Ad-hoc wireless network issues

I'm running a WiFi Ad-hoc network from my laptop, which runs Windows Vista. It is password protected, I have connected successfully to it, and Internet sharing is turned on for the network. However, when I am connected, the WiFi symbol does not come on and still gets data from Edge. Any idea on how to fix this?
When I connect to other wireless routers, it works just fine. But not when it connects to my laptop.

Hi Dave,
I haven't seen anybody able to use WPA with ICS yet, Mac to Mac anyway, and only WEP as of recent.
ASCII passwords may need to be enclosed in quote marks, (or maybe that's been fixed!?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106424
Recent Security updates to Windows® require that the Remote User(s) be setup on the PC first.
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3020.html
Also, you may need to alter the PC to enable clear text password in windows XP.

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After I connect with my iPhone (3GS 5.0.1) to any Ad-hoc wireless Network then walk away out of the reach of my wifi network, my iPhone can't find any wifi Network afterwards, only by turning off the iPhone completely and turning on again.

After I connect my iPhone (3GS 5.0.1) to any Ad-hoc wireless Network then walk away out of the reach of my wifi network, my iPhone can't find any wifi Network afterwards, only by turning off the iPhone completely and turning on again.
switching off wifi and on again or going into airplane mode did't help!
This problem happens only with ad-hoc wifi networks not with normal ones.
(Ad-Hoc network was created on XP Computer)

Welcome to Apple Discussions
Sorry, but the 169.x.x.x IP address is internally generated by the iPod (and iPhone) and indicates that a network has been detected but no IP address has been issued. Your friends iPhone was not connected to your ad hoc network either - it connected to the internet through the 3G network.
You should read through the Vista help screens on ad hoc networking for some insight how this works. You should be able to get some ideas there.
In the mean time, $40 or less will buy you a very capable wireless router with four Ethernet ports and will simplify your network tremendously. Having used Windows ICS for a long time, the addition of a router and a real network simplified things so much.

10.4.11 wireless networking issues for Intel iMac

After being prompted by software update to upgrade to 10.4.11 from 10.4.10, I did so, but found my computer stuck at the grey screen upon restart. I have since done the archive + reinstall of 10.4.4, which allowed me to onnect to my wireless network again (other Intel and PPC Macs are able to access the same network). I then downloaded and installed the 10.4.11 combo package as some have suggested on other posts throughout this forum; however the problem has returned.
Has anyone else had a similar problem and/or does anyone have a solution other than reinstalling 10.4.4 and upgrading to 10.4.10 again?
Cheers!

Mizraith,
I have the same setup as you (the WRT300N router & a macbook pro (sept 2007). I have been investigating these issues for a while now. First, to be quiet honest, this router is a crappy piece of hardware. Simply google the product name along with interesting keywords such as 'vanish' 'problem' 'issue', and make your own conclusion. Not to mention that the product has had at least 3 hardware revisions: it pretty much says it all.
Here are my takes on this, I have had 2 different problems:
1) First problem, the ESSID sometimes vanishs for a while. It is not macbook specific since I have observed that on my playstation 3 too. The only solution I have found to deal with this problem is to get to the wireless configuration of the router and change the radio band/wide channel, etc to something else. Then it'll work for some time before the problem reappears. I have contacted linksys tech support, and I strongly suspect that the support for N-mode is extremely incomplete, but of course they are not affirmative on this, otherwise they'd do a recall.
2) Second problem, the signals gets weak and the connection just freezes. Not sure it is macos specific, but the fact is that with macos 10.4.10, when it happened, simply setting aiport off -> on used to be OK. Since I upgraded to macos 10.4.11, the system will then appear to be connected to the AP with a good signal, but the NIC will be assigned a self-assigned ip address (169.x). This also happend after putting the system in sleep. It seams to happen more often on battery mode on my macbook. Manually rerunning the dhcp client does not help. Solution? You guess it, the r.e.b.o.o.t.
The router may be an unstable product, but there are some obvious regressions in the wifi support of macos 10.4.11, at least, in error handling. Here again, a simple google search for '10.4.11 wifi' with 'problem' 'issue' should convince you.
I have contacted the tech support of Apple regarding that issue. I didn't even expected to have a magical solution, but at least, some hints or even a mere acknowledgment. They never replied to my mail.
Let me know if you have some news on that issue, and good luck!

