the usb port isn't (hot-swappable) so maybe the complete power off and on may solve the problem - but i fail to see how this is different technically to a restart through the software - and doubt very much it will fix the issue - but i will definitely give it a go tomorrow.
Any other idea's or people in the same situation would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

Can iCloud ID be used to activate MobileMe function in airport extreme?

There's a tab in the setting of airport utilities called "mobieme".
MobileMe is no longer accepting new subscribers and is moving to iCloud.
I have a iCloud ID, [email protected]
I use this ID and try to active the mobileme function in airport extreme.
It said this is not a vaid ID of mobileme.
Since Mobileme is not accepting new subscribers, how can I active this function in airport extreme?
Dose anybody has suggestions for this problem?
Thanks a lot!

APPLE says:If the previous owner is not present
Make sure the device is powered on and connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. Then contact the previous owner and ask them to follow these steps:
Sign in to their iCloud account at www.icloud.com/find.
Select the device from their Find My iPhone device list by clicking All Devices at the top of the screen.
Erase the device by clicking the Erase button. This will erase all content and settings from the device. When prompted, do not enter a phone number or message. Click Next until the device is erased.
When the erase is complete, click "Remove from Account" to remove the device from the account.
After the device has been erased and removed from the account, you can proceed with the device setup process.
i forgot to erase the phone.i just removed it without erasing.

MobileMe in system preferences and Airport extreme don't recognize my password. The password and username are correct. I don't have any problem using ICloud and my Apple ID and account

When I try to connect to MobileMe in system preferences, it keeps saying that my password or username is incorrect. The same problem occurs on idisk.mac.com and when I try to connect to the hard disk connected to my AirPort Extreme. I don't have any problem to access my Apple ID account or ICloud. My password and username are corrected (I have one principal e-mail and two alternatives e-mails in my Apple ID). I don't how to solve it. The biggest problem is that I can't connect to the hard disk on the AirPort Extreme USB entrance and share files and backup.

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore to factory settings/new iPod via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software

Airport Extreme connected via wifi -- will remote MobileMe still work?

I have two Macs: a desktop and a laptop. I have the latest software and I have MobileMe. My internet is physically connected to the desktop computer. The laptop is connected via wifi using a non-Apple router.
According to Apple's website concerning the AirPort Extreme, "Say you’re traveling and you need a file on the hard drive connected to your AirPort Extreme back at home. If you’re a MobileMe member using Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, no problem. You can access all the files on your shared drive over the Internet."
My question is this: if I attach an Airport Extreme to the laptop -- which is connected via wifi to the network -- will I still be able to access the attached hard drive via MobileMe while traveling, or does this work only if the Airport Extreme is directly wired to the internet?
Thanks.

Thanks, very helpful.
Say it loud, this is one of the best things of Airport, you control the volume even with the optical output:
¿However, why I can´t do the same with the optical output of my 2008 Mac Mini?
Each one (Mac mini 2008 and Airport Express 2008) have optical link to both receivers (Denon AVR3805 and Denon AVR1905).
But I must control the volume of the mac mini with the remote of the AVR3805.
It seems Airplay makes some magic, but straight driver of OSX over audio device don´t.
What a PIA (Pain in the ***). They can put Gigabits of audio information in the optical link but they can´t add a layer adding a header of some bytes to the packets, adressed to a smart DAC than can control the analog output with two bytes of information.
IEEE, ¿Will you make a layer specification for smart DACs? Life and devices use would be much simpler.
Apple in the meantime makes the magic he is able with Airplay.
Some day.

Airport Extreme USB Disk Sharing over Internet Without MobileMe

Hello
I just wanted to say I read this article http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/769126-airport-extreme-connecting-remotely-wit hout-mobileme/
and wanted to do what the title said.
So, I am able to share the disks fine over the LAN with both Mac and Windows PCs.
My Question is:
-some people have said that to map the disk over network, you need the AirPort utility installed onto the computer. Is this true?
-I am unable to access the disk over the internet.
I am wondering if I should configure the "Disks" then File Sharing section of Airport Utility or whether I should turn to the Advanced> Port Mapping section.
For the File Sharing Section:
1.     What is the username needed when trying to connect to the disk?
2.     Do I need to enable share disk over WAN and also the checkbox to enable the Bonjour service?
3.     What do I need to fill out for WINS server?
4.     Can I just mount the drive using the WAN IP?
Port Mapping:
1.     What exactly is personal file sharing? Do I need to use this to share my hard drive? And is it only compatible with Mac?
2.     Should I use the IP address 10.0.0.1 (default IP of router) as the place where I want to map to?
Thank you and sorry for this long post.

