Airport Extreme dropping Internet Despite Strong Signal - Mavericks?

Hi - I've searched in the threads several times but haven't yet been able to find a resolution for this.
The past week or so, my Wifi keeps going out at random intervals. I can restart my router and it will come back up, but eventually it will drop again. Thought it was my internet service OR my router, but everything works super fast and steady if I'm connected directly. I really think it's the connection to my 2 year old Airport Extreme that is causing issues.
The wifi drops (all sites get stuck and say "Resolving Host" before getting a no connection error), but the Airport Extreme light stays green and my WIFI signal shows on my devices with full strength even though it's not working. Again - no problems if I'm connected directly to the internet.
I thought it was a similar problem to this thread, https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2508959?start=120&tstart=0, however I followed those steps (enable IPv6) and the issue is still occuring. My Airport Extreme is running v 7.6.4.
I upgraded about a week ago to Maveicks and wondered if that might have something to do with it? Or if anyone has any other ideas? Any help at all is appreciated - it's been maddening rebooting my modem multiple times a day.

Let me see if I can suggest a strategy.
I have talked with my ISP and he said that I am not the only one with an Airport Extreme with the same issue. He said to try to write the DNS direclty, rather than using the Auto settings - still nothing works.
What modem do you have and what sort of broadband?
What mode is the AE in.. router or bridge?
I have an Airport Express from 2010. Since about a month and definetly since yesterday, I cannot connect any device via Wifi to it although LAN connection works correctly.
Is this express or extreme.. the rest of the post you refer to extreme.
What is the actual model number of the AE? A1xxx from the base or the part number MCxxx from the box.
If the AE is bridge.. I want you to try a different method.. put it in router mode.. don't worry about double NAT but ensure the IP range of the modem /router is different to the AE.. so if one is 192.168.x.x then the AE on default at 10.x.x.x is fine.. if the main router is 10.x then move the AE to 192.168.x.x
Make sure the guest wireless is off.
Using a 5.6 utility on your 10.6.8 OS mini go to the log and see if the wireless is registering..
You should see lists of wireless connection like..
Post as many screenshots of the setup as you can.. it helps loads.
IPv6 is starting to become a pain.. try it off and try local link and try auto.. in the computer.

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Airport Extreme drops internet connection several times a day

I have an AE that is about 3 years old and it has worked great until the last two weeks or so. Over the last few weeks it will be working fine and then drop my connection for no reason. I will get an amber light on the AE although the cable modem stays connected. It is as if the AE is rebooting itself about a dozen times a day for no reason. I was looking around a bit and I see several things in the log at the same time that say:
Jul 10 10:09:47 Severity:5 Connection accepted from fe80::21c:b3ff:fe71:762f%bridge0:49424.
but I am not sure what (if anything) that means. I have a Mac, Win & PC, XBox, PS3, Two IPhones, and an IPad connected to it if any of that matters. I also make sure the AE is sitting out in the open with plenty of airflow to stay cool.
What do I need to do to make the connection more stable? Is there a way of reloading the firmware on the AE to see if that will help?
Thank you for any help.

