Slow airport connection

hi my airport connection has gone really slow recently and doesn't open the page but works fine on cable connection through the same router also iphone and ipad work fine wirelessly via same box. any ideas would be massively appreciated

It is a cable connection. Linksys model BEFW11S4 V.2
Signal seems to be fine... that is to say that our roomate's computer was only very slightly effected by the slow connection that we've been having.
Again, this has only been going on for about a week and a half... before that, it was your typical, super-fast cable modem connection.

Similar Messages

Randomly slow Airport connection on MacBook C2D

Hi.
Seems I am lucky because my brand new MacBook C2D can connect to WiFi access points!
I have a "surprising issue" though : after a few minutes of connection, the connection gets very very slow.
If I turn Airport off then back on, it all goes back to normal .... for a few minutes
My MacBook is uptodate, with AirPortExtremeUpdate2007001 installed.
I spent over an hour with Applecare Today, but the issue is still there.
We zapped the P-Ram, moved the "SystemConfiguration" folder to the desktop, restarted the router several times with no lasting effect.
The access point is a Netgear DG 834 GT, configured with WPA security and an access list, on an occupied WiFi channel. 3 other Macs (2 MacBook Core Duo, 1 MacBook Pro 17 Core Duo) and one Sony Vaio connect to it without any problem.
The MacBook C2D can connect to my home network (powered by a 802.11g Airport Extreme) at full speed without any issue either.
Should I buy an Ethernet cable, wait for the next Airport update ?
Does anyone experience the same kind of issue ?
Thanks un advance.

I have the exact same problem you are describing. Randomly, I experience EXTREMELY slow connections. Sometimes the connection is so slow it seems I am not connected. I have had this problem since I bought my MacBook C2D in the fall. This problem has occurred at many different access points, including my netgear router, coffee shops, and several different universities.
My husband owns a MacBook Pro, and sometimes we will be side by side on our computers, which supposedly have the same software (I am running 10.4.8 and currently have all the updates as does he), same processor, and he never has trouble with his wireless connection. So it is definitely my computer, not the routers.
I have called Apple support twice to descirbe the problem. They suggested I send the computer in to get the airport card replaced. At this moment my wireless is working. However, this is the first time since yesterday morning that it has worked. I don't think apple will replace the card unless the problem can be reproduced. And the problem seems to be entirely random.
I would be very happy if someone figures out what is wrong.
Thanks.
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

If you have an Airport Extreme router and a slow Internet connection ...

I know that Internet connection speeds are extremely variable, but I wanted to share this post for anyone having performance problems (very slow Internet connection speeds) while using an Airport Extreme router. This may or may not help you, but it might help someone.
I have a RoadRunner Turbo account, and I was experiencing consistently slow Internet download speeds (an average of only about 300KB/sec). However, when I bypassed my router and connected my Mac directly to the Time Warner modem my download speeds were 6 to 8 times faster (up to about 2MB/sec).
After weeks of tinkering and reading Apple documents I discovered that my Airport Extreme router had an improper setting. That setting is found under: Manual Setup -> Internet -> Internet Connection -> Ethernet WAN Port. When I was experiencing the very slow speeds, my Ethernet WAN Port setting was: '100 Mbps/Full Duplex.' To fix the problem I simply changed this to 'Automatic (Default).'
This one change resulted in a huge, positive performance boost for me. I hope this post helps other people.

You use an App like Filebrowser. Details here:
http://www.stratospherix.com/products/filebrowser/

Connection slow/stopping - having to turn Airport connection off and on

Over the past day or two I've had a problem with my internet connection. I was finding it was fine at first but then would slow down and/or stop (even though the bars on my Wifi connection were full) and only turning my Airport connection off and back on would fix it, but only temporarily.
I tried all kinds of solutions, mostly to do with reconfiguring my Time Capsule with different channels, different security settings, different DNS servers, etc.
None worked, and then I was reading a discussion about aluminium iMacs and how they only receive a connection through certain parts of their cases. It occured to me that I had cleaned my desk a couple of days ago and moved my computer further back on the desk. I've pulled it back again and this seems to have fixed the problem.
My room is quite far from the base station so it's clearly quite sensitive with regard to positioning.
Hope that helps anyone having a similar problem.

