Airport cutting itself off

I started having this problem on my six month old MacBook recently and it's driving me crazy. For no discernible reason, AirPort will just cut itself off. And if I try to bring up Network Preferences to turn it back on, nothing happens.
It won't come on again until I restart the computer.
Anyone have any idea what could be causing this or how to fix it?

I am having the same problem. Started about 2 weeks ago, airport would turn off and would not turn back on again. Some days it will happen once, other days 2/3 times then other days work perfect. A restart use to fix it every time, but now, sometimes it will only last a few mins then go off again.
Any ideas ?
Thanks Steve

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Thank you for the link.
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1. Be sure that Airport is at the top of the list in System Preferences > Network. And, be sure that your preferred network is at the top of the list in System Preferences > Network > Advanced.
2. Go Finder > Your HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration.
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3. Try creating a new location from System Preferences > Network and then deleting the older one.
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Airport turns itself off

When I turn my computer on at home it will connect to my wireless network (Comcast through a Belkin router) for a few minutes, then all of a sudden the airport turns off. Trying to turn the airport on does nothing, and using the network assistant doesn't help (it says that the airport has failed). I can still connect to the internet using the ethernet cord from the wireless router after this has happened.
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hey i had this problem where the airport fan turned itself off and would not turn back on. i rang apple and they had me go to finder, macintosh HD, Library, preferences, and then drag the folder "system config" to the desktop. leaving it there i had to restart and see if airport returned to normal, it did so i had to put that folder into the trash. and it stays connected now...hope this helps, let me know
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1. I have the Extreme basestation
I have the Extreme BaseStation (with modem) too so I can give you specific tips about it. Which one do you have? The one with the built-in modem or the one without a built-in modem?
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Does the signal of your AirPort card (inside your Mac) goes low and eventualy the connection to the BaseStation drops?
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Tynan Granberg wrote:
My girlfriend's Macbook has spontaneously begun turning off its airport extreme card. I can turn it back on, but it will only stay active for 30 seconds or so before it shuts itself off again.
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
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3) In the same panel as (2), define a new location and see if you can make that work.
4) In the same panel, select the AirPort connection item, click the "Advanced" button, select the "TCP/IP" tab, then click "Renew DHCP Lease".
5) In the folder /Library/Preferences ( not <yourhomefolder>/Library/Preferences), move the folder SystemConfiguration onto the Desktop, then restart your computer. See if you can now make your AirPort connection work.
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I was wondering if somebody could help me. I am new to mac and am having a bit of an issue with my Macbook Pro. Sometimes when I switch it on, AirPort is off. I am not sure if it was switched off (not by me) the last time I powered down the Macbook Pro or if it switched itself off durning startup. I went to the console, went to all messages under database searches and filtered for 'airport' but didn't really find anything that looked that useful.
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addypearce wrote:
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