Odd wireless issue

I'm at my wit's end with this one. New iMac 20", 2.66GHz, OS X 10.5.6
Wireless never completely fails, but is often rendered completely useless. Here are some ping results:
Good times
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
100 packets transmitted, 95 packets received, 5% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.390/19.466/207.115/39.920 ms
Ok times
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
100 packets transmitted, 83 packets received, 17% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.695/306.478/3262.130/623.715 ms
Bad times
--- 192.168.0.1 ping statistics ---
100 packets transmitted, 49 packets received, 51% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 1.834/2047.424/11852.774/2674.610 ms
Good times are about 50% of up time, Ok times about 10% and Bad times the other 40%. There seems to be no correlation between time of day or other network traffic with these results. The pings above were taken when I was the only traffic on the network.
The kicker is that mine is the only computer affected. During times when my iMac is crapping the bed I can open my iBook and, on the same wireless network, load anything at proper speed.
Apple support has not been able to solve the issue. Sometimes a change will appear to work for a few minutes, or an hour or maybe even a day but these systems always return.
Here's what's been tried so far:
-Various DNS servers including open DNS
-Ever broadcast channel possible on my router
-Buying a new router ($) that broadcasts in N
-Various security modes (WEP, WPA...)
-Disallowing IPv6
-Changing the hardware service order in network preferences
This is getting ridiculous, but at the same time I'm hesitant to bring this is to a service center as it's quite likely for the wireless to run fine while there, serving only as a waste of time and energy.
Googling terms such as "Slow iMac wireless" brings up many similar cases, of which I've tried amost every solution, but I've yet to find one that works.
I know this one's a little odd, but any help would be greatly aprreciated.
Thanks
Nick

Are you trying to ping 192.168.0.1? Is that your router? That's what it looks like at first glance...
If that's the case, I'd say you have something interfering with the signal... Cordless phone, microwave oven, HAM radio... kind of hard to say. Are you absolutely positive that they're both connecting to the same wireless network? Neighbor doesn't have an open, identically named network that one of them is connecting to?
Have you tried changing the channel that the wireless LAN is on?

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Is this a dropping connection or a wireless issue....

Hi all,
We've been having some problems with our Infinity setup for a few months now and it's getting a bit annoying, I could use some help in fixing it
So, every evening (could be daytime too, we dont use it then really) our connection seems to drop every 10 mins or so. If I'm gaming, it will drop me out of a game and I'll have to reconnect. I can usually reconnect in seconds. If we're watching Netfilx, it will stop, and restart a few minutes later...
Oddly, the blue Hub lights (HH3 I believe) never falter, solid blue throughout.
Restarting the router (and white box thingy) works pretty much everytime - and only occasionally are we disconnected for more than a few minutes.
The setup is Infinity 2 I think, into the master socket. I'm running a handful of Apple devices, a home server, a Mac and a PS3. Probably important that none of these devices have changed at all location, spec or otherwise.
Occasionally my server cannot be found on the network either, despite it running continuously - a restart usually cures this but would it point to a dodgy router? (it's a wired connection,so no wireless issue)
I'm guessing I need to run some tests but not sure what?
I did try and call BT Support a while ago, but the chap said he couldn't help me because my Mac Air has no ethernet cable, just wireless

seems to me like a faulty router or modem mate, to make sure its not actually dropping fully you will want to login to the router page using 192.168.1.254 then going to troubleshooting and then helpdesk and it will tell you the uptime. login with the password which should be on the back of your router. do this when the wireless next drops. btw dont keep resetting the white modem, it will cause your speeds to drop as it will think its a line fault, just reset the homehub. if the uptime is less then 2 mins then its dropping fully, if its more than than lets say 1 hour for example (and you reset it one hour ago before the wireless dropped) then its most likely just the router being faulty.

EA3500 - Wireless issues

What's great about it: easy to set up, great feature set
What's not so great: wireless connection kept dropping internet
Came to this from WRT54G, had it for years. Setup went smooth, all seemed well. Working from home via VPN connection, I was noticing that about every 2-3 minutes, I'd lose wireless internet connection for 4 or 5 seconds. That kind of drop isn't really noticeable when web browsing or even streaming (due to buffer) but is very disruptive when you need a solid connection for VPN.
This isn't my first rodeo, so I did all the usual setting adjustments (switching to 2.4GHz only, G only, static IP, various channels, various security protocols, etc.) but to no avail. Customer service thought it was my computer... odd that 2 of my computers would exhibit the same exact behavior. Returned it and got the Netgear N750. Low and behold, no wireless issues, VPN as smooth as the WRT54G was.
It was probably firmware related, but I was on the latest... and didn't have time to wait around for it to be fixed at some point in time.
This product has...
Unreliable connection
Fast connection
Secure connection
Easy to set up
Easily expanded
About me...
Heavy media streamer
Technology guru
Business Professional
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