ElksSS01, I have the EXACT same problem with my Airport Extreme but, I am 100% certain it is my service provider... The problems started for me back in March of this year, I've replaced my cable modem 3 times, Bought a new Belkin Router (didn't work either), had technicians come out to my house 4 times and FINALLY they found that they are reading voltage on the COAX line into my house, they traced it all the way back to their junction box in my neighbor hood so I asked my neighbors if they were having similar issues with the same service provider, which they were... So now I am back to using my Airport Extreme again, but using the Logs to keep track of how many times the connection drops...
When your internet goes down, try observing the cable modem, there should be a CABLE LED indicator, if it is not on SOLID while your connection fails then it is more than likely your service provider... Below is exactly what happens to mine...
1) no connectivity from any device, wired or wireless
2) cable light on modem turns completely off
3) cable light begins to blink
4) cable modem reestablishes a connection to the internet
5) AE light goes from solid green to blinking orange for 2-3 seconds
6) AE light goes back to solid green and all is well, for about 45 minutes in my case
I would definitely do what Bob Timmons sad above as I also thought it was my router and jumped the gun to buy a new one, only to find out it wasn't my router after all... Before you replace your AE though, I would check with your service provider... In my case, whenever I called them they said that my modem and everything looked fine on their end... In the event their is voltage getting fed back into your modem via the COAX, the only way they will be able to tell is by checking the lines, and tracking it back to where ever the faulty equipment is located...
Here is what I am dealing with, this crap gets VERY annoying... (removed ISP address for obvious reasons) and this isn't my entire log, actually it isn't even a quarter of it... Every day, I drop a connection at least 20 times... The log I keep is NOTHING but what you see below...
Jul 05 14:37:42 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 14:37:54 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 14:37:54 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 15:12:42 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 15:12:53 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 15:12:53 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 16:00:58 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 16:01:10 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 16:01:10 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 16:42:33 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 16:42:44 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 16:42:44 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 17:47:48 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 17:48:00 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 17:48:00 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 17:58:34 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 17:58:46 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 17:58:46 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 18:07:54 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 18:08:06 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 18:08:06 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 18:26:34 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 18:26:45 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 18:26:45 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 18:46:47 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 18:46:59 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 18:46:59 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 19:59:11 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 19:59:23 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 19:59:23 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 20:10:11 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 20:10:23 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 20:10:23 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 20:24:52 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 20:25:03 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 20:25:04 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host
Jul 05 20:41:50 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Down.
Jul 05 20:42:02 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jul 05 20:42:02 Severity:5 Internet Configuration leased -- host

Can AirPort Extreme be used as a signal extender?

Can AirPort Extreme be used as a wireless extender, wi fi booster?

If you are planning to "extend" wirelessly......the AirPort Extreme will "extend" the wireless signal from another Apple wireless router....but....it will not "extend" the wireless signal from a 3rd party router.

New Airport Extreme dropping signal intermittently

Frequently my signal fails for no apparent reason, it shows full power on the status bar but sometimes it just looses my base station, then finds it, then find others in the building then looses them all again and so on. I have reconfigured the bases station, restarted the modem, renewed the DHCP lease but remains a problem. Most annoying.
My mac is older and the Airport Extreme card could be faulty I guess??
Any help is appreciated.

I would suspect wireless interference before failing hardware. There are only three non-overlapping channels in the 802.11g spectrum, and it's subject to interference from other 2.4 GHz devices like cordless phones and microwave ovens. The best you can do is try to mitigate noise and interference from competing networks.
Are your network preferences set to join your network (by default, join "your wireless network name")?
Try changing the wireless channel from "automatic" to some fixed channel, and experiment with different channels. Try enabling interference robustness.
Ironically, the popularity of wireless networking has contributing to the 802.11g standard's increasing uselessness. The draft 802.11n standard uses a different spectrum and more efficient means of handling data, with the cost of a reduced ability to penetrate obstructions.
This is a mixed blessing... we want our own wireless networks to have a big range; our neighbor's, small
The following quote from Enterprise Networking Planet seems to describe your situation:
2.4 GHz wireless LANs can experience RF interference from cordless phones, microwaves, and other existing wireless LANs. The interfering signals degrade the performance of a wireless network by periodically blocking users and access points from accessing the shared air medium. If it's not possible to reduce potential interference in the 2.4 GHz band to an acceptable level, consider deploying a 5 GHz system. The noise floor in the 5 GHz band is generally lower compared to the 2.4 GHz band, which allows 802.11n to function at higher data rates.
Since you have a newer 802.11n Extreme, you ought to look into a 802.11n USB wireless dongle for your iBook - they're not expensive. Shop around.

