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it could just be the wireless software isn't detecting a signal. what i used to do when i used windows was ( from memory, i no longer use windows since 2004 )
1 ) insert the hardware
2 ) boot windows
3 ) it will detect new hardware
4 ) when it asks for drivers,insert cd
5 ) point windows to the devices driver folder on the cd
6 ) windows installs driver,then asks to reboot
7 ) after reboot,use windows to manage your wireless connections.
used to work all the time, give it a try,YMMV, any problems report back with any errors/problems and i will try and help
free your computer, use opensource
i'm a linux user & very happy about it

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The Airport Express. I was not involved in the set-up as I was laid up due to a bad back and post major knee surgery , But I always (especially recently) wondered why the light was amber and blinking. I read through the manual and also
Apple.com support and MacFixit.com (which is under construction and moved to part of Cnet.com)and then went to the Airport Express Discussion area (sorry for being so wordy) I need a Twitter account to post!) We have a network name for the D-Link and the computers all were added and it also supports a Xbox 360, a Sony PlayStation 3 and a Nintendo Wi (in online use without issue) but..
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Questions
1) if indeed it is that the two networks is true and a set yp that is not correct
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one lst note (as the lap top will be going off to college in the fall (runnning Snow Leopard, and the other 3 Mac's run Panther OSX 10.3.9 should the HP PC windows Xp Professional be the computer to set up the air port express and the Airport Utility proram installed & would this conflict with the current Router (set up by a Macc running OSX 10.3.9 (Panther) i.e (should both set ups be on the same computer?) but actually aThe D-Link is OSX10.3.9 compatible (and 802.11G) and set up requires ethernet connection to a Mac (You type in the numbers and . etc and password as administror and you are in, or should the admin be on the same cpmpuer for the router and A/E ?
(and considering a Airport Extreme Base Station as well as dual frequency simulataneus and 802.11N (for the laptop now) and future, or wait. The 802.11
in theory would broadcast farther..?? even if computers had 802.11b(our Mac Desk tops and the PC 802.11B card
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Many, Many Thanks
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William Boyd Jr.
Hello again,
D-Link Router is model DGL-4300 (along with a D-Link ANT24-0700 Omnidirectional
7dbi Antenna . Our Cable Internet ISP (Roadrunner) provides consumers with dynamic ISP address's . All Mac's have Airport Cards and The Hp Tower XW4550 has a D-Link Rangebooster G Desktop Adapter WDA-2320 (also with a D-Link ANT24-0700 Omnidirectional 7 dbi Antenna (the PC OS is Win XP Pro Service Pack 3) The 3 desktop Mac's run OSX Panther 10.3.9 , The 15" MacBook Pro OS is OSX 10.6 Snow
Leopard (not sure what is after the .6 (right now) D-Link's website is
http://www.dlink.com , I have configured this router multiple times in the past.
also added as clients on the network (Utilizing the D-Link Router) are a X-Box 360, Sony Play Station PS3, and a Nintendo Wii all of which have on line ability
and enables online video game play with any one online.
As mentioned prior the Airport Port Express is Model A1084 Part No. M9447OLL/A
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I realize I will need to reconfigure the D-Link Router and add the A/E as a client. I will try first to use the Airport Utility and see if I can do anything
Utilizing it (adding it to the D-Link network, I think its unlikely but worth a try but* the password is unknown but I have a few guess's as to what it may be.
I do have the necessary admin and network paswwords to cconfigure the D-Link Router,
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If I can not get a password to work on the A/E I would reset it using the reset button
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in the Printer list o client computers, to do this on a Mac using OSX 10.3 or later , open Printer Set Up Utility and follow steps and if a PC with Windows XP , Open Printers and faxes and then follow steps
in Closing ? can I configure the A/E Utility with a Mac using 10.3.9 as above or
? Per Chapter 1 Getting Started use a Mac with OSX 10.4 or later or a PC with Windows Xp Home or Professional
Perhaps I am taking the tips and trouble shooting and Printer Set up out of context or does the getting Started Computer specs contradict them or are they
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Yesterday, I changed Airport Extreme to different channel and added interference robustness. I am still having to pull the plug on extreme to reset signal and get connected on wireless network.
Have not added new hardware - all using 802.11g (did buy iphone 4S but can't believe that is the problem)
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Tring to determine if buying new extreme will offer solution or if problems will continue - suggestions?