There are four (4) reasons why the wireless connection between your Linksys router and your devices such as computers, laptops is intermittent or is experiencing a dropping connection. These are:
• MTU Size
• Frequency interference from other wireless devices
• Low signal quality received from your wireless router
• Router’s firmware needs an upgrade
Frequent wireless disconnection can be resolved by doing the following:
i. Adjusting the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size
ii. Reducing Wireless Interference
iii. Customizing the Wireless Settings of the Router
iv. Updating the Firmware of the Router
Here is the link for resolving dropping wireless connections: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=172c1dae41534ddd818c560b60c7c230_4029.xml&pid=80&r...
As far as VPN connectivity is concern, when you launch Internet Explorer and you have configured your computer to automatically prompt you to start your VPN connection, you may receive an error message “Unable to establish a connection" upon clicking on Connect. This happens if Internet Explorer does not initialize the VPN connection. To resolve this issue, start a VPN session before you start Internet Explorer.

New MacBook Pro 13 i5 Wireless Issues.

I got the new MacBook Pro i5 2.3 the day it came out. So maybe a week and half ago.
I`m having intermittent wireless issues. I have done some testing and even replaced my older AirPort Base Station with the new Dual-Band one, but still seeing a drops from the network. I have a ping going to my router and to the ABSE. I tried changing the channel and using 5GHZ or 2.4GHZ. I also have a AirPort express and seen similar results. I tried reseting the PRAM, repairing permission, I did not reinstall the OS but I dont see how this would help. I think there is a hardware issue with the wireless card/antenna.
I did upgrade RAM and HDD was changed to SSD (intel G2 SSD). There are no other issues, machine is fast, no lock ups. Other devices on the network do not seem to drop any connections (ATV, ATV2, iPhone4, iPad etc..)
The network drop outs are short but are noticeable and if a ping is going I can see the drops
*-- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---*
*1527 packets transmitted, 1505 packets received, 1.4% packet loss*
*round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.779/12.203/396.084/42.274 ms*
Any help is appreciated as I`m really frustrated but this issue.

Here are some of the pings.
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2190 ttl=255 time=1.138 ms*+
+*Request timeout for icmp_seq 2191*+
+*Request timeout for icmp_seq 2192*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2193 ttl=255 time=1.701 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2194 ttl=255 time=1.653 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2195 ttl=255 time=1.723 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2196 ttl=255 time=1.470 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2197 ttl=255 time=1.435 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2198 ttl=255 time=1.217 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2199 ttl=255 time=1.115 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2200 ttl=255 time=1.433 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2201 ttl=255 time=1.002 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2202 ttl=255 time=1.057 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2203 ttl=255 time=1.222 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2204 ttl=255 time=0.769 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2205 ttl=255 time=0.821 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2206 ttl=255 time=0.723 ms*+
+*Request timeout for icmp_seq 2207*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2208 ttl=255 time=54.892 ms*+
+*Request timeout for icmp_seq 2209*+
+*Request timeout for icmp_seq 2210*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2211 ttl=255 time=1.313 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2212 ttl=255 time=0.936 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2213 ttl=255 time=1.839 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2214 ttl=255 time=0.879 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2215 ttl=255 time=63.446 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2216 ttl=255 time=24.384 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2217 ttl=255 time=105.923 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2218 ttl=255 time=41.322 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2219 ttl=255 time=1.853 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2220 ttl=255 time=0.811 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2221 ttl=255 time=0.721 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2222 ttl=255 time=0.791 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2223 ttl=255 time=3.816 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2224 ttl=255 time=1.052 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2225 ttl=255 time=0.688 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2226 ttl=255 time=89.272 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2227 ttl=255 time=49.459 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2228 ttl=255 time=15.891 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2229 ttl=255 time=0.745 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2230 ttl=255 time=0.724 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2231 ttl=255 time=0.680 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2232 ttl=255 time=1.950 ms*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2233 ttl=255 time=0.600 ms*+
+*Request timeout for icmp_seq 2234*+
+*64 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=2235 ttl=255 time=0.725 ms*+

If you have a Blue Screen / Error due to Wireless issues (B110a), fix in here.

