AE 802.11n Keeps Dropping Security

I thought the recent AE update fixed this but this frustrating problem keeps happening. It seems that every time I restart my MPB my new AE ignores my setting for WPA2 and keeps defaulting to "no security" and leaving my base station wide open. Does anyone have a work-around for this? I've tried removing the plist file but the same problem arises. I've got my basestation set to 802.11n only so I'm probably OK in the near term but then again, who knows. Maybe it is ignoring that setting as well.

Christopher,
The problem does not come from your laptop. There is a bug on the base station. Many people are reporting that their WPA network is indeed a no security network. Even if the AirPort utility says your WPA is on, it is wrong. I've posted more details about my experience on a thread call "SECURITY BUG etc. etc..." in this forum. I'll go throught some tests tomorrow to (try) identify the source. But so far, no solution.
To be continued...

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Airport Express 802.11n keeps dropping out..

I have the following setup
Room 1
1. router/ DSL modem 802.11b/g
2. Airport express b/g "joined" to network created by router, connected to stereo.
Room 2
1. airport express n "joined" to network created by rounter in room 1, also connected to stereo
2. Vista laptop b/g connecting to network created by router in room 1
I have the following problems..
1. When using airtunes in room 2 the music keeps cutting out, even though I am sat with my laptop next to the airport express.
2. Airport utility keeps loosing sight of the airport express in room 2 and I cannot see its configuration..
What can I do to improve the performance of the network in room 2, this is using a newer airport express however the older one in room 1 performs much better.
Are the issues down to the fact that the AE in room 2 is in a different room to the router.. I cannot configure the network any other way such as WDS or extend network (only available on an N network)..
so what are the options.. the airport express in room 2 is not really usable at the moment.. BTW room 1 and 2 are not exactly far from each other..
Will

I just read that if you run iTunes in Adminstrator mode for Vista, that the drop-outs disappear. Try right-click on iTunes icon and Run As administrator. Your user might have adminstrator user rights, but you should do this anyway. If this works, then you can change this in Properties -> Shortcut -> Run as Administrator. You will have to type in the administrator password, or click through on UDC, each time that you run iTunes.
Also, make sure that the radio button on your AX is set for b/g compatible ... if you have set it to "Join an Existing Network", you might try setting it, for a moment, to "Create a Wireless Network". Check the b/g compatible option and then revert back to "Join an Existing Network." Re-enter your SSID, wireless name, and then save.

Extreme 802.11n 100BaseT - drops out when Time Machine starts -no USB disk

I've got a strrange problem I'm troubleshooting at present - symptom being that once hourly the Airport Express drops off - yellow flashing light, all DHCP connections stop etc, and then recovers after a 30 second or so period. Log shows the following:
Dec 28 07:56:47 Severity:5 Connection accepted from ::ffff:10.0.1.12/54766.
Dec 28 07:56:48 Severity:5 unloading current configuration.
Dec 28 07:57:10 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 3).
Dec 28 07:57:10 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 2).
Dec 28 07:57:10 Severity:5 Rotated TKIP group key.
Dec 28 07:57:19 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host <202.27.xxx.xxx/255.255.255.0> gateway <202.27.xxx.xxx> dns <202.27.xxx.xxx> wins lease <300> domain <home>
Dec 28 07:57:21 Severity:5 Clock synchronized to network time server time.asia.apple.com (adjusted +0 seconds).
Dec 28 07:57:25 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
The machine 10.0.1.12 is my Leopard server, which is backing up using time machine hourly (xx.56ish) to a firewire connected disk. Steps I've taken to troubleshoot include:
Removing the USB connected disk on the Airport Extreme - no change
Switiching the Airport Extreme to a different power supply board - no change
Rebooting the Airport Extreme, setting up an additional profile - no change
Note that the server is connceted to the base station by ethernet, not wifi. 6 or so other machines are connected by wifi, and a printer is also connected by ethernet.
Is anyone seeing anything similar? Most disruptive behaviour!