[solved] Wireless network issues after installing gnome3

After installing gnome 3 I can't connect to my wireless network any more. I start gnome using 'xinit gnome-session' after loggin in at a command line. Here are some relavent ouptuts:
$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:4B:8D:B7:07
inet6 addr: fe80::225:4bff:fe8d:b707/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:10
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:4B:BE:74:BC
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:20 Base address:0x6000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:32 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:32 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1920 (1.8 Kb) TX bytes:1920 (1.8 Kb)
$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 IEEE 802.11 Nickname:""
Access Point: Not-Associated
Link Quality:5 Signal level:0 Noise level:234
Rx invalid nwid:0 invalid crypt:0 invalid misc:0
eth1 no wireless extensions.
Trying to connect to a network through gnome-control-center:
$ sudo gnome-control-center
** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist
** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: _nm_object_array_demarshal: couldn't create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/4
** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist
** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: _nm_object_array_demarshal: couldn't create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnect
xterm output when trying to connect through the network applet:
Window manager warning: Log level 16: Device activation failed: (32) Insufficient privileges
Last edited by dave1022 (2011-05-14 17:14:12)

iskandr wrote:
Hello,
I'm having problems with my wireless network connections, too. I did a fresh arch install with gnome3 some days ago to avoid any issues when upgrading, but i just can't access any wireless networks now. Everything else works like a charm, though. I followed the usual steps to set up my network/wifi with all the required modules and packages (broadcom-wl from the AUR, etc.) but it doesn't work like it did with gnome2 and xfce4.
My iwconfig/ifconfig output looks like dave1022's. Don't know if this is of any help...
The nm-applet in the gnome3 "panel" actually lists nearby wireless networks, but once I click on one of them, gnome asks me for authentification with my root password (user password does not work). I don't think it should be this way. If I enter my root password here, nothing happens whenever I click on the concerned network to connect to it. I deleted the /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/<SSID> file to reset the authentification process.
I tried to consult the gnome3 pages in the wiki, but couldn't find any valueable hints either...does anyone have any idea what I might have done wrong or forgotten?
It's exactly the same for me and it's driving me nuts. I'm using iwl3945
[EDIT]
Well... actually installing the applet solved it for me. Is the applet actually needed for Gnome 3 or is a workaround?
Last edited by Slurp (2011-05-14 17:11:19)

Major Wireless Networking Issues

I recently moved into a new apartment and we are having wireless networking difficulties. It is a large apartment and we initially only had a Buffalo WHR-G125 (flashed with DD-WRT firmware and running with transmit power boosted) for the whole apartment (1700 sq ft - 3 bedrooms - many walls). Most of the apartment received decent signal but my room in the corner was extremely weak. My new HP (don't hate me its for school) got a poor signal and my Apple MacBook Pro basically got nothing.
I purchased an Airport Express N to act as a range expander but we had some issues with the WDS. Eventually we set up a subnetwork but it stil didn't really solve the issue. I am pretty much at wits end with the situation and I am considering purchasing an Apple Airport (but I am a poor student). Please let me know if you think that will solve the problem or if you have any other suggestions.
I also considered hiring an electrician to run an ethernet port to my room but that is also an expensive option. Please bear in mind that the router can only be in the living room or the farthest room from mine (so moving it into my room isn't an option). Thanks for your help.

2 options:
Connect another Airport to the router using an ethernet cable. Place the existing Airport halfway between the router and your computer. You should be able to create a new wireless network, but share the router's internet connection.
Run an ethernet cable from the router halfway to your room, and fit the Airport there. You don't really need an electrician to do this, buy a long cable with the plugs fitted - any decent computer shop can make a cable for you - then just drill holes through any walls that get in the way.
Connecting an Airport base station wirelessly to a non-Apple wireless router can be a real problem, that's why I suggest using a cable.

Wireless networking issues

I'm fairly new to the Mac world. I have our iMac set up for wireless networking but am having some problems. It will find our network and connect, but it seems to be inconsistent. It will be connected and then all of a sudden lose connection temporarily.
Strange part is, when I click on our network name it will work again. It's like it drops our network to look for others (our network's signal is strong, by the way).
Is there a way to make it only connect to one specific wireless network and not search for others? Thanks...