You do not need the AirPort Utility installed on your computer in order to access a shared drive from either a remote location or on the local network. This utility's primary purpose is for administering the base station.
You will need to both enable File Sharing and configure the AirPort for Port Mapping. It is pretty much described step-by-step in the article you referenced in the beginning of your post.
Ok, so let's go over the basic steps to see if anything was missed.
Start the AirPort Utility > Select the AEBSn, and then, note the IP address shown.
Select Manual Setup.
Verify that Connection Sharing = Share a public IP address is selected on the Internet > Internet Connection tab.
Select Disks, and then, select File Sharing.
Verify that both the "Enable file sharing" and "Share disks over WAN" options are enabled.
Verify that Secure Shared Disks = With a disk password. (Recommended)
Verify that AirPort Disks Guest Access = Not allowed. (Recommended)
Select Advanced, and then, select the Port Mapping tab.
Click the plus sign to add a new port mapping.
For Service, select the "Personal File Sharing" option. (Note: This option would only allow Mac clients to access the AirPort Disks. If you want both Macs and PCs to connect, you would need to leave this field at its default value and enter the appropriate SMB ports to the mix of ports to be opened.)
In the Public UDP Port(s) and Public TCP Port(s) boxes, type in a 4-digit port number (e.g., 8888) that you choose. In the Private IP Address box, type the internal IP address of your AEBSn that you wrote down in step 1. In the Private UDP Port(s) and Private TCP Port(s) boxes, type 548. Click Continue.
In the Description box, type a descriptive name like "AirPort Disk File Sharing," and then, click Done.
Click on Update.
To connect to the shared AirPort Disk from a remote location using a Mac:
From the Finder > Go > Connect to Server.
Enter the DynDNS-provided Domain Name or Pubic (WAN-side) IP address of the AEBSn, followed by a colon and the Public port number that you choose in step 11 of the previous procedure. For example: afp://www.mydyndnsdomain.com:8888 or afp://123.456.789.123:8888
Click Connect.
You should be prompted for your user name and password. The user name can be anything you like; the password should be the Disk password for the AEBSn that you created in step 6 previously.
Click Connect.

Integrating AirPort Extremes into a Cisco Wireless Environment

Greetings,
We've recently moved into a new facility and have a Cisco 4400 Wireless LAN Controller with 1242 LWAPPs. We have a few Airport Extreme's from our old location and would like to try an incorporate them into this new wireless environment. I would think that the preferred solution would be for the AP Extremes to function as LWAPPs. Failing that, is there a way to integrate them in?
Thanks.

Frank810, Welcome to the discussion area!
I have never heard of that term before but according to Wikipedia LWAPP is the name of a protocol that can control multiple Wi-Fi wireless access points at once.
Unfortunately I doubt that it works with any of Apple's base stations. You must use AirPort Utility to control/administer Apple's base stations.

New Airport Extreme in Bridge mode -- some devices have no internet access

I just bought a new Airport Extreme as my old one which was probably 7 years old required restarting every day. My setup is as follows: DSL cable modem to Linksys Router (for a long set of convoluted reasons, I can't remove this layer) and then Airport Extreme. This is how I had it set up with my old one. The only difference is I recently started looking into using "Back to the Mac" on MobileMe and in order for it to work, I set my new Airport Extreme to Bridge mode due to dual NAT. I have an iMac, PC, MBP, MBA, iphone 4, AppleTV and ipad. All was working fine last night when I set it up. 24 hours later, for some odd reasons, I can't have my PC accessing the wireless network at the same time. If I did, it would knock my iMac off the network and says some other device is using the same IP address. For a while, only my iMac (my main computer) can access it and even my iphone can't. At this very moment, my iphone, imac and MBP all have access to the wireless network. My MBA and iPad has no internet connection. I've restarted Airport Extreme, Linksys, and modem more than once... If I switch back to "Use Public IP Address" instead of Bridge mode, everything works except for "Back to the Mac"... Help!

