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Hi,
This past month I bought a new Macbook Pro (The 2.5ghz 15" one.) and a iMac (The 20" 2ghz one.) Lately I've been getting connection problems where the connection just randomly drops every 3-10 minutes.
The router is 2 rooms away from the MBP and its in the same room as the iMac. I've only known of one connection problem with the iMac. The MBP drops constantly.
My router is a Linksys WRT54GX2 v2 with the latest firmware. (1.00.08)
Before I had the Mac's I had a Sony Vaio FS920, and it would never drop a connection.
What I've tried so far:
_On the router:_
*Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings:*
Basic Rate Set #2
Transmission Rate Auto
CTS Protection Mode Disabled
Auto Channel Selection Auto
Beacon Interval 50
DTIM Interval 2
Fragmentation Threshold: 2306
RTS Threshold: 2307
Preamble Type: Long
Network Density: Low
Compression: Disable
Concatenation Auto
*Wireless > Wireless Security:*
Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 Personal
WPA Personal: Enable
WPA 2 Personal: Enable
Encryption Algorithms: TKIP+AES
*Wireless > Basic Wireless:*
Wireless Network Mode: MIXED
Wireless Channel: 6 - 2.437Ghz
Adaptive Channel Expansion: 2 - 2.417Ghz
_On the MBP:_
Airport is on the top of the connection lists
The SSID is on the top of the conenction list
Did the CommandOption+RP twice on reboot for PRAM.
Can anyone help me out? It seems the only thing that is letting me back online every day is the fact that I have to reset the router and the cable modem... There has to be a easier way?
Thanks,
nG.
Message was edited by: Hajimari

I believe the problem you are having with dropped connections is a known issue with Leopard. From what I have read, Apple will be issuing a fix with the 10.5.3 release. Of course, since Apple doesn't publicly discuss future updates, we'll just have to see if this does get fixed.
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