I am afraid that the interference that you are picking up is coming from outside sources. Unfortunately, you will not be able to do much about this other than try different locations for the AirPort Extreme.
I'm assuming that your AirPort Extreme is not located close to a televison or other electronic device. If it is, try to move it as far away as possible. Also try to keep it as far away from any outside walls or windows in the apartment as possible.
I was helping a friend recently who moved into a a new high rise apartment/condo development and we found that he simply could not use 2.4 GHz wireless reliably in his area due to the number of other networks and interference issues. That is likely the case in many other situations due to the explosion of wireless networks in the last few years.
For your reference, the most accurate way to judge signal quality is Signal to Noise or SNR.
Hold down the option key on your Mac and click on the Apple icon in upper left corner of the screen
Select System Profier.
Look down the list for the Network heading and then click on AirPort to highlight it
Look in the window to the right for the name of the wireless network, then look for the Signal / Noise readings. These will be negative numbers. Example: Signal / Noise -60 dBm / -80 dBm
SNR = Signal minus Noise, so -60 dB - (-80) dB = 20 dB
Then use the reference chart posted by expert user Tesserax to get a general idea of the connection quality
o 40dB+ SNR = Excellent signal
o 25dB to 40dB SNR = Very good signal
o 15dB to 25dB SNR = Low signal
o 10dB to 15dB SNR = Very low signal
o 5dB to 10dB SNR = No signal
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I recently bought a MacBook Pro which supports 802.11n. I most often use this laptop at the point in the house furthest away from the AE (Base Station) The AE (Base Station) is in my home office connected to my MacPro desktop (see #1 below). In addition, the family iMac is also in that room furthest from the AE. Using the new MacBook Pro with the old 802.11/g/b network turned out to be painfully slow. I was experiencing the same slow network connection my family has complained about for years with their older Macs and 802.11g/b.
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As concisely as I can lay this out:
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With Airport Extreme (Base Station) as the starting point, have the two Airport Express units with the strongest, fastest signal possible, provide Internet access (and file sharing, iTunes speakers capability) to three Macs (one older iMac, one older PowerBook and my new MacBookPro). Again, I believe my new MacBook Pro is the only one with 802.11n support, so I don't expect the other Macs to take advantage of the speed boost offered by the three new 802.11n devices.
+Any and all help with this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!+

{quote}With the AirPort Extreme, in the AirPort panel, Wireless tab, click on the button for "Wireless Network Options", check the box for "5 GHz Network Name", and enter a different network name. (That can be trivially different, such as the name of the main network suffixed with an underscore and the digit 5.) Once configured that way, connect your "N" gear to each network in turn to see if one is any better than the other. (If you're wondering what effect this would have, it allows segregating your "N" gear from the older gear to prevent the older gear from slowing down your network. However, distance and interference from things like walls may negate any advantage.){quote}
William: I was gone most of yesterday, but had a chance to implement your recommendations today. I added the 5 GHz network as you suggested, but in order to connect to that at all with my 802.n11 MacBokk Pro, I need to be within a few feet of the AE (base station). If I try to access that network even from the next room (well within reach of both the AE and the livingroom AX, I get one bar and "failure to connect" messages just trying to logon to that network.
However, I did some experimenting that (as of right now, anyway) resulted in much faster network access, not only from my MacBook, but also from the older iMac which is the furthest Mac from the AE. According to my wife, that iMac is "loading web pages faster than I've ever seen them!"
Here's what I did:
1. Moved all three units to places where it seemed they would have the least amount of interference with the clearest path from unit to unit, also raising the height of both AXs from about 2-3 feet from the floor to about 5-6 feet from the floor.
2. Changed one setting on the AE (base station): Wireless Tab > Wireless Network Options > Multicast Rate ---> Changed this from Low to High.
I have a feeling the location shifts made the real difference, but I will try changing the multicast rate back to "Low" just to see what happens.
Paul