Hi
I also get this problem. I have just bought an Intel-based 21'' Mac desktop and the internet worked fine for the first 2 weeks but ever since has been on and off for 20 minutes or less at a time.
Suddenly, the computer either loses the wi-fi signal or simply does not process it. Even if I go to Airport and attempt to connect to my network, the connection just times out. I believe that it may just be a simple connection problem but I don't believe this is satisfactory given that my girlfriend spent more than £1,000 on the machine and I never have any problems with the internet on my £300 Dell laptop, even when in exactly the same location.
Does anyone have any solutions? We have tried tech support but they have been hopeless!
Thanks
Chris

Slow AirPort Extreme Connection

I'm having a slow wireless connection problem using AirPort Extreme Base Station for a last few weeks. It's possible that this problem started when I installed OS update 10.4.7., but I'm not totally sure.
When I'm connected to the Internet via LAN, I have no problems with the speed. However, when I'm connected wirelessly, pages loads very slowly as if there were 10 other computers on the network. It takes long to get to the web page, and once the page starts loading, it loads in several steps with pauses between the steps. The speed of downloading a file appears to be OK once it starts although it still takes a long time to get it started.
It happens with Safari, FireFox, and IE. My G3 iBook 600MHz behaves the same way with OS 10.3.x.
I tried both soft reset and hard reset of the base station, and re-installed the firmware v.5.7. I tried the different channels and encryptions, switched between wireless b and g, turned off all the cordless phones in the house, and brought the iMac right next to the base station to minimize the interference.
With all these, the wireless connection is still very slow although the signal strength is at full strength.
I'm wondering if anybody is having a similar problem after installing OS 10.4.7. update. I would appreciate any suggestions to solve this problem.

After all the trial and error, finally I've figured it out.
First, I removed DNS Server address from the box at Network Preference/ Airport/ TCP/IP location. This immediately improved the web page loading speed. In addition to this, I also set my IPv6 to "off."(Default was "automatically")
With combination of these two network settings, I'm back to the full speed.
In the past, I wrote down DNS Server address in the box when Safari was having problems finding web address, and I always had to click load button twice to load a particular page. Back then, providing the DNS Server address solved the problem.
I suppose when Apple fixed this problem during one of the updates, it ended up making the network slower unless DNS Server address was left blank.
If you are still having slow connection problem, try this setting.

WiFi *really* slow to connect on wake

I recently moved to a new neighborhood and now my wifi is really slow to connect when I open up my MacBook from sleep mode.
My old place had other networks in the vicinity, but about half as many as there are available at my new place.
Either way, its really becoming a pain, as I have become very used to opening my MacBook and being instantly online.
I have power cycled my router and modem and done everything short of resetting the firmware.
I am using a standard Linksys WRT-54G and it's served me fine for years, as has this MacBook.
Any ideas on how to remedy this?
Nejat
Message was edited by: nugx

How long is this "really slow"? Several minutes?
You may want to look through System Preferences>Network and take a look at the "advanced" options for Airport. Might be worth clearing out all preferred networks and get those reset.
~Lyssa

Slow Wireless Connection

I am having problems with a very slow internet connection, that seems to be getting slower.
Currently we have a DSL Modem connected to a LinkSys DSL Router connected to an Airport Extreme. We have been using this setup for several years.
We run 2-4 laptops of various types...MacBook, MacBook Pro, and 1 Windows. Today, I can hardly get my MacBook to go anywhere.
I went up to my iMac G5 and plugged in the ethernet directly to a port in the router and did a DSL speed test through my ISP and it came back as 4.4 Mbps, about the same as it has since I upgraded speeds last fall.
I then disconnected the ethernet and switched back to wireless, and ran the same test. This time is came back 775 Kbps.
Any suggestions? Thanks!