Gullah Betty wrote:
The young man had me to click on the internet tab of my time capsule (the one next to the airport tab). He then had me click on the TCP/IP tab and change the DNS Server.
That makes sense, although it could have been hoped that your ISP's DHCP server would have supplied the Time Capsule with the correct DNS value(s).
My local area connection is a direct connection from my modem to my Sony.
I imagine you don't normally have your broadband modem (that "UBEE D3.0"?) connected to the Vaio, right? Unless your modem has a second Ethernet port, I imagine that it's normally only connected to your Time Capsule.
I only keep it available because whenever I have to call Comcast, the first thing that they ask me to do is to make a direct connection from my Sony to the modem. And they also refer to it as the host computer. I do not keep this connection active at all times.
I understand. That's a routine troubleshooting technique, in that it removes as much equipment as possible from the connection chain. However, for the purposes of this discussion, calling that "the host computer" is irrelevant and potentially confusing.
I have Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600, SP3.
That's the latest version. It should be capable of connecting. If you have your Vaio connected via WiFi and via an Ethernet cable, I wonder if that's confusing Windows. In that case I'd disconnect the Ethernet cable to see if things work better that way.
One other technique that you may already be using: When you switch what device is connected to your broadband modem, for a lot of modems it's necessary to power the modem down for several minutes to convince it to connect to a new device.

Airport Express 802.11n keeps disconnecting Airplay with iPhone and Macbook Air

I purchased this Airport Express on Jan 7, 2012. It was working fine.
I used it for airplay only to play my itunes music to my speakers. My speakers are connected to an amplifier that is inturn connected to the Airport Express via an optical cable. I have not use it with a printer. I do not use it as a wifi to access the internet.
It was working fine until about a month or so ago when after playing a few songs it would disconnect. Now after less than 2-3mins it would disconnect. When I try to manually reconnect with my iPhone or Macbook Air, it would say that is unable to connect to the Airport.
If I keep trying, eventually it will connect and then after 2-3 mins it would cut off again. The amber light would show contineously.
I am at wits end. I have not changed the arrangement at all since Jan. What could have happened?
About a month ago there were an update to Airport Utility. I ran that update. Could that be the problem?
I'd appreciate if someone could help me. The warranty will run out a less than a month. How timely isn't it.
Is the router broken. If so why does it still allow me to use Airplay but only for a few minutes (less than a song)?
Thanks in advance for any help and or advice.
Mike

Unfortunately there could be any number of possible causes. Your router could be at fault, or the Express, or something else that is affecting both. To troubleshoot this issue you would have to eliminate or significantly reduce one or more of these possibilities.
Try performing a "hard reset" of the Express and configure it anew. Sometimes an internal parameter becomes corrupted that only a "hard reset" can fix.
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Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ
Hard reset
Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil until you see the status light (LED) start to flash amber rapidly, which should occur after about five seconds.
Release the button, and the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule will hard reset.
... but read the entire document to ensure you do it correctly. An Express that has been "hard reset" will create an open network with the name "Apple Network nnnnnn" where nnnnnn = the last few digits of its MAC address.
If you do not see the network with that name, the "hard reset" did not take effect, which will happen if you do not hold its little reset button long enough. In that case do it again.
Following the "hard reset", reconfigure your Express.
Failing that, position the Express closer to your wireless router. This may not be a practicable long term solution for you but it will minimize the possibility that wireless interference is causing the problem.
Consider substituting another router, to eliminate that as the cause.
Finally, you could take your Express to Apple who may simply offer you an exchanged unit. It will most likely operate perfectly well for them so you will not be able to demonstrate this failure mode, but you can explain you did all that I suggested above without success.

