MBPro only drops wi-fi at home
Hello,
I am using a Spring 2008 macbook Pro running Snow Leopard 10.6.2 OS. My wi-fi connection constantly drops at home (probably about 5 times per hour) where I am using a 2wire modem/router combo from AT&T. I haven't noticed any similar problems in coffee shops, and my friend uses his Ubuntu laptop in my home without any dropped connections.
Has anyone found a fix for this yet?
I have been receiving the same error message regarding the network connection dropping due to inactivity.
I have a 2 week old MBP with SL 10.6.2. I have a Netgear WNR2000 router, with the newest firmware. I have had the same drop issues and have tried WPA, WPA2, different channels, static and DHCP IPs, etc. Still having issues.
As mentioned earlier, I've noticed that my network connection does not drop when there is activity. I tested this by starting a constant ping and it never dropped the connection. But once stopped, my connection would drop.
I brought my laptop to work and tested the wireless on 2 seperate guest wireless networks and neither one has dropped my connection.
I'm still stumped with what is causing the issues. I'm going to try an open connection when I get home and see if that helps. I will also unplug all my cordless phones and see if that makes any difference either.
Oh, and the wireless connection works fine when booting to Bootcamp Windows. And no other wireless devices in my house have issues, other laptops, iPhones, and Wii.
Hopefully someone will find a common solution soon.
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