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Today I received an iPad 2 as a gift. It is the first Apple product I have ever owned. I spent about 3 hours this morning trying to get it to turn on -- it kept displaying an image of a USB cord so I connected it to my computer. Still the iPad would not display its desktop. Finally, I learned that the iPad had to be connected to a PC running Windows (instead of the Centos 5 Linux system that I use). Additionally iTunes had to be installed. I find it extremely bizaare to require the device to connect to a computer before being able to turn it on.
Now after getting the device to boot, I am attempting to connect to my home wireless network. Thus far it appears this is going to be Strike Two for me and the iPad 2. My wifi network is 802.11g using WPA2-AES and 128 bit key. The iPad 2 recognizes the presence of my network (the SSID appears in the listing when it prompts me to connect), however, when I supply the 128bit key to connect, the iPad 2 reports that it is unable to connect.
I went into the Network configuration in the General Settings and attempted to add the network manually (ensuring I could specify WPA2 as the encryption type). Same failure.
Any hints on getting this thing to connect to my network? I've already watered the security down to 128bit encryption (from 256bit). All the other devices in my home are able to connect without issue. The iPad 2 detects a strong signal from the router.
Thanks,
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I appreciate everyone that responded with the intent of helping me solve the issue. This forum is weird -- there are many users that try to help with iPad2 issues and then there are many that mock me and say I should just return it for expecting this very expensive device to just work.
After a late night of debugging with Wireshark, I finally tracked down the problem (Apple, feel free to send me a cheque for my services)
I will post the solution here for those who desire to use an 802.11x security protocol that has not yet been compromised (WPA2-AES).
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I specify my network keys in hex both in my router and my devices. This means the devices nor the router need to invoke PBKDF2.
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Hello,
I'm having this problem with my network being SO slow (sometime disconnects for no reason)..
I mean it's really really getting so irritating! (to the point of wanting to smash the Laptop -.-!)
I have:
Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Broadcom 802.11n
(these are the latest version)
My 2 sisters have other types of Toshiba Laptop.. but they don't have the same problem as mine..
I tried changing Power Saving (max performence) <------ didn't work.
I looked in the internet & there was a solution telling to
change the Broadcom(or any other device) from 802.11n to 802.11g.. but I don't know how to do it..
So please!! I mean PLEASE!! help me Dx.. I really can't handle it..
thanx ^^;

> I tried changing Power Saving (max performence) <------ didn't work.
According this to you first thread, this worked:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/message.jspa?messageID=237951
>I looked in the internet & there was a solution telling to change the Broadcom(or any other device) from 802.11n to 802.11g.. but I don't know how to do it..
Go to device manager -> Wlan card -> Properties -> Advanced tab
Switch from 802.11N to 802.11.G
Click ok
Reboot the notebook

Broadcom Wireless 802.11n low Mbs speed

Hello All,
I just picked up a refurbished G500 and overall I'm pretty happy with it...with one major exception. The #1 criteria when I was laptop shopping was that it provided 802.11n support (my old laptop was just 'g').
Anyway, long story short, I am not experiencing any connectivity issues however I'm lucky if I connect at anything above 55 Mb/s. I switched over to my 802.11g router and my connection speed dropped down to 5 mb/s... so there is obviously an issue.
All suggestions are welcome, but let me rule out the typical initial responses:
* I have a Dell laptop that connects to my 802.11n router at 150Mbs so I know the router is fine
* I have tried the generic Windows Broadcom Driver
* I have tried the Lenovo Broadcom Driver for Win 7
* I have tried the Lenovo Broadcom Driver for Win 8
* I have tried the Lenovo Broadcom Driver for Win 8.1
Also note that I'm in I.T. but wireless isn't my strong point. When I first got the G500 before I did anything to it (so OEM image) the wireless connected low (Think the highest I saw it was 72 Mbs at one point).
I have since wiped that laptop and installed my own copy of Win 8 Pro (and then Win 8.1 Pro Update) and still getting the same speed.
So I feel like I have pretty much ruled out any OS issues (since I've been on 3 at this point). Drivers are always a possibility but I've tried everyone out there. And of course Hardware would be my last thought although it works.. just not that fast.
I'm also wondering:
* Is this card (Broadcom vendor Device ID 4727) even able to connect at that speed.
* Is the G500 wired with the required antenna's to get even 150 Mbs. From my understanding you must have 2 in and 1 out to get 150 but I could be wrong.
Oh, and as a last resort, would just replacing the stock WLAN with a better aftermarket be an option?

I have same problem with you when first use Broadcom 11n wireless card (only got constant 39Mbps). But I've fixed by changed wireless channel in wireless router to less intensity channel (1 or 2...) and set Broadcom driver option "Bandwidth Capability" to "11b/g:20/40Mhz". After that I can get wireless speed from 135 Mbps to 150Mbps.