Airport Extreme dropping signal

Hi All:
I have Airport extreme, and an airpot express. In an ideal world I would like to connect my desktop Power Mac G5, my Mac Book Pro and a PC.
Since networking is not my game and I spend 3 days trying to set everything up and never got it to work I paid $95.- to a "professional" to install everything. It worked great for 4 days. I could stream music wirelessly, I could print from both Macs (never form the PC) I was in heaven! Ont he 5th day, iTunes won't stream music any more, nor can I print from either mac, thank god I can connect wireless from my Mac Book Pro. I didn't change a single thing. The "professional is telling me I have a "hardware problem" and I will have to spend extra mony to fix it. I am cluless. All my software is up to date.
Why would it suddenly stop working? I already disconnected airpot extreme waited 5 min. and connected again as I read in one thread, no luck.
Any hepl wpould be greatly apreciated.
Thanks a lot,
Alex Neuman

I'd suggest going with setting up the AX as a "wireless client" to take advantage of it's audio streaming capability with degrading your AEBSn's wireless network. Try this configuration first to see if it will satisfy your needs.
Here's the setup steps for this scenario...
AirPort Extreme Base Station Setup (AEBSn) w/Cable Modem
Perform a "hard" reset of the AEBSn. (optional)
o (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107451)
Modem/Router Power ReCycling (optional)
o Power-off the Cable modem, AEBSn, & computer(s); Wait at least 15 minutes.
o Power-on the Cable modem; Wait at least 15 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
Setup the AEBSn
Temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to one of the LAN ports of the AEBSn, and then, using the AirPort Utility in Manual Mode, check these settings:
AirPort - Base Station
o Base Station Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
o Base Station Password: (optional)
o Contact: (optional)
o Location: (optional)
o Set time automatically (optional)
o Time Zone: <select your time zone>
o Status Light: Always On (Default)
o Allow configuration over Ethernet WAN port (unchecked)
o Advertise configuration globally using Bonjour (unchecked)
AirPort - Wireless
o Wireless Mode: Create a wireless network
o Network Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
o Allow this network to be extended (unchecked)
o Radio Mode: 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)
o Channel: Automatic
o Wireless Security: None
AirPort - Wireless - Wireless Options
o Region: <select your region>
o Multicast Rate: 2 Mbps
o Transmit Power: 100%
o Create a closed network (unchecked)
o Use interference robustness (unchecked)
Internet - Internet Connection
o Connect Using: Ethernet
o Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
o IP Address: <provided by your ISP>
o Subnet Mask: <provided by your ISP>
o Router Address: <provided by your ISP>
o DNS Server(s): <provided by your ISP>
o Domain Name: <provided by your ISP>
o DHCP Client ID: (optional)
o Ethernet WAN Port: Automatic (Default)
o Connection Sharing: Share a public IP address
Internet - DHCP
o DHCP Range: 10.0 1.x
o DHCP Beginning Address: 10.0.1.2
o DHCP Ending Address: 10.0.1.200
o DHCP Lease: 4 hours
o DHCP Message: (optional)
o LDAP Server: (optional)
o DHCP Reservations: (optional)
Internet - NAT
o Enable default host at: (leave blank)
o Enable NAT Port Mapping Protocol (checked)
Perform a "hard" reset of the AX. (optional)
o (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
To set up the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) as a "Wireless Client," using the AirPort Utility, either connect to the AX's wireless network or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, try these settings:
AirPort > Base Station tab
o Base Station Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
o Base Station Password: <enter a desired password for the base station>
o Verify Password: <re-enter the desired password>
o Allow configuration over Ethernet WAN port (checked)
AirPort > Wireless tab
o Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
o Network Name: <type in the AEBSn's wireless network name or select it from the pop-up menu>
o Wireless Security: None
Once you verified that this is working, we can go over the steps to secure your wireless network.

AirPort Extreme - Drops signal

I have been encountering my AirPort Extreme droping from the network and I can not long find it with my laptop.
I am connected to cable and test the cable and the cable is fine.
The only way that I have been able to get it going agian is to restart the base station. This has been happening almost every day.