I am assuming that you are still having the issue with network performance, or at least it has not stabilized.
I would still think Wi-Fi interference to be the potential issue and suggest that you pursue this a bit farther ... if you don't mind.
Again, I would suggest downloading a copy of iStumbler. Use iStumbler's Inspector feature (select Edit > Inspector from iStumbler's menu) to determine the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) at different points around your house, by performing a simple RF site survey. Within the Inspector, note the values for "signal" & "noise" at these locations. Start with your MacBook near the base station, note the readings, and then, choose the locations where you will typically use your MacBook to access the Internet.
SNR is the signal level (in dBm) minus the noise level (in dBm). For example, a signal level of -53dBm measured near an access point and typical noise level of -90dBm yields a SNR of 37dB, a healthy value for wireless LANs.
The SNR, as measured from the MacBook, should decrease as the range to the base station increases because of applicable free space loss. Also an increase in RF interference from microwave ovens and cordless phones, which increases the noise level, also decreases SNR.
SNR Guideline
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
If the SNR is 20dB+ at each of these locations, then you should be getting reasonable performance from your AirPort. If less, either try to locate the source of the Wi-Fi interference or try relocating either the base station or the wireless clients until they are within a 20dB SNR range.

Slow aiport connection

Hey
Five days ago, my airport connection on my first gen MacBook started acting up. The connection all of a sudden got really slow - roughly half the speed of what is usually supposed to be. I'd connect and it would work for for spilt second and then grind to a crawl. A few times, the connection dropped completely. I've checked with iStumbler and my signal strength is only about 45-55% and the noise is about 6%. I haven't changed the location of my computer nor have i put up any materials that would interfere with the signal. I've had my machine for about 2 years now and have never encountered this problem before. I've trolled some forums for answers and I'm stumped. I'll go through the list of what i've done so far.
At first i thought it was my router so i reset it and when that didn't work, i changed routers and still, same problem. I finally decided to connect my mac to the router via ethernet cable instead of WIFI and the connection was back to normal. Based on this, i've eliminated the router as the cause.
I read on a couple of forums that the encryption on my WIFI signal or the signal channel might be the cause and to change them and take off the encryption entirely. That didn't work. I also fiddled with the type of signal but that didn't work so i'm back to 802.11b/g. I also reset the DHCP licences on my macbook and nothing. I also tried connecting on a friend's connection and there was no improvement.
I tried looking for firmware updates thinking I had missed one on the way. turns out that there aren't any (my current version is 1.3.5)
So yea, i'm stumped. I've read that sometimes the Airpot Antenna can become dislodged inside the macbook and that some people have opened their machines up to fix it but i don't think I'm ready do do that (i wouldn't know where to start). Besides, i'm still trying to figure out whether this is a software or hardware problem.
I don't know what to do and any help would be greatly appreciated.
cheers

Here are the results:
1. Product name:
BT Home Hub
2. Serial number:
+068343+NQ40320351
3. Firmware version:
Software version 4.7.5.1.83.8.173.1.6 (Type A) Last updated 19/07/14
4. Board version:
BT Hub 5A
5. VDSL uptime:
0 days, 19:20:09
6. Data rate:
11417 / 38954
7. Maximum data rate:
11257 / 39240
8. Noise margin:
6.0 / 6.6
9. Line attenuation:
0.0 / 14.4
10. Signal attenuation:
0.0 / 14.3
11. Data sent/received:
228.7 MB / 683.3 MB
12. Broadband username:
[email protected]
Thanks for your help

Please help! Very slow wired connection as well!

Hi guys!
I really need some help here... I received my very first Macbook Pro yesterday and once I begun using it I noticed I was having the exact same problem as many people here with wi-fi connection: even though the system says I'm connected (full bars!) I can barely surf the web - it's either too slow or doesn't connect at all.
Ok, after reading many posts around here I decided to swith to the wired conncetion and update the whole system to see if anything changed with the wi-fi issue, but I was surprised to find out that the cable conncetion had the exact same problem!! It either won't connect at all or it will take more than 2 minutes (!!) to open a page (Apple's website, for instance). That's unacceptable, I have a high speed internet service at home!!
Also, the problem is not with my internet service, right now I'm writing from a netbook connect to the wi-fi net just fine....
Any thoughts, suggestions, pleeeeaaase???? I really wanted to love my experience with my Macbook and I didn't want to return it (it's got a gorgeous screen!!) but it's useless without an internet connection.... By the way, my router is a Linksys.
Thank you, guys!!
Renata