For the original thread created by somebody else, please see here:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Install-and/B110a-network-connection-problem/m-p/319...
Here's a youtube video of what happened to me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adE1kq36ld4
I'm reposting it here so it can hopefully help some of you guys if anybody else stumbles across this. In short, my printer was fresh out of the box and I attempted to connect it to the wireless network. It would throw a blue screen on the LCD with an error of B8126AD6.
I narrowed it down to an issue with DHCP. For some reason the printer connects to the wireless access point but as soon as it tries to get an IP address from the DHCP server it crashes with that blue screen and the error code in the first post above. This look like a massive bug in the printers firmware! For reference my router is a Billion 7401VGPR3 which is acting as my default gateway and DHCP server. I have a Linksys WRT54G as my Access Point for the house.
To solve it, I turned DHCP off on my router and then tried connecting the printer to the wireless network. This time it connects fine but you still can't talk to it because it doesn't have a proper IP address. If it still doesn't connect properly, try turning WPA/WPA2/WEP off on your Access Point. Leave it completely open for a moment until you can reach the web interface (as below).
To fix the IP issue, I then went into the Settings menu on the printer and printed the "HP Network Configuration Page". Note that under the Wireless menu option there are a couple of different "Print Network Test Page" options. I believe it's the 2nd one that I selected. You'll know you have the right one when it prints out the page with the following info:
IPv4 IP Address
Subnet Mask
Hostname
Default Gateway
Primary DNS
etc, etc.
Take note of the IP Address from the printout above and the Subnet Mask. My IP was 169.254.73.5 and subnet mask 255.255.0.0. Now I manually configured my computers IP address to be similar (within the same subnet): 169.254.73.10 with the same subnet mask.
Now you can load up the web interface of the printer using http://169.254.73.5 in my case. (You should also be able to ping the printer at this point too). In here you have a Network tab where you can now manually set the IP Address of the printer. Set the address you want it to be in your network (in my case 192.168.0.3 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and default gateway 192.168.0.1 and dns server 192.168.0.1).
Once I clicked OK I changed my PC's IP back to normal, and I can now reach the printer on its IP address set above. YAY!
The great thing is, in the web interface you get a million more options to play with. You can manually set the IP address, gateway, DNS, wireless settings such as WPA1/WPA2 AES/TKIP Encryption, WPA Passkey, etc. So if you had to set the Access Point to completely Open, setup the encryption again and put the passkey in here. When I did this I had to go back into the Settings menu on the printer LCD and select "Disable Wireless" then "Enable Wireless" to force it to re-join the network.
Finally I went into the Settings menu again and Updated the software on the printer. I don't know if the new software fixes the bug or not - I haven't tested it (can't be bothered!).
Hopefully this will help some of you guys out there too!
EDIT: I've just stumbled across another couple of posts with similar results to mine:
- http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-networking-and-wireless/How-to-install-Photosmart-B109n-z-on-a-...
- http://forums.techguy.org/networking/627989-hp-6980-printer-wireless-problem.html

Many thanks to gardz for an exhaustive overview on this critical problem with the B110a printer!
I am happy to report that I have managed to set the printer to a static IP and am now able to connect to it wirelessly from my home computers, and also able to use the web apps and ePrint features on the printer. The printer shows the IP address and I am able to use the EWS (Embedded Web Server) to connect to its IP address from my PC's internet browser. The Wireless Network Test Report also showed no problems. I have also completed the Product Update on the printer, and there are no more pending updates now.
However, the core wireless problem is still not satisfactorily resolved.
I get the BSOD and blinking-lights error ("Please turn off printer and then on"), only if I start the printer when Wireless is enabled on the printer. If wireless is disabled prior to printer boot, there is no error.
The workaround I have adopted for now, is to always switch off the printer's wireless, before switching off the printer, and enabling the wireless setting only when I need to print/scan.
Is this happening with anyone else? Why would the printer crash if it boots with wireless enabled? If it is already set to a static IP, why would it still conflict with the DHCP on the router?
My router is perfectly working, it is in the same room as the printer, so the signal strength is good. The printer itself is quite stable except for this crash-after-boot-if-wireless-was-enabled issue on the printer.
I made the mistake of connecting the USB cable to my primary computer before installing the printer drivers, so even the USB option is not working (Windows recognizes the printer as an unknown USB device). If anyone can point me to the printer drivers (inf files), I would be grateful. The CD does not have the driver files in a convenient location. It seems to be embedded within the setup package somewhere.
Gardz and PrintDoc, I hope you can help us out on this one. I know many B110a users are struggling with the wireless issues, so HP needs to release a firmware fix and driver update soon. Wireless ought to work out-of-the-box, as this product is aimed at the SOHO users.