This may sound like a silly question, but do you have a cordless phone or phone base next to your Mac? I had a 2.4Ghz cordless phone base on my desk that would cause my internet to do weird things. After completely unplugging it one day to troubleshoot the problem, my issues were gone. I ended up buying a different frequency phone and problem was solved.
Also, try checking out this article if you haven't done so already.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1145?viewlocale=en_US

Iphone/IOS 6 and Enterprise Wireless Networks Issue

Hi there,
Our company runs Cisco wireless using WPA2 Enterprise and AD Authentication. Now we currently have multiple vendor phones/laptops working fine including Apple Macbook Pro's, Apple Iphone 4s, Samsung Galaxy S2/S3 working on the wireless without issue.
However Ive been seeing issues with Iphone 5s and an Ipad now as well running IOS 6 where it just wont connect to the network. I am using Iphone configuration utility to install a Wireless profile with the certificate/AD credentials onto the Apple device.
I just loaded the profile on an Iphone 5 and it worked straight away.
However on ipad and other iphone 5's this is what happened, it associated to the Wireless but never got an IP address so never finishes connecting. just sits on spinning wheel.
Here is some output from the Iphone configuration utility console:
Nov 13 14:45:47 Sam-iPad eapolclient[2548] <Notice>: eapmschapv2_success_request: successfully authenticated
Nov 13 14:45:48 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: 285568.132121 wlan.N[12106] AppleBCMWLANCore::setCIPHER_KEY(): [eapolclient]: type = CIPHER_MSK, index = 0, flags = 0x0, key lenght 64, key rsc lenght 0
Nov 13 14:45:48 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: 285568.185043 wlan.N[12107] AppleBCMWLANCore:startRoamScan(): 3365 Delaying RoamScan; because Join Mgr Busy 0 isWaitingforIP 1
Nov 13 14:45:49 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: IO80211AWDLMulticastPeer::queuePacket ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff alllocate queue for ac 0
Nov 13 14:45:58 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: 285578.034874 wlan.N[12108] AppleBCMWLANCore:startRoamScan(): 3365 Delaying RoamScan; because Join Mgr Busy 0 isWaitingforIP 1
Nov 13 14:45:58 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: 285578.060369 wlan.A[12109] AppleBCMWLANNetManager::handleDelayedPowerManagementTimeout(): Timed out waiting for IP address, entering powersave mode: 2
Nov 13 14:45:58 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: 285578.075638 wlan.A[12110] AppleBCMWLANNetManager::checkRealTimeTraffic(): now 285578.075633250 num entries 4
Nov 13 14:46:06 Sam-iPad kernel[0] <Debug>: 285586.747324 wlan.N[12111] AppleBCMWLANCore:startRoamScan(): 3379 starting RoamScan; MultiAPEnv:0 isdualBand:1 isOn5G:0
Is anyone else aware of this problem?

iPhone 4s: iOS 6
iPad 2 iOS 6
iTunes 10.7.0.21
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my iDevices will not sync anymore unless it is plugged in USB and turn it off and back on again while connected. is there going to be a fix for this? btw good job apple...-.-

HP Pavilion G6 wireless networking issue

i have a pavilion g6 and i cannot connect to my home wireless network, the wireless connection light on the keypad does not change color, it just stays orange. There is no issue with my home network, I have other devices on it.

Mine is having the same issue my screenshot button on steam was f12 I had used this before and the light would turn orange note I could easily turn the light back on by pressing fn f12 in that order, last night I was playing a game and wanted to take a screen shot like I had done the day before I pressed the button and the light went orange when I tried to press it again and turn it back it wouldn't change color and kicked me off the internet or wifi. I then proceeded to turn off the pavilion and start it up the next day, the fallowing day I turned on the pavilion and went to wifi and saw it said " wifi (off)" I then surched for help here and saw the person below said to turn off or uncheck something that did not work and I cant turn the light back to blue and turn on my wifi. note: recently I did wipe my computer to get rid of a strange thing on all my date and computer id name it said virus active and I thought reseting my pc back to default would fix it, it had not if you can help me with both of these problems it would be great

Airport and Wireless network issues

I have read all the issues about airport and wireless network. I don't see the issues that I have. My issue is that my wireless network used to automatically connect as soon as I power up my powerbook; then one day I power up and I was connected to default and I did not see my wireless address listed. I when into airport setup to try and setup again and it would not let me saying my password was not right. I logged off and then on again this time my network address was listed, but it still would not connect automatically to the network, now everytime I go to the web I must pick my own network and put in a passwork that sometimes works and sometimes not.
I have not done any updates or put any new software on the powerbook, so this is not the reason for my problem.
Please Help!!!
Thank's
La Vern
G4 Power PC 15in Alum Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Had this issue with our imac after upgrading to 10.4
The answer was to go into Network and select airport tab.
Listed there (for me) were three settings. Delete all of them ,they will probably include the actual network you want! Click to apply. Re-start the Mac.
Go back to network and airport and you should now see only the network you wish to join. It will ask for passwords again!!
Click apply and restart. It worked for me.