Hey Bob, Thanks...I have already repeated that multiple times yesterday and today but to no avail. I tried to get into the Linksys router control panel but unfortunately we can't remember the username and password (the router is not mine). The make things even more complicated, the router is actually part of the internet package provided by the ISP and they use a PPPoE to log in. Theoretically, we could do a hard reset but the problem is the ISP will not release the PPPoE information unless we sign a long and complicated form saying we want to bypass their Linksys router. We can do that but this process will take days and weeks... Our ISP confirmed that the Linksys router is set to max out at 5 DHCP but we can only connect 3 machines at a time. They are coming out to take a look tomorrow but in the meantime I have reset the Airport Extreme to "Distribute a Public IP Address" mode which will allow access to all computers/devices. What's even more weird is that if I did the Bridge mode, it messes up the Linksys router's own network as well. We can't even just sign into that network... Any ideas why?

AirPort Extreme Update 2007-004 did not solve my reliability problems.

The latest update from Apple did not fix the problem on my system, and now I don´t know what I should do, is there anything I can do to somehow fix it?
I can´t use the computer like this, it´s very annoying, for example I can´t browse the web with Safari(constant "Failed to open page" or "You´re not connected to the internet" messages), ethernet is not an option, besides, what´s the point of a laptop if I cannot connect to the network wirelessly?
This is my first MacBook by the way, I like its look & feel, easy of use and integration, but this AirPort issue completely took away the "just works" image I had of Apple´s products.
Don´t get me wrong though, I knew the Mac was not going to be perfect, and that there would be problems(as usual), but I would never have expected something like this.
I´d really like to get this thing to work, the Mac pretty much offers the kind of integration that I´ve always wanted in Linux.
Anyway.. am I the only one whose system is still having problems with AirPort?
What can I do to fix this?
Should I just wait until Apple releases another bug fix for this? how long would this take?
Should I return this MacBook to an Apple store?
I bought this in the U.S. and there is no store on my country(Uruguay), there´re however some Apple Authorized Service Providers, should I take it to them? would they give me a brand new Mac or repair this one for free if I´m covered by the warranty?
I read(http://www.apple.com/support/contact/) that since I´m still within the 90 days of ownership I can call Apple Technical support, but since they don´t have a number for my country, is there an alternative way of contacting them?(via email?).
I don´t know.. what do you people think I shoud do?
+Please don´t recommend me to install an older version, I really don´t want to, besides how do I know it will fix the issue?+
About the problem:
Symptoms:
AirPort signal level randomly decreases until connection is lost, and there is no automatic reconnection.
Manual reconnection is required and might not always succeed, and even if it does, it doesn´t last long(usually less than 3 minutes).
Sometimes the network is missing from the menu(when clicking the wifi icon on status bar) and turning off and on AirPort is required.
Judging from what I´ve read here and found on google, this is a known common problem that dates back to at least april 2007(see [1]).
*Some (useful?) Information:*
0) It might have worked better before updating (10.4.9 is the version of my Installation discs, I didn´t reinstall) to 10.4.10, but I can´t say for sure.
1) According to [1] this seems to be a software problem in OS X, since the atheros driver works fine under Windows.
2) It doesn´t matter if the laptop is running from battery or not, and it doesn´t seem to be related to waking from sleep state since it happens on a clean restart too.
3) Once in a while, the OS asks me to enter the WPA passphrase again to connect to the network, why does it do this if the passphrase is already stored inside the default login keychain?. (entering the passphrase again does not fix the problem)
4) Wireless router is a speedtouch modem, it´s properly configured and it´s known to work, its leds indicate that everything is ok.
5) The MacBook is approx. 6m away from the speedtouch router(walls in between), electronic devices: headless computer next to the speedtouch modem, printer, radio, tv (note: not that it matters since the laptop has worked from this location before).
6) System Info: (forums display issues, does not show ok)
Hardware:
+Mac OS X 10.4.10+
+Model Identifier: MacBook2,1+
+Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo+
+Processor Speed: 2 GHz+
+Number Of Processors: 1+
+Total Number Of Cores: 2+
+L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB+
+Memory: 1 GB+
+Bus Speed: 667 MHz+
+Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B06+
+SMC Version: 1.17f0+
+Serial Number: W87190VFYA2+
+Sudden Motion Sensor:+
+State: Enabled+
Network:
AirPort:
+Type: AirPort+
+Hardware: AirPort+
+BSD Device Name: en1+
+IPv4 Addresses: 192.168.1.68+
IPv4:
+Addresses: 192.168.1.68+
+Configuration Method: DHCP+
+Interface Name: en1+
+Router: 192.168.1.254+
+Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0+
DNS:
+Domain Name: lan+
+Server Addresses: 192.168.1.254+
+DHCP Server Responses:+
+Domain Name: lan+
+Domain Name Servers: 192.168.1.254+
+Lease Duration (seconds): 0+
+DHCP Message Type: 0x05+
+Routers: 192.168.1.254+
+Server Identifier: 192.168.1.254+
+Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0+
Proxies:
+Proxy Configuration Method: Manual+
+ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0+
+FTP Passive Mode: Yes+
+Auto Discovery Enabled: No+
Ethernet:
+MAC Address: 00:1b:63:08:c0:87+
+Media Options: +
+Media Subtype: autoselect+
+AirPort Card Information:+
+Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x87)+
+Wireless Card Locale: USA+
+Wireless Card Firmware Version: 1.1.9.3+
+Current Wireless Network: SpeedTouch824916+
+Wireless Channel: 1+
7) logs (not good debug info, but maybe it helps...)
Before last update (from /var/log/system.log)
+Aug 1 01:36:21 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface lo0 (127.0.0.1);+
+delaying packets by 5 seconds+
+Aug 1 01:39:14 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer ntpd[158]: sendto(17.254.0.26): Can't assign requested address+