Is anyone else having email problems such as apps exiting in the middle of an email? It may be a wireless issue. I use First Class for work and yahoo email for personal. I will be in the middle of typing a long email and the app just quits, all data lost.

Is anyone else having email problems such as apps exiting in the middle of an email? It may be a wireless issue. I use First Class for work and yahoo email for personal. I will be in the middle of typing a long email and the app just quits, all data lost.

Have you tried restarting or resetting your iPad?
Restart: Press On/Off button until the Slide to Power Off slider appears, select Slide to Power Off and, after the iPad shuts down, then press the On/Off button until the Apple logo appears.
Reset: Press the Home and On/Off buttons at the same time and hold them until the Apple logo appears (about 10 seconds). Ignore the "Slide to power off"

I have had wireless issues sense Leapord, any fixes yet? its a shame that my wife has to sit in front of our 27 inch imac on a $300 Windows computer to use the web effectively. I have tried all fixes and some work while others don't but all temporary

This Lion wireless issue has become more than just an irritation, so much so, my wife has resorted to sitting in front of a 27 inch imac with a 300 dollar Walmart Windows computer to get the bills paid and use the web. And yes, there is not a fix out there I haven't tried over the last year or so, some worked and some didn't, but all were temporary at best. Same issue with my Macair, I wonder if its a hardware issue, like the video card in my 2006 MBP, it went out after the warrenty and then I found out there was a calss action suit going on over it, unfortunately Apple wouldn't cover it and wanted 7oo bucks to fix it, sold that as parts.
While i really like me Macs, I own three, I may have to bow out and stick with LINUX, that has yet to let me down, anyone know if Mountain will fix this issue? or are we all just waiting for defective WiFi cards to fail at our own expense, PS, got three Macs for sale.

Sounds like you're getting kernel panics, which are usually, but not always, caused by hardware problems, with memory being one of the regular culprits.
First thing I would do is to get our your original OS X disks, insert the first one (should say 'AHT version x.x' in small print on the label - if not, find the one that does), and reboot holding the Alt key down. Choose the Apple hardware test, and when prompted, choose the extended test. If you have either of the TechTool programs, they can do similar testing. Does that identify any hardware issues?
Next, I'd download rember from http://www.kelleycomputing.net/rember/ . This is a memory testing program that you can set to run overnight. Does it come up with any errors? If so, try resetting your memory card(s) by removing and putting back into the computer. Rerun memory test.
This FAQ will provide other details: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html

This is a workaround for the MBP wireless issue

There have been many topics on the MBP wireless issues already, but I thought some people might find this workaround helpful.
Firstly, my system is a 2.2Ghz MBP, running 10.4.10, and also airport extreme update 2007-04. I am using an airport express base station. My previous Powerbook never had any wireless problems, so I really couldn't blame the basestation for the MBPs poor wireless.
Warning - The workaround requires a little bit of work in the terminal. A little bit of understanding of how networks work is assumed here as well. So it is probably not for everyone ...
What I have observed - whenever the MBP loses connection, the airport basestation IP and MAC addresses are missing from the ARP table.
- To view the ARP table, type (in a terminal window) arp -a.
So, when the MBP wireless hangs, open up the terminal and type that in.
Do a Cntrl-C if the arp command is hanging and not returning anything.
In normal situations, a list of IP addresses and MAC addresses will show up.
As others have already noted, clicking on the airport icon in the menubar, will magically bring the wireless back to life. When this happens, the ARP table also gets magically populated correctly. Coincidence? I think not!
So, the workaround is to store a PERMANENT entry in the ARP table for the airport basestation IP and MAC address. In my case, I can use the Airport Utility software to confirm what the basestation IP and MAC addresses are (note MAC address = Airport ID in Airport Utility). I found the basestation IP=10.0.1.1 and the MAC=0:11:24:07:d7:f
To create a permanent ARP table entry for my airport basestation, I opened up a terminal window, and did the following -
1) login to my administrator account
2) type in the following command sudo arp -s 10.0.1.1 0:11:24:7:d7:f
3) type in my administrator password to authorise the change
4) type in (to confirm the changes have been made) arp -a
5) logout of my administrator account (from the terminal)
Ever since I did this, my MBP wireless performance has been flawless.
Note, if you shutdown or restart your computer, the arp entry disappears. This is ok for me as I hardly ever power down my MBP. As insurance I have added an account startup item to remind me to do the arp table entry.
This workaround is great for me because I don't have a need to use multiple wireless networks. It might not be practical for people who roam around onto different networks.
Give it a go and see if it works for you.
Message was edited by: michael louey