Wireless Network issue while using Apple Hardware Test remotely

I want to use Apple Hardware Test remotely through the disc on my MacBook Pro to check on a MacBook Air (old model). The problem is that when I start up the Air with the option key checked it does not recognise my wireless network and if I input it manually in the drop down list it will not connect. Other networks from neighbours are strangely enough visible. When I startup through the HD it instantly finds my Apple Airport network. What could be the issue?
Thanks

Hi,
Hmm.... I'm not sure I get what you mean or not but hardware test is a "in house" application for MBA and you don't need the installation disk to run the application. Unlike MBPro, you need the disk to run hardware test.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2644
cheers.

Airport Express extending wireless network issue in bridge mode

Hi,
I have an Airport Extreme (AX) connected to a Cable modem, and it is acting as a router and a DHCP server. To extend the wireless range I'm using an Airport express (AE) connected to the Airport Extreme using a wired gigabit ethernet connection.
I'm trying to set the AE in bridge mode as I don't want to setup another network segment and wireless network, I just want to use the AX as the DHCP server. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to work. In this mode, the clients connected to the AE wirelessly can't get an IP address, and even when using a fixed IP address, it can't ping the AX router.
The only way I can set it to work is to set the AE to share a public address and create a new wireless network with a different name.
Original wireless network IP address: 192.168.0.x
Second wireless network IP address: 10.0.0.x
This gives a double NAT warning which I have to disable.
I've tried rolling back the firmware of the AE to 7.4.2 and that didn't seem to help.
Details:
Airport Extreme (Simultaneous Dual-Band II) - running 7.5.2
Airport Express (Wireless N) - 7.5.2 and 7.4.2

but I can't find an option to configure the AE as a "roaming network"
There isn't one. It's a term used to describe a particular type of setup.
Check your ethernet cable for proper operation by connecting a laptop. Turn off wireless on the laptop and make sure that you can get a good Internet connection. If you can, this confirms that the ethernet cable is working correctly. If you can not, you need to trobleshoot the ethernet connection first before you go any further.
On your AirPort Express, check your settings using AirPort Utility - Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the icons
Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as your main router
No check mark needed next to Allow this network to be extended
Radio Mode = 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) a good choice. Your call here
Channel = Automatic (No need to manually set the channels on either router, but you can if you want)
Wireless Security = Same setting as your main network
Wireless Password = Same password as your main network
Confirm Password
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update to save settings and the Express will restart in 40-45 seconds. You should have a green light. Important....now you need to restart your entire network.
Power everything down, order is not important. Start the modem first, let it run a few moments by itself. Then start your main router the same way. Then start all other devices the same way.

C4580 Wireless Networking Issue - WEP Security Key not accepted.

I keep getting this error whe doing network setup on my new Photosmart C4580.
"Your wireless rounter requires a WEP secuirty key. The security key configured on your printer does not match exactly. Reconfigure your wireless network WEP security key for your printer."
I have downloaded an updated installer. I have tried to access the printer via the IP address to make the change. It is never updated. When I run the Wireless Network Test Report it also shows it fails. I am entering in the first WEP security key (Index 1). I know the key is being entered correctly. I have even copied and pasted it. Nothing works.
Help Please!

Jim:
Thanks for your comments. I think you may be right. I have more information now. I installed a later version of the C4500 package (to fix another problem where the PC Firewall and internet access was disabled for 3 mins at startup), and the network setup/diagnostics are different in the newer package. After installing this the first time, everything worked - I mean everything, even scan from printer. During the Network Setup the wizard found only one network (mine). However, the Wireless Network Report said it had detected two.
However, the next time I switched the printer on, it never connected. Network diagnostics then told me that the PC and the printer were on different networks, 192.168.0.0 and 169.254.0.0 and that this usually results from two close networks with the default router manufactures SSID. This is not the case here - I am in any case in a very isolated country farm! It also (predictably) said the WEP was wrong. At one point in the diagnostic I can see it's trying 169.254.196.213. There's nothing on my network other than 192.168.0.* Attempts to reconfigure the network again show that there is only one network detected on-air, and no duplicate SSIDs, but the same result in the diagnostic - crossed-networks. Even re-installing the software won't fix it now. Whereas before I could at least print/scan from the PC and only the printer 'thought' the network was dead, now the network really IS dead and I am left with a USB-only setup.
I think you may be right that the printer somehow 'remembers' a phantom/ghost network. What I need is some way to hard-reset the printer. I saw in other postings that you know something about this, at least on other printers. Alternatively, I need a way to set the printer network parameters, including hard-coded IP address, over the USB but WITHOUT the router radio on, then switch it on and let the HP network setup wizard find it over the radio. Any ideas on that one please?
Peter M