+Aug 1 01:39:31 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/ai+
+rport: Error: WirelessAssociate2() = 88001006 for network SpeedTouch824916. The operation timed out.+
+Aug 1 01:39:39 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/ai+
+rport: Error: WirelessAssociate2() = 88001006 for network SpeedTouch824916. The operation timed out.+
+Aug 1 01:39:39 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/ai+
+rport: Error: WirelessAssociate2() = 88001003 for network SpeedTouch824916. errWirelessKernelError.+
+Aug 1 01:39:39 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/ai+
+rport: Error: WirelessCreateScanResults() = 8800100b+
+Aug 1 01:39:50 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer configd[35]: Error: Failed to join most recent network "SpeedTouch8+
+24916", err=88001006 (will search for any others)+
+Aug 1 01:39:50 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/ai+
+rport: Currently connected to network SpeedTouch824916+
After last update:
+Aug 1 07:01:37 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer configd[60]: Error: Failed to join most recent network "SpeedTouch824916", err=88001006 (will search for any others)+
+Aug 1 07:01:48 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport: Could not find "SpeedTouch824916" on any channel (directed scan)+
+Aug 1 07:01:48 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport: Could not find "SpeedTouch824916" on channel(s) 1+
+Aug 1 07:02:20 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/air port: Error: WirelessAssociate2() = 88001006 for network SpeedTouch824916. The operation timed out.+
+Aug 1 07:02:29 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/air port: Error: WirelessAssociate2() = 88001006 for network SpeedTouch824916. The operation timed out.+
+Aug 1 07:02:38 Federico-Zagarzaz-s-Computer /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/air port: Error: WirelessAssociate2() = 88001006 for network SpeedTouch824916. The operation timed out.+
8) Settings: (forums display issues, does not show ok)
+unknown-00-1b-63-08-c0-87:~ fede$ cat /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist+
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>+
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">+
.+<plist version="1.0">+
.<dict>
. <key>AllowEnable</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. +<key>Always remember new networks</key>+
. <integer>1</integer>
. +<key>Default 802.1X Configurations</key>+
. <array>
. <dict>
. <key>AcceptEAPTypes</key>
. <array>
. <integer>25</integer>
. <integer>21</integer>
. <integer>43</integer>
. </array>
. <key>Description</key>
. <string>Automatic</string>
. <key>EAPFASTProvisionPAC</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. <key>EAPFASTUsePAC</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. <key>TLSVerifyServerCertificate</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. <key>TTLSInnerAuthentication</key>
. <string>MSCHAPv2</string>
. </dict>
. <dict>
. <key>AcceptEAPTypes</key>
. <array>
. <integer>21</integer>
. </array>
. <key>Description</key>
. +<string>TTLS - PAP</string>+
. <key>TLSVerifyServerCertificate</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. <key>TTLSInnerAuthentication</key>
. <string>PAP</string>
. </dict>
. </array>
. +<key>Disconnect on logout</key>+
. <integer>0</integer>
. +<key>Fallback Preference</key>+
. <integer>0</integer>
. <key>InterferenceRobustness</key>
. <integer>0</integer>
. <key>JoinMode</key>
. <integer>0</integer>
. +<key>List of known networks</key>+
. <array>
. <dict>
. <key>AuthPasswordEncryption</key>
. <string>SystemKeychain</string>
. <key>SCAN_CHANNELS</key>
. <array>
. <integer>1</integer>
. </array>
. <key>SSID</key>
. <data>
. U3BlZWRUb3VjaDgyNDkxNg==
. </data>
. <key>SecurityType</key>
. +<string>WPA Personal</string>+
. <key>WEPKeyLen</key>
. <integer>32</integer>
. <key>_timeStamp</key>
. <date>2007-07-02T07:49:11Z</date>
. <key>authMode</key>
. <integer>2</integer>
. <key>capability</key>
. <integer>16</integer>
. <key>channel</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. <key>cipherMode</key>
. <integer>2</integer>
. <key>isIBSS</key>
. <integer>0</integer>
. <key>isWPA</key>
. <integer>1</integer>
. <key>multiCipher</key>
. <integer>3</integer>
. <key>name</key>
. <string>SpeedTouch824916</string>
. <key>scanWasDirected</key>
. <true/>
. </dict>
. </array>
. +<key>Require Admin for IBSS creation</key>+
. <integer>0</integer>
. +<key>Require Admin for network change</key>+
. <integer>0</integer>
. <key>Version</key>
. <integer>5</integer>
.</dict>
.</plist>
9)
.+unknown-00-1b-63-08-c0-87:~ fede$ /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/air port -I+
. +commQuality: 0+
. +rawQuality: 10+
. +avgSignalLevel: -89+
. +avgNoiseLevel: -96+
. +linkStatus: ESS+
. +portType: Client+
. +lastTxRate: 2+
. +maxRate: 54+
.+lastAssocStatus: 1+
. +BSSID: 00:14:7f:30:56:75+
. +SSID: SpeedTouch824916+
. +Security: WPA PSK cipher: TKIP+
10) Software Update.log
+2007-07-02 01:17:51 -0300: Installed "Pages Update" (2.0.2)+
+2007-07-02 01:17:54 -0300: Installed "Keynote Update" (3.0.2)+
+2007-07-02 01:18:04 -0300: Installed "iPhoto Update" (6.0.6)+
+2007-07-02 01:18:24 -0300: Installed "QuickTime" (7.1.6)+
+2007-07-02 09:57:07 -0300: Installed "iTunes" (7.3)+
+2007-07-02 09:57:09 -0300: Installed "Security Update 2007-006 (Universal)" (1.0)+
+2007-07-02 09:59:26 -0300: Installed "Mac OS X Update (Intel)" (10.4.10)+
+2007-07-26 21:56:29 -0300: Installed "QuickTime" (7.2)+
+2007-07-26 22:21:30 -0300: Installed "iTunes" (7.3.1)+
+2007-07-26 22:21:34 -0300: Installed "Audio Update 2007-001" (1.0)+
+2007-08-01 02:53:00 -0300: Installed "AirPort Extreme Update 2007-004" (1.0)+
Don´t know if it helps or not, but that is all I could find.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Best Regards,
Federico
References:
[1] http://www.macfixitforums.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=wireless&Number=823491&For um=&Words=&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1day&Main=810572&Sear ch=true
[2] http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/unconfirmed-airport-issues-with-mac-os-x- 10410/
[3] http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1008143&tstart=0
[4] http://www.macfixitforums.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=wireless&Number=823491&For um=&Words=&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1day&Main=810572&Sear ch=true
Message was edited by: fzagarzazu (forums display issues)