Although I do have problems with my own set-up from time to time, you may want to try one or more of the following:
1) switch on inteference robustness on your Mac.
2) manually set the channel (cycle through the channels 1-11 to find the one that worls best for you).

Airport Extreme Drop Outs - Best Firmware/set-up options for mixed Airport Devices

I have an Airport Extreme (4th Gen) that I have connected to a Comcast modem. I use this devise as a primary base station for my wireless network, and route an Ethernet cable from this Extreme to a D-Link 24 port switch. The D-link is then connected to the various ports around my house via Cat5.
Recently, I have been having trouble with my Internet connection dropping out periodically (not just wireless, but the Internet as well). Had comcast out and all look good with the lines, signal, etc. When I connect a computer directly to the Comcast modem (i.e. bypassing the Extreme), no drop outs. So, I figured it was the Extreme (or potentially the D-Link, but feels more like the Extreme) so I bough a new Extreme (but have not installed yet).
I have read in some of the forums that the firmware update on the Airport Extreme may be the culprit, but after downgrading, the issue still remains. I have a couple of Airpirt Expresses as well, of mixed Generations.
2 questions:
1 - My buddy seemed to recall a site or page that showed the best Airport firmware options for a mixed generation Airport network. I can't find it anywhere. Anyone know if this exists or where I might find something like this.
2 - I am currently extending the network wirelessly, but also have that extender plugged in via Ethernet for faster speed when I want to connect via Ethernet. Could this be causing issue. I am now thinking I should have set the express up as a bridge (i.e. roaming network) rather than extender, and will do that when I install the new Extreme. Could having the Express set up the way I currently do (wirelessly extending network AND connected via Ethernet) causing the issue (it has worked fine for the longest time, but maybe the new firmware doesn't like that). I am not really that good with network stuff, so may be that's just a snipe hunt.
FWIW - I also just bought a brand new IMAC with Mavericks that is now on the network (via Ethernet). I mention this only because I feel like people have also mentioned connectivity issues with Mavericks.
Any help would be appreicated.

First just install the new extreme to see if dropouts go away
For the express, it should be setup to extend via wired (not wirelessly); power it off for now and just make sure the new extreme isn't suffering from dropouts
Then factory reset the express so that it can be a wired extender, don't worry, it will also provide a wifi signal with the same credentials as your main extreme

Airport Extreme dropping out and can't connect PC anymore

Hello
Suddenly, a couple of weeks ago, my internet connection dropped in the middle of surfing. I couldn't reconnect, Airport was only seeing the base station spasmodically and when I did try to connect I was being asked for a password which wasn't recognised. Hours later I called the support line and was advised to do a hard reset which I did, new name, same password. Now I'm reconnected most of the time, but it has dropped out a few times and the signal seems generally weaker. Something's not right.
I had not at that point done the July 1st update so it's not to do with that. I haven't a clue why it suddenly started playing up so strangely. (Though I have noticed a new unsecured wireless network in range and wondered if someone was 'hacking')
My main problem is that my business partner, who connects through a pc here (who remained connected incidentally when I first lost the connection) and continued to be able to connect until I did the hard reset. Now I can't connect that pc to the airport extreme. It sees it but gives an error message saying it's out of range and refresh the list when I try to connect. I fiddled about for hours. I've forgotten how the pc was set up in the first place and I'm going nuts. Can anyone help.
Thanks
Helen

Disappointed not to see any help on this one.
If it helps anyone out there to help me, I just uploaded the Airport Utility Software to the pc, typed in base station ID and password. Error message, check network connections. No help.
Try to connect the pc again the usual way from the list of available networks, it asks for password, I use it, then it says it needs to be 5 or 10 ASCII characters or 20 hexadecimal.
What I don't understand is that everything was working fine on both machines until two weeks ago when my base station went into spasm, dropped me but happy with pc, when I did the hard reset, keeps me, won't allow pc to connect.
I just don't know what to do now. Of course I suppose I could always make a call and pay £35 to have an apple technician tell me why their hardware suddenly screwed up for no apparent reason.
Seriously frustrated
Anyone?

