MBP Airport consistently disconnecting from the Web, but not the network
My MacBook Pro Airport has been cutting in and out - or at least the Web access has - when I use it in combination with a DLink router. The local wireless network connection always seems to stay connected (or at least it says it's connected), but I can't access the Web. It has shown these symptoms when used in combination with other routers too, but only when I use it with the DLink first and then move to another network.
I can sometimes fix the problem by a combination of restarting OS X and resetting the PRAM, and restarting the router. However, this doesn't always fix the problem, and even if it did, I'd probably be doing it at least once a day with the current frequency of disconnections. So I'd like to get to the route of the problem.
An ethernet connection to the DLink router always works without a hitch.
Does anyone have any suggestions or any knowledge that might help resolve this?
Just remembered I have the 'self assigned IP' error too. There seems to be a fair few posts about this issue. I haven't found a definitive fix yet, but these posts might hold some clues;
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6710925�
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6708778�
The second post suggests applying the 'Disconnect from wireless network when logging out', which I've applied, because I've noticed that I often see the problem when I put my MBP to sleep.
p.s. Last year I quick-fixed this issue by attaching a Buffalo wireless router to the network as an extension and connecting to that instead of the Dlink. But I just gave the Buffalo to someone, having forgotten about the issues with connecting to the DLink.
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View Solution.The DHCP range is the range of IP addresses the router hands out automatically as devices join the network. The DHCP range is determined by the router and each brand has a range set at the factory (that can be changed by you).
Your D-link's DHCP default range is 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199. So, outside the DHCP range is .2 to .99 and .200 to .254.
Attached is a handy cheat sheet.
You can change this range by entering the router's settings page - type the router's IP address into a browser, enter the login info and navigate to the DHCP settings area (varies based on router, hunt around).
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