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But my brand new Lenovo T60P with wireless-N is flakey with the Airport. It connects fine with a 100% signal, using the WPA2-PSK / AES setting on the Lenovo (WPA2 Personal security in 802.11n b/g compatibility mode on the Airport). Most of the time it works quite well.
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New Airport Extreme, works great with Windows XP
machine ethernetted into it, and also with a MacBook
with wireless-N.
But my brand new Lenovo T60P with wireless-N is
flakey with the Airport. It connects fine with a
100% signal, using the WPA2-PSK / AES setting on the
Lenovo (WPA2 Personal security in 802.11n b/g
compatibility mode on the Airport). Most of the time
it works quite well.
But very frequently (every five minutes?) one of two
things will happen: with the signal still registering
fine in the taskbar (and in the laptop's wireless
"status" utility), it will become unable to locate
any website, including google.com, etc., and
refreshes of currently-displayed websites yield
server timeouts. The browser (firefox) gives a DNS
timeout message. The second thing is just your basic
dropped wireless connection. It will reconnect by
itself after a while.
Any advice is hugely appreciated. It ***** to
"upgrade" to headaches! (Ha! the forum software
doesn't like a synonym for "vaccuums". Apologies to
the nuns at Apple for my potty mouth.)
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Lenovo is no different. You can expect 80-90% compatibility, but not 100%. To expect cross-vendor 100% compatibility, you will likely have to wait until 802.11n is "approved" and then the firmware is updated on all devices.

I have a Airport Extreme 802.11n and my T.V. is a panisonic,I keep losing the connection. Anybody have any answers?

I have a Airport Extreme 802.11n and my T.V. is a panisonic,I keep losing the connection. Anybody have any answers?

Plenty of suggestions.. only you can find out which one is correct.
What model AE? What firmware?
Since Panasonic TV is not apple it will use SMB windows type networking.. everything but Apple does.
Are the names in the AE all SMB compatible.. ie short.. max about 20 characters.. no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
Is the security set to WPA2 Personal with a pure alphanumeric password of 10-20 characters.. more is fine if you suffer paranoia but isn't needed.
Fix the wireless channels.. so it doesn't flip flop like a dying fish.
There are only 3 channels for 2.4ghz that do not overlap, 11, 6, 1 although someone suggested 8 works well if you have heaps of interference. If you live in flat/apartment building you have heaps of interference.
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HP Color LaserJet 1500L - drops off the 802.11n network

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Thanks so much for the response.
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Best way ti fix it !
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go About this Mac > More Info... > Overview > Than > System Report..
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Country Code:
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Have had this problem ever since I got the Airport Extreme when it first came out and I got it.
The problem is this : The connection will work just fine for ages, but if I end up downloading something using (primarily this is the problem) torrents and I end up getting a rather good speed on it the airport will all of the sudden stop getting data from the WAN(ADSL modem connected to it through the WAN connection) and the Airport will have to be restarted. Some days it will have to be restarted up towards 15 times a day.
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* If I connect my laptop by wire to the modem directly without the airport in between there will be no problem.
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Firmware Version: 5.6
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Wireless Channel : 1 (automatic)
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Hi guys,
Recently I bought AirPort Extreme 802.11n Base Station (Gigabit, MB053LL/A), and
seems, I have very similar problem with yours. Internet connection from my ISP over WAN is dropped after few hours of being idle. The router successfully receives its IP settings from provider's DHCP, eveyithing is working fine at first and as long as I have some inet activity. Then I disconnect, or sleep my laptops, and when I'm back - WAN provides no Internet traffic at all It looks like WAN is not functioning or blocked in someway. AirPort Utility and logs show no problems, all statuses are good, correct WAN IP settings are shown in the utility.
Sometimes it helps to plug-out/in Ethernet cable to WAN port, but more often only full router restart helps (with around 10-20 secs of outage). BTW, WiFi connection between the router and laptops is pretty stable and causes absolutely no probs. HDD connected to the router works good also.
My firmware is 7.2.1 (gigabit), and reading above posts I tried to downgrade to 7.2. It didn't fix the problem So well there are no earlier firmware versions for this AEBS model to try.
Does anybody have ideas about it?
(I understand you guys mostly wrote about 100Mbit version of AEBS)
Thanks you,
Strim

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