Airport extreme won't see wireless signal

Hiya
I have an early 2005 mac mini. i had an airport extreme card installed a few months ago and have been able to log onto wireless internet no problems.
i have now moved house and can not connect to the new wireless network. My mac book pro can find my "beboX" signal no problems, although it does seem slower than my housemates connection on PC. The mac mini can sometimesfind the bebox but is unable to connect to it.
my feeling is that there is a problem with my mac mini's airport... i have downloaded the latest airport software and am wondering if i need to upload latest firmware...HOWEVER can not find latest firmware for 2005 mac mini on the apple website.
Please please please can someone help. i need to get my little mini online and have no idea why it won't. perhaps because there are several people using our wireless connection and and the mac mini is the slowest so canb't get on...?
charlotte

Probaly the computer is to far away,to many obsticalls,or set up rong. from what you said it sounds like it is not set up corectly. go to systemprefrences/network. on the drop down menu for "Show" go to network port configurations. there it will show ways to conect to the internet. un check the ones you are not going to use. the one you are using is airport so drag it to the top of the list. this is how it is on os x 10.4. depending on how many computers are conected the router may not suport that many computers. for the firmware run sowftware up date under the apple at the top of the screen.
Mac Mini late 2006 Mac OS X (10.4.10)
Mac Mini late 2006 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Airport Extreme Dropping Connections

Hi, I have an AEBS, connected to a comcast "Teralyn" cable modem. I have a PowerMac Quad Core, connected to the AEBS by an ethernet cord, and we have an IBM ThinkPad and a PB15 G4 that we connect to the AEBS wirelessly.
Up until a day or so ago, everything worked great. But starting yesterday the connection to the AEBS and to the Internet from the Cable Modem drop intermittently. Seemingly no rhyme or predictability.
When I disconnect the AEBS from the cable modem, there is stability in the network. When I reset the AEBS and restart the cable modem, the problem persists. Random disconnects.
Im running the following setup:
- V5.7 on the AEBS
- OSX 10.4.4
- Airport Firmware V404.2 (3.90.34.0.p16)
Any help is greatly appreciated. Any ideas... I've tried a bunch and am ready to throw my AEBS out the window.
Thanks.
PowerMac Quad Core Mac OS X (10.4.4)
Power Mac G5 Quad Mac OS X (10.4.4) 4GB Ram, (2) 500 GB HD

Hello, I'm having kind of the same problem.
I have an airport extreme set up to connect to an adsl modem. There are 1 IMac, 3 PC running XP SP1/2. Everything works fine (Good signal strength, excellent speed, etc.) except for one pc (xp sp1 all updates with USR5416).
It randomly disconnects from the base station without apparent reason. Often, it reconnects within the 5 following secondes.
The annoying thing is when the connection application in my task bar starts flashing : connected/disconnected/connected/disconnected... it can last from 10 seconds to several minutes while it's impossible to do anything networked.
Any idea?
The airport extreme is updated to the latest firmware, so is my USR wireless card, windows xp, etc...
Regards, Michel (Poor windows user :p)
Siemens P600 P4 3.2Ghz Windows XP USR5416 Wireless PCI Card

Airport Express & Airport Extreme (both "n") very weak signal

I know there are a few postings on here but can't find the answer.
I have just bought an airport extreme and an airport express, crucially both are "n".
Both devices have been successfully installed and I have green lights on both.
I have the setting to extend the range.
I am trying to reach a family room with an iPad and despite being 1 foot away from the airport express with it's green light on I have no signal, it improves as I get closer to the extreme but it's as if the airport express is not doing anything at all. The express joined the existing network of the extreme.
How can this be? Nearly £250 spent on wireless gear today and none the better,
Thanks.