OK, after some further experimenting, I changed the multicast rate on my airport express. It was set at 6Mbps, and I changed it to 2Mbps.
I have read that the default multicast rate for previous 802.11g versions of Airport basestations is actually 2mbps. Excellent results so far !! I have set up a terminal command to continuously ping my airport router address every 15 sec, and there have been virtually no dropped packets so far over many hours.
ping -i 15 10.0.1.1
Interestingly, in Apple's Airport Admin software in my MBP there is no option to set the rate at less than 6Mbps (!!!!), so I had to use the Windows XP version of Airport admin software to make this change using a windows machine. Using the XP software you can set the muticast rate as low as 1Mbps.
If you are using Apples airport admin software (Tiger and Leopard) and you commit any sort of change in settings, the multicast rate will be re-set at a minimum of 6Mbps. My understanding of the multicast rate is that setting it too high is similar to shrinking the coverage area of the basestation, and limiting access only to clients who can transmit at the required multicast rate.
So my new theory is that the dropouts are caused by the MBP dropping off the airport due to not being able to achieve the set multicast rate. (this could be due to factors such as low signal strength, excessive interference or noise).
If you are using Apples more recent Airport admin software, you are having a minimum 6mbps muticast rate set, and this might be too high for your particular environment.
Just a theory.
(oh yeah, I enabled interference robustness on the MBP and the basestation just for good measure)

Macbook Pro (Late 2008) - Windows 7 64-bit, Bootcamp 3.1 - Wireless Issue

Hi Everyone,
I have a Macbook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) model with Snow Leopard and Windows 7 64-bit dual boot. I have done a search and cannot find any reference to this problem on my hardware.
I have had no issues in Windows 7 when using Bootcamp v3.0. In the last week I have upgraded to Bootcamp v3.1. (completed twice, rolled back in between to prove that the issues was related to the Apple Update)
After I update to v3.1, I have issues with my wireless network. The network cannot resolve the name for any internet address. I can connect to wireless networks (tried multiple networks), all the DHCP settings seem to be retrieved correctly (Gateway, DNS etc) and I can ping local and machines outside my network without an issue provided I use the IP address. (Skype works - which uses direct IPs rather than names I have found over time)
As soon as I use a name for a destination for Web traffic, Mail, pinging (any application), my Macbook Pro cannot resolve the address and just bombs out.
If I connect to a wired network, the machine works perfectly and name resolution on that interface works. If I rollback (using Windows 7 rollback capability) to before the v3.1 Bootcamp is installed, the wireless networking also works perfectly.
I noticed this in the support area at apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3196
But this refers to wireless issues in Bootcamp drivers prior to v3.1 and on 13 inch Macbook. Wonder if this is a similar issue or related?
Anyone else seen this or point me in the direction of a fix?
Thanks,
Thommo

I'm looking into running Windows 7 64bit on the exact same MBP you have, so I'm curious as to whether or not you've found a solution yet outside of the forums.
Do you think it might be that the bootcamp 3.1 update is only for Windows 7 32bit and not for the 64bit version?

MacBook wireless issue (ongoing) & DIY airport card replacement

Hello,
With reference to the ongoing MacBook/OSX (10.5.3) Leopard intermittent wireless issues discussed in this forum has anybody gone ahead and taken matters into their own hands and purchased and installed a new Airport card for their MacBook from www.ifixit.com?
Further details at: http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Core-2-Duo-Santa-Rosa-Penryn-802-11n -Airport-Extreme-Card/IF186-062
If so, did it resolve your intermittent Airport issues?
It seems to me that when the MacBook is running on battery power only the Airport card does not realise that the MacBook has come out of sleep sometimes and therefore does not always function correctly. Maybe the Airport card does not receive sufficient power when the MacBook comes out of sleep mode whilst running on batteries only?
Typically when I run the MacBook connected to power the intermittent wireless problem does not occur.
This issue has been a recurring problem for me for 6 months now and unfortunately I have not seen Apple address this issue.
My MacBook is 6-months old and is a black MacBook using a 2.2GHz processor running Leopard OSX 10.5.3.
Cheers,
treaders

Visit Apple Store and replaced the Airport card.