Hi, sig!
My router is WRT54G Linksys with updated firmware. My modem is TG508 Thomson, I´m pretty sure with a not updated firmware.
This morning I called apple and we fixed the wi-fi issue using open dns servers, it´s now working properly.
However, surprisingly the wired connection is still not working!! The apple lady told me to update my modem firmware and in case connection isn´t restablished after that procedure to take it to an apple tech for support since it´s then probably a hardware issue. I´ll try the modem firmware update but I´m obviously not taking it anywhere (my MAC is 3 days old!), if update doesn´t work I´ll rather return the machine.
I still have one doubt though: should that open DNS procedure been done also for the wired connection (ethernet)?? I understand nothing of that procedure (as you can see! all I know is it has been done exclusively for airport connection....
Thank you for your attention!!
Renata

A Fix for dropping Airport Connection with a DLink 614+ router

I found these suggestions buried deep in another post, and thought they warrented reposting here. I made these changes to my router setup, and have not had a dropped connection since. Good Luck to All!
"A few notes on what has helped my connection. I have a DI 614. Under the Advanced tab: Disable 4x mode. Set Preamble Type to Long. Set the basic and TX rates to 1-2-5.5-11. Lastly, per advice earlier in the thread, I set the Beacon interval to 50."
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I had the same kind of problems (VERY unstable wireless connections, pretty slow when connected and not lasting for more than 2/3 minutes) until I got my Macbook Pro back from the store today. The Airport card was changed and the wireles connection is now workin like a charm... Undoubtedly hardware related problem in my case. Try to have your Airport card exchanged as well. good luck.

Slow airport extreme

My airport extreme base station which is approx. 3 yrs. old, is running slow or not connecting at all. I'm running several devices, not all at the same time. What is the capacity of this unit for the number of device ? Does it refresh every so often? Thank you.

System Prefs->network->airport->tcp/ip.......
1> I set the tcp/ip settings manually. (was default at auto)
2> I set IPv6 to "off" (was default at auto)
Safari pages seem to load at faster/normal speeds now.
I just got my new MacBook Pro 2.16 ghz core duo last week. I eventually noticed the internet browsing speed difference between wireless and wired..like these other people. The airport connection could barely load some pages sometimes while the cabled connection loaded pages fast. The signal is strong, and it is connected to the network, and internet, and all sharing works, even the windows box. The airport card was just choking on something.
I have a netgear wireless router MR814v2. not an apple airport base station. So it would not show in airport admin utility as 1 guy suggested.
anyways, seems ok now after making those 2 adjustments
/me knocks on wood.
MacBook Pro 2.16ghz core duo 17" Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2 GB RAM 7200rpm hd

New imac 27(Intel based,bought 2013) slow wifi connection with my Verizon fios actiontec router. All other wireless devices in the house(ipad 3gen,MacBook Air ,hp laptop) have a much faster connection. Should I change router settings to G only,etc

New imac 27(Intel based,bought 2013) slow wifi connection with my Verizon fios actiontec router. All other wireless devices in the house(ipad 3gen,MacBook Air ,hp laptop) have a much faster connection. Should I change router settings to G only,switch channel from auto to maybe 6,channel width to 20mhz? Already changed security settings to WPA2. Currently router is running in mixed b and g mode.

If you have one computer running on G they will all run on G. All ROUTERS are backward compatible, in otherwords if you have a group of computers and all of them are N compatible and one or two are G They will all work but the N computers will run at N and those that are G will run at G speed not N.
It can get confusing but really it is simple. The newest is 802.11 AC and ic used with the newest Mac Computers made available in November 2013. So if you have the newest Airport Extreme that is 802.11ac and the newest computers that are AC compliant your speed will be 5 times faster than anything on the market right now.