Hi,
Well I don´t know what to think now.. I installed the last security update, restarted, went to sleep and now it seems to be working much better, at least there doesn´t seem to be so many drop outs.
I find it a little strange that the airport icon on the status bar that shows signal strength keeps changing, but maybe this is normal behaviour?, don´t know..
I can´t say that the problem is fixed either since I didn´t start to experience airport issues immediately after I updated to 10.4.10, so who knows?
Maybe it works for two days in a row and then it suddenly starts malfunctioning for no apparent reason.
It could be very well be a combination of little problems here and there(some even caused by me editing system preferences) that add up and manifest as a bigger problem, I´ve no idea how to trace it, and as long as it works, I don´t care..
I doubt this will help anyone, but anyway.. the last thing I remember doing before restarting was executing:
# System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Resources/airp ort --updateprefs
which examines network preferences and repairs them if necessary.
Then I went into System Preferences > Network, AirPort´s options and restored default settings, after that I configured it to require administrator password to "Create Computer-to-Computer networks".
I´m hoping that the whole airport issue not working after the last airport update was a weird glitch or even better, caused by me.
If it starts malfunctioning again, I´ll simply call AppleCare and let them deal with it, by the way, it kind of ***** that the only way of contacting them is via phone and no phone number is listed for my country.. no email address? ...
Best Regards,
Federico

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