WRT310N v1 and MacBook Pro wireless issues

Hi all,
I've been having ongoing wireless issues with my WRT310N v1. I have a macbook pro (early 2009) with mac os 10.5.8. I have cable internet, with a DHCP connection. I have a computer and PS3 hardwired through the router, and they work flawlessly. The wireless, however, has never been what it should be. Internet loads slow, even though the connection speed is pretty good (not as fast as hardwired devices, but close).
Here are the wireless settings:
wireless config: manual
network mode: mixed (the Macbook can get wireless-n, by iPhone is only g)
Radio band: standard 20 mhZ
wide channel: 9 (can't change this with this config, unless i go wide channel at 40 mhZ)
standard channel: 11
SSID broadcast: enabled
I've got WPA2 security, with AES encryption. I've set the Beacon interval to 75, and left the Fragmentation and RTS thresholds at default. The firewall is activated, and "filter anonymous internet requests" is disabled.I'm wondering if I'm losing so much speed by broadcasting a mixed signal, instead of just G or just N. I've tried transmitting only in Wireless-N, but there's no noticeable change (and the iPhone can't connect at all).
Any input at all would be really appreciated. I'm hoping I don't have to fork over $30 to linksys just to get tech support. Thanks in advance.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Well its not necessary to power cycle your router everytime whenever you make any changes on your Router. But if you re-configure all the settings on your from scratch, then its better to power cycle your router.

Wireless Issues with Apple TV 2nd generation

I have a linksys wireless router using WPA2 wireless security. I have 5 laptops, 2 printers, 3 iPhones, and 2 iTouch's connected to the wireless with no problem. My apple TV (second generation) has wireless issues, it will sit and connect and disconnect then reconnect then disconnect back and forwarth over and over. It is the only device on my network that has issues.
BTW, I have an AppleTV 1st Generation that also has no issues.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Yes it is wireless and it is right next to my Playstation 3 that has netflix along with several internet games and is also wireless but has no problems.
NEW INFO
Upon further inspection. It appears that my wireless is connected and I am logged into my itunes account but I only see 3 main categories at the top (Internet, Compouters, Settings) instead of (Movies, Tv Shows, Music, Computers, Internet, and settings).
I have confirmed that my photo Stream from my phone is working and updated. However, No YouTube access so no internet. However, I know I am getting to apple because if I enter an incorrect password it tells me and also it stores the username/password.
Not sure what to do. I thought it was the wireless and still might hardwire the connection if I can but this is strange. I have setup many ATV2 and have and ATV1 with no issues.
Thanks for your help!

Odd font issue with Safari, iWeb

Ok, so I've been having this odd font issue with Safari for quite a while now, and I haven't been able to fix it. Some text on several different websites come up in a different font than the default font for Safari. I've tried changing the default font to something else, changing the text encoding and nothing. This has been happening with several releases of Safari.
Now, last night I discovered the same thing is happening with iWeb. Some of the text fields come up with the same font as the one in Safari! I don't even know which font it is. So somehow these are linked.
I'm at work right now, but I can get a screen shot of the font once I get home.
Any ideas on how to remedy this?

Hi Tom, thanks for the response. I tried searching for those two fonts in my font book and they weren't in there. See below for screen shots of the odd text I'm getting:
iWeb
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Safari
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If anyone can help resolve I'd greatly appreciate it. As much as I like Safari, this odd font makes me close Safari after a few mins of browsing =\

If you are having WIRELESS issues with SNOW LEOPARD.. update your software

the latest osX update seems to have fixed the wireless issue with snow leopard

I never had an issues with wireless before. Still don't. What was the problem?

SA 520w wireless issues in NG mode

Has anyone else experienced wireless issue while having the device in NG mode? I have the latest firmware installed x.x.42 and have a mix of g and n clients and different OSs from Ubuntu to Win7 and XP. The N clients don't have the issue the G clients do, and that is connection drops. The signal strength is good but they still have issues connecting. Any suggestions?

Hi:
Thank you for your post. We would like to get more information regarding to your issue to serve you better.
For you G clients, which OS is it using? Is it on all G clients, or particular machines have this issue?
If possible, can you private message me your configuration, so we can try to reproduce it using your spec.
One workaround to try is save your configuration and power cycle the box.
At the meantime, we will try to see if we can reproduce the issue.
Thank you.
Best Regards,
Charles

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