I have a similar issue. My airport express used to work fine but a few days ago the signal stopped being functional. The green light is on the airport express but the signal is now not strong enough for me to be able to use my equipment. It is set up to be extended my existing network.

Airport Extreme Losing Internet Connection (Only)

I have been trying to troubleshoot a random internet connectivity problem for over a month now. I feel like I've eliminated almost every possible cause, but still no fix has been found. Here is my configuration:
Time Warner Cable is my cable provider
Hardware is a
Fifth generation Airport Extreme
Motorola SB6141 Surfboard Cable Modem (bought last September- white version)
iMac- 27" intel wired ethernet connection
Apple TV wired ethernet connection
(2) Windows 8 HP computers
iPad
(4) iPhones
The internet connection, when it is connected, is rock solid and fast. No problems at all. The problem is very randomly, and I mean with no discernible pattern, the internet connection will drop. When it drops I cannot connect to the internet at all. The connection will come back on its own in a matter of seconds, sometimes minutes. The connection will come up and down very quickly at times. Other times, it's just up for hours (or days) without a problem. It never goes down for hours or days, even though I might have it coming up and down for an hour or so before it will kind of stabilize.
When the connection is down, there is no indication on any of the hardware that there is a problem. The light on the Airport Extreme is solid green. The lights on the modem are all normal. The Wifi network is still there and any device can connect to the network, they just cannot access the internet. The problem happens to both ethernet connected devices and wifi devices.
Time Warner has checked the signals from their location on numerous occasions. I've been on the telephone with Apple support. They had me completely reset the Airport Extreme to factory settings. I have replaced the Airport Extreme with another that Apple sent under warranty. The problem always seems to go away, but then comes right back. After replacing the Airport Extreme, I had Time Warner come out and check the equipment at the house. They found the coaxial cable connection was questionable, so they replaced the coax connector on the end that goes into the modem. Ran great for about a week. Then, the problem came back.
I have called Arris (Motorola) support. They had me reset the modem to factory settings. That seemed to work for a couple of days. Then, the problem came back. I called Motorola support back. Now they want me to run the modem directly connected to my computer, which I am doing now. The problem with that is the problem is so intermittent, it could run for a couple of days and seem to be fixed and not really have been fixed.
After talking with Time Warner yesterday evening I went out and bought a new ethernet cable to connect the Airport Extreme and the modem. Everything ran fine for several hours. Then, the problem came back.
When I spoke with Time Warner (and Arris support) all signal strengths looked virtually perfect- upstream and downstream. While on the line with Time Warner, they assured me my modem hadn't disconnected from the network in days even though I had been having the problem.
I am completely at a loss. The modem ran rock solid for about 6 months before this started happening. I don't think I rebooted it a single gime during the period. Before I had a Linksys that I had to reboot regularly.
Please HELP me.
Thanks,
Brian

Something like iStumbler, http://www.istumbler.net/ , will display other visible wireless networks, so that may provide a few clues, but cordless phones, security systems, etc., will not be displayed. You need professional scanning equipment for things like that.
Unfortunately, it really comes down to a guessing game, because the routers on other wireless networks around you are likely automatically changing their channels as well, looking for clear airspace....as does your Apple router when it is set on the "Automatic" mode.
If you always have a problem when you take the Mac outside, that's probably an indication that the interference source is producing a constant signal, like a wireless camera/security system at the neighbors, or it may be nearby wireless network.
If the problem is intermittent in nature, then it may likely be the result of cordless phone conversations that are active at the time.