Unbearably slow Internet connection using WDS network

We have an old Airport Extreme (saucer, 802.11b/g) and an Airport Express (802.11n, b/g compatible). We're using the Extreme as a WDS main, and the Express as WDS relay. Wireless devices that connect to the Internet in our house include a MacBook Pro, a couple of iPhones, an iPod Touch, an XBox 360, and a PS3.
None of these wireless devices are in direct line of sight to the main base station. Typically, our connection to the Internet is decent for the XBox, which has almost a clear line of sight to the relay (Express) base station. On the other hand, the connection for the MacBook Pro, iPhones, and iPod, is extremely slow. Maybe the actual connection speeds are the same for all devices, but at least for the XBox online gaming works. (Haven't tried online gaming with the PS3 yet.)
The problem that compelled me to post this thread is the slow Internet connection to our MacBook. When our MacBook Pro is moved from its usual location to a place just a few feet away from the Extreme, download speeds are satisfactory (e.g. 10,000+ kbps measured using Speakeasy.net). However, when we sit farther away from the Extreme and are only a few feet from the Express, download speeds are dismal (200-300 kbps). The Internet connection is noticeably slow; web pages load like molasses, and watching streaming video is almost impossible. Upload speeds are usually about 7-10x faster, which is kind of strange.
Airtunes is off. We've tried setting up the Express base station as a WDS remote instead of relay, no difference. Allow wireless clients is turned on for both main and relay. Channel 1, WPA2 personal security.
Part of the problem may be due to the fact that our house is steel framed so, depending on location, the frame of the house may get in the way of our wireless network. But even if the MacBook is within 2 feet of the Express with NO walls or obstacles in between, the speed remains dismal. The line of sight from the Extreme (main) to the Express (relay) is impeded by a few obstacles but little in the way of walls.
However, if the MacBook is close to the Extreme, with good speeds, then I walk away and sit near the Express, I still get good download speeds. This lasts only a short time. Also, if I turn off Airport on my MacBook Pro and turn it back on again, speeds are back down right away.
I understand WDS cuts the bandwidth down substantially, so I decided to unplug the Express and just use the Extreme station, set to create a wireless network instead of participate as main in a WDS network. When I do this I get satisfactory speeds on the MacBook Pro, even sitting at a location where I used to get the slow speeds.
So at first I thought forgetting about WDS completely would seem to be the solution to the problem. That seems to be true for the MacBook, but when the Express is offline and the Extreme is the only base station, the XBox and PS3 now are the devices with a very poor connection to the Internet, as there are 3+ steel framed walls between the base station and the devices. When the WDS network is up, the XBox and PS3 are almost in direct line of sight to the relay station (but then I lose speed on the MacBook and other devices.)
I'm trying to find a solution that allows a good speed connection for all these devices. Right now I have to choose between a regular network with a good connection for my MacBook, or a WDS network that allows gaming but appears to be worthless for the MacBook.
Your assistance is most welcome.

I'm trying to find a solution that allows a good speed connection for all these devices.
The solution is to run an Ethernet cable from the LAN port on the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) to the AirPort Express (AX). Then you won't need to use WDS and you won't suffer the bandwidth penalty of WDS. Then you would configure both the AEBS and AX to create a wireless network using the same SSID (network name) and wireless encryption type/level/password. The AX should be configured to act as a bridge (not sharing a single IP address).

Very Slow Internet Connection and Backups

I have had a Time Capsule for some time now (1st generation) and it has caused nothing but headaches. I have put up with it for some time but I have a very slow internet connection and cannot leave Time Machine on or it bogs down my machine, so I only backup periodically. Specifics are provided below.
I have a poor internet connection to begin with. When plugged in directly either to my modem or through Ethernet to the Time Capsule, I get download speeds of ~ 2.9 Mbits/sec download, 0.7 Mbits/sec upload. When connected over wireless, the speeds drop to about 0.6 Mbits/sec download, 0.6 Mbits/sec upload. I feel like I am working on dial-up. I have both a Mac and a PC, and speeds are the same on both, so it does not appear to be a computer issue. I have played with various settings in the Airport, including how connected (b-n or n only), DHCP settings, etc, but nothing makes a difference. Any suggestions?

Welcome to the discussion area, bigbrianb!
Have you downloaded a utility like iStumbler to get a look at the signal strength and noise on your wireless network?
iStumbler will display most of the other wireless networks around you, so you'll have an idea of the competition for unused channels. Ideally, you want your network to be on a channel that is at least 4-5 channels away from any other network to minimize the chances of wireless interference. Is that the case there?
Your signal strength should be 50% or greater and noise less than 10% for a good quality connection on your network. Is that the case there?
There are more things to test, but this will get things going.

Slow Internet connection sharing on Macbook Pro

Hi all,
I am experiencing really slow internet connection sharing via the airport from a second machine directly. I can access the internet or web pages with excellent reliability however the download/upload speed is 20KB/s at best. If I use the Macbook Pro itself I can get up to 250KB/sec. I read that this seems to be common problem with Snow Leopard. Can someone shed some light on this?
Thanks

"... I read that this seems to be common problem with Snow Leopard..."
Can you shed some light on where you read this?

Slow airport connection

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for