Wireless network issues w Airport Express and Belkins Powerline HD

Hi,
I have a new Airport Extreme and the wireless network generally works great with my iPad and Sony Vaio, but there are wireless deadspots in my house when using my MacBook, and the wifi signal will die out often for it in those spots. I'm guessing it's because my MacBook is old with only a a/b/g wireless capabilities. I tried extending my network using Airport Express in the deadspots, but it did nothing to strengthen the signal (i.e., since it ended up extending the weak signal).
So, I bought a Belkin's Powerline HD (gigabit), connected one Powerline receiver to the Airport Extreme using ethernet and plugged it into the wall outlet. I plugged in the other Powerline receiver into the wall outlet in the separate room with the deadspot, and I connected my the Airport Express to it directly using ethernet and am having no luck getting the Airport Express create/extend my current wifi network (i tried creating a new network too, but no luck). I know the Powerline does work because when I connect my MacBook to it using ethernet (i.e, not using Airport Express), I have no problems connecting to the internet. But I would really like to create/extend a wireless network in the deadspots of the house for my MacBook so I don't have to use the ethernet cable.
In the Airport Utilities, I set up the Airport Express to connect to Airport Extreme using ethernet and extend the current wireless network (also tried creating a new network). I got as far as getting a successful set-up confirmation and a green light on the Express base unit and can get full bars on the MacBook. But when I try to connect to the internet, I get an error message saying that there is no internet connection. (Same error when I created a new wireless network.) The diagnostic says there is no ISP signal/connection, which leads me to believe that the Express is not connecting to the internet through Airport Extreme. What am I missing? Thanks in advance!

HI, I don't know very much about Airport Express or indeed Apple products in general. However, I do use Belkin 200mbps powerline adapters.
I have used these adapters in two separate ways. 1) device to router; 2) additional wireless access point to router
In the first situation they work perfectly fine and the connection is fast and reliable for anything I care to throw at it (file transfers, audio / video streaming, internet browsing). However, in the second situation the connection drops intermittently. I will have access to the main router via the access point over powerline for all devices, then suddenly this will just stop. To restart it I have to remove the powerline from the mains, wait about ten seconds, plug back in, let it boot up and reconnect and I'm connected again.
Having read more (sorry I don't have the links to hand), it appears that powerline adapters can handle one-to-one traffic fine, but when bridging a wireless access point where several wireless clients are transmitting / receiving, they 'lock up' and just stop. Even when connected in this configuration, streams tend to stutter and my squeezebox devices get totally out of synch.
Given I know very little about Airport Express (i conceded as much at the top of this post), is it fair to assume that a belkin powerline connected to the 'Express' would closer match with scenario 2 in my above description? If so, I'm afraid I don't believe Belkin Powerline will be a suitable solution for you. Hope my experience saves you the days of head-scratching I went through before removing powerline devices (incidentally, I bought a wireless repeater to solve my problem in the end, and put the powerline adapters to good use by connecting my media player (under the TV) to the main router directly).

X301 wireless network issue

One thing I have noticed is that if I connect to one wireless network and later want to change networks, the network setting doesn’t let me search for new networks and I need to shut down the computer and restart. Any ideas why this is happening?

Hi
which OS are you using?
Have you installed Access Connections?
I have a X301 with Win 7 and Access Connections, and everithing works fine.
Regards
Occam
600, R52, T61p, X301

I am having some serious wireless networking issues - please help!

I had a working wireless network setup in my home until the laptop was dropped and the hard drive needed to be replaced. The network consists of the laptop, desktop and wireless printer. I am now unable to get my wireless network up and running again. Is there anybody that can walk me through this. Right now I have the laptop hardwired to the cable modem so I am able to use the internet.
Please help!!!!!!

1. Go to Wireless. Set using Manual Config.
    Mode = Mixed
    SSID = Create your own SSID
    Channel = 9
    Broadcast = Enabled
2.Go to Wireless Security
    Security = WPA Personal
    Passphrase = Type your 8 character long password
3. Go to Security. Disable Block/Filter WAN Request
4. Check if you are still online wired.
5. Connect your laptop to the wireless network
Regards,
Lord Maxthor

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