AIrport Extreme-n internet issue with WDS networking

I have 1 AIRPORT EXTREME-n STATION set as the MAIN STATION connected to a modem.
With the following configuration my Internet connection drops every 4-5 minutes and I have to reset modem and Airport Extreme:
- A second Airport Extreme-n (set as RELAY) connected to the main station
- 1 Airport Express unit (set as remote) connected to the main station
- 2 Airport Express units (set as remote) connected to the relay station
With the following configuration my Internet connection does NOT drop:
- Second Airport Extreme-n (set as REMOTE) connected to the main one
- 3 Airport Extreme units (set as remote) connected to the main station
I need to connect everything as in the first case scenario, because two of the Airport Extreme units are quite far from the main Airport Extreme station (I bought a second Extreme station to extend the signal!).
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Powerbook g4 12 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Not trying to insult you with basics, but there are a few things you can try with your scenario (which is probably one of the most advanced and therefore problem-prone setups). It may also be there are just some issues that Apple has to work out in future updates.
1. Factory reset on ALL 5 units.
2. Changing channels (use only 1, 6, or 11 - there are reasons why).
3. Try changing encryption levels to at least see if that seems to be an issue. I usually start with "None" to eliminate a bad link in the chain.
4. Power levels lowering one or both units may actually help in some situations.
5. Since you are obviously running 2.4GHz with compatibility for BG clients, there are some other settings to play with like interference robustness on/off, multicast rate, etc.
Hope you get it going.

Airport extreme drops out on imac, but not on powerbook....

Hi
Here's what i have running.
A 4 year old powerbook which always connects just fine to the internet, with no dropping of the signal.
A new imac with a airport extreme built in. It regularly just drops the internet connection, even though the internet is seen perfectly by the other machine.
Router is a standard netgear router virgin media provide.
Periodically, and some days it will be totally fine, but mostly on the weekends (like now) the signal on the imac just drops out (from perfect 4 bars, to none) and i lose access to the internet on this machine (very annoying when you are trying to talk to someone on skype!). after some time it reappears, only to drop out again.
I have reset the modem to automatically select a wireless channel, but that seems to have done nothing. So following the advise on other chats here, i set the channel to 10. However the problem remains. I thought, well, maybe its the wireless phone, or the microwave, but these do not seem to affect the internet connection to the powerbook g4. The software updater for the "airport utility" claims it is up to date.
And now i am totally lost as to what to do! Any suggestions? Thanks

I have this very same issue. Reproducable on 2 laptops (ibook and powerbook), both 10.4.3, to 2 separate ftp servers.
Transmit fails as well.
Fetch, however, seems to work just fine. Does Fetch not use the underlying ftp command line app?
Transferring small files (under 1k) seems to work though.
The message I get is as follows:
421 Service not available, remote server timed out. Connection closed
Timesout for 10-20 seconds, then I get the message. Setting the transfer mode to "binary" manually seems to correct the issue. But this won't work for what I'm doing (Dreamweaver, which must use the command line ftp?).
Attempting to ftp the same files from my local Solaris and Linux servers seems to work just fine.
sftp works.
Apple? Is ftp broken?

Airport Extreme DSL internet connection

I have an SBC Yahoo DSl connection via DSL modem and an Airport Extreme. My iMac is my main computer and I would like to connect it directly to the internet via ethernet cable without having to rely on the airport, since its' signal has been less than reliable. I would still like to use the airport however so that we can connect our laptops wirelessly to the internet. Can I connect the airport to the DSL modem and then plug the iMac directly into the Ethernet/LAN port on the base station and be connected (not actually using the wireless signal). I've tried but it doesn't seem to work (Always says "Could not find a PPPoE server." But I can connect wirelessly. I just get sick of the signal dropping out periodically and would like to avoid the wireless connection to the internet on my iMac, but still allow our laptops to connect wirelessly. Any hints as to what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks.

It sounds like you might be loosing your connection to interference.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58543
The only way I can think of to do what you want to do is an A-B switch
You would run an ethernet cable from your computer to the switch and then you would have the A port to the WAN port and the B side to the LAN side
thus A would be wireless and B would be hard wired.
I am not sure how good it would work.
I have SBC as well and I don't suffer any of the drops you speak of.
Cheers Don

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