Can my older Airport Express 802.11g join an existing wireless network

I have a Airport Express 802.11g firmware version 6.3 . Using the most recent Airport Express Utility I can set it up as a base station on its own independent network but I cannot join it to my existing home wireless network. As I go through the wizard (or manual setup) It just does not detect/display any existing wireless networks. I have plenty of mobile devices in the house that can see the wireless network...and next doors network.
So, it begs the question ... is an 802.11g unit actually capable of joining another network or is this capability available on later models only. A search of apple support and the wider internet for "Airport Express 802.11g capabilities" yeilds a blizzard or useless info.
Thank you

Sorry, I cannot help on Windows since I do not have a Windows 7 machine here to test. I have used XP in the past and AirPort Utility appears to be virtually the same in Windows as a Mac. I assume that this is the case for AirPort Utility 5.6.1, and it should be able to configure the Express.
The older Express will join most wireless networks if the following conditions are met:
1) The Express is functioning correctly.
2) The wireless network name is 12 characters or less and it contains only normal letters and numbers. Avoiding blank spaces in the wireless network name will help improve the chances of the Express joining the network as well.
3) The wireless router is broadcasting a compatible signal that would allow the "g" Express to connect. If your network is broadcasting a wireless "n only" signal, the Express cannot connect to this network.
4) The wireless security on the network is set to a WPA compatible setting. That is because the older Express has difficulty joining 3rd party wireless networks using WPA2 Personal or WPA2-PSK-AES encryption. In other words, if your network is now using WPA2 Personal or WPA2-PSK-AES settings, the "g" Express will probably not be able to join the network.
5) If you are using MAC Address Filtering on your network, the MAC address of the Express will need to be included in your settings.
6) The wireless network password uses the same guidelines that appear in 2) above
The items noted above will provide the Express with the best chance of joining your network. Plan to use the Manual Setup option in AirPort Utility and be prepared to use the Option or Alt keys on the PC if needed.
If you are looking for a guarantee of success in advance for this task, I cannot provide that and you should wait for another user to post who might be able to meet your requirements in that regard.

48Mbps yet 66 SNR with 802.11g clients

i have been monitoring my wireless connection around the house trying to get a feel for signal strength using netstumbler and am baffled why my WRT100 only shows 48Mbps when it should be 54Mbps.
the signal noise ratio is 66 which seems really good.
my router (wrt100) is configure for default, i have changed nothing except to setup security on the device.
and i have 802.11g cards on the workstations.

1. How do you run Netstumbler on the WRT?
2. Forget about the "speed" the wireless driver in your computer shows you. It is pretty much irrelevant. The number shown is some mathematical function related to the signal strength of the beacon signal received. There are more implementations for this function then you can think off. Everyone does it differently.
You only know how fast you can transfer if you move really data through the channel. A 54 Mbit/s shown won't help you if 10 other access points close by fill up the same channel.
A 48 Mbit/s or less shown won't bother you if you are in an environment with no interference and once you start moving some data you get optimum rates.
If you want to know which data rate you have at some place at some time transfer data, e.g. copy some larger files from a computer wired to the router to a wireless computer. Make sure the wireless computer is on AC to prevent power saving settings interfering with performance.

Possible to use 2 AEBS to remove the 802.11g bottleneck?

I have a Sony PS3 and lately I have noticed when playing Call of Duty 4 that I will see an enemy, shoot them, they don't die, they shoot me, and I'm dead. Upon replay, they see a totally different story. They see only me coming around the corner, no shots fired, and they have an easy shot.
I have Road Runner and consistently get 14.5-15Mbit down and 750Kbps up. I am connected from the modem to my AEBS, and then 802.11g from that to the PS3. I've opened ports on the airport, restarted, etc... nothing seems to fix it. I am thinking that the latency from going from PS3 to AEBS to the game server may be the issue??
The AEBS and PS3 are 2 floors apart, so running a gigabit cable between them isn't an option - but what about getting another 802.11n AEBS and hooking the PS3 up to that via gigabit? So the network would then go cable to AEBS -> 802.11n ->AEBS ->gigabit ethernet ->PS3
Would this help, or hurt?

This might help but it's difficult to say without knowing absolutely where the latency was occurring. You might consider moving the PS3 temporarily just for testing purposes to see if you can reduce latency by plugging directly into the AEBS. If that works, then it's reasonable to consider adding another one. You would also need to make sure that you didn't have any G devices connected if you wanted the best results.

Airport Extreme 802.11g base station loses internet connection often

I just installed an Airport Extreme base station (802.11g version Apple Base Station V5.7) last week. And it keeps dropping my internet connection at least once a day.
I simply replaced an old SMC Barricade wireless router that died (and was a POS). But I only had to reset the SMC about once every 2 months. Nothing else has changed in my setup. Only the router/base station is different.
The wireless part is fine. Even when the internet connection gets dropped the hard wired AND wireless clients can still access the local network. Reseting the DSL modem has no effect. The only solution is to power cycle (unplug and plug back in) the AEBS OR restart it from Airport Admin utility.
But you can't do that from offsite. When the AEBS drops the internet connection I can't access my office network from home!
Is there a place in Airport Admin Utility which tells you the status of your internet connection like most generic wireless routers with web-based software do?
Any ideas on resolving this?
Thanks

"Any ideas on resolving this?"
Looter,
Based on your description, open AirPort Admin Utility and check the configuration of your main base station on the "Internet" pane. If you're using ethernet cable from the modem to the base station, the top selector [Connect Using:] should show "Ethernet" and the second selector [Configure:] should show "Using DHCP"
Also, check your iMac's System Preferences>Network at "Show: AirPort" and check the PPPoE pane which should show no entries (unless your isp requires its use), and the TCP/IP pane which should show "Configure IPv4:" as being "Using DHCP" - while all other info is filled in automatically.
"Is there a place in Airport Admin Utility which tells you the status of your internet connection like most generic wireless routers with web-based software do?"
No, the AirPort Admin Utility is not web-based, only located on your computer with the information available to it necessary to operate the AirPort system. It does not actually administer the signal. I think that is done only by System Preferences>Network.
"I'm actually referring to the Airport Express base station not my MacBook Pro's wireless connection. Is there anywhere in the Airport Admin Utility software that tells you the status of the AEBS' internet connection NOT the wireless connection."
No, that info is not available in that utility. The information you seek is at System Preferences>Network, but only after the system scans for it. Click the "Assist me..." button and then, on the "Do you need assistance setting up a new network connection or solving a network problem?" panel that opens, click the "Diagnostics..." button. A "Network Diagnostics" panel will then open and if its scan shows there is no internet the lights to the left of "Internet" and "Server" will be yellow instead of green. Meanwhile, it continues scanning for the connection until it is re-established. I determined this by pulling my cable from the phone jack, later reinserting it.
Further information that may be helpful to you can undoubtedly be found in threads such as this other one:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=884049&tstart=0
edit-
In re-reading, I may not have given you what you need. It sounds as if you may be "timing out" somehow on your connection. You might want to check around at some of your log-on settings to see if there is that possibility connected to one of them, even though the only thing I can think of is the "Renew DHCP Lease" button which is unknown to me, as I've never used it.
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Time Capsule slow as 802.11g WAP

I've been having trouble with my wireless network since I received my 1TB Time Capsule. AppleTV quit syncing, .Mac Sync hung repeatedly, and Printing via the Time Capsule stutters. I only have 802.11g hosts on my network, so 802.11n performance isn't something I'm evaluating.
The goal of this testing is to assess the Time Capsule as a network access point for 802.11g hosts. Disk read/write is not part of this experiment. Each of the measurements below are results from the exact same test -- measure internet upload and download performance to a test server on the speedtest.net network.
My topology is as follows:
SBC DSL -> 2Wire modem -> TimeCapsule
For the tests below, I connected my MacBook Pro to each device, wirelessly via 802.11g and direct connect via Ethernet and ran the test from speedtest.net. Since I have a 3Mb connection, the speed of my ethernet is irrelevant. The results of the testing is below and the results show that using the Time Capsule as an 802.11g hub is slow, in fact 75% slower.
Internet Performance (3Mb service)
network performance -- connecting via
*660k dl/430 ul -- TimeCapsule (802.11g - single base station, or as WDS main)*
2546k dl/429 ul -- TimeCapsule (Ethernet Hard Wired)
2547 dl/432 ul -- 2Wire 802.11g
2546 dl/431 ul -- 2Wire (Ethernet Hard Wired)
My conclusion, based on this testing and from several posts in this discussion board is that the Time Capsule exhibits poor performance for hosts connecting via 802.11g.
Is there some setup thing I'm missing?
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JustinK101 wrote: I suppose I could plug my MacBook into the TC via a gigbit cable and see the speed then, but the whole point was to do wireless backups.
The initial backup should have been wired. Future incremental backups would not be this large and wireless backups should be okay.

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