Slow Airport networking : fixed by 10.4.6 update!

Whoopee! After waiting weeks, and visiting this forum every day for solutions and workarounds to the dismal Airport perfs on my new iMac, I am pleased to announce that today's 10.4.6 update has fixed it once and for all (fingers crossed...:-)
Here are the pings:
Ping has started ...
PING 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.918 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.878 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.890 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.875 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.868 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.883 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=0.888 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=0.868 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=0.889 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=1.031 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=0.862 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=0.890 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=0.887 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=0.883 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=0.871 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=0.892 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=0.889 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=0.877 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=0.889 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=1.103 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=0.887 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=0.883 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=0.880 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=0.853 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=24 ttl=64 time=0.883 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=25 ttl=64 time=1.066 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=26 ttl=64 time=0.882 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=27 ttl=64 time=0.904 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=28 ttl=64 time=0.958 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.1.1: icmp_seq=29 ttl=64 time=1.258 ms
--- 10.0.1.1 ping statistics ---
30 packets transmitted, 30 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.853/0.916/1.258/0.086 ms
And a series of ten bandwidth tests at MacBidouille (http://speedtest.macbidouille.com/speedtest5.php) have confirmed this. My speed is back up to cabled levels, 6-700K/s, whereas I rarely got past 100K/s till yesterday.
Go ahead and try it. I hope it works for you all too!
cheers,
ric
iMac Core Duo 20" & G5 Dual 2Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.5) 10.4.6 update applied

Another satisfied customer... Having just unpacked my nice new replacement Intel iMac 20" (after the original went back after some hideous display issues, but that's another story):
...unpacked iMac, connected to wireless, hit the pings, oh no, still got the duff pings...
....installed the 10.4.6 combo update...
....no more kaputtene pings!
So 10.4.6 does seem to fix the problem on some iMacs... maybe depends on the Airport card firmware version? Mine is 103.2 (3.120.28.3) [from System Profiler] - what do those people for whom the update hasn't worked have?
Ping has started ...
PING 192.168.99.1 (192.168.99.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=2.597 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=2.789 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=2.580 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=2.592 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=2.905 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=2.801 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=2.656 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=2.652 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=2.799 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=2.758 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=2.766 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=2.858 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=2.926 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=2.653 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=2.659 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=2.901 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=2.732 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=2.726 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=2.719 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=3.116 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=2.841 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=2.626 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=2.921 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=2.767 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=24 ttl=64 time=2.875 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=25 ttl=64 time=2.640 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=26 ttl=64 time=2.817 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=27 ttl=64 time=2.767 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=28 ttl=64 time=2.802 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.99.1: icmp_seq=29 ttl=64 time=2.815 ms
--- 192.168.99.1 ping statistics ---
30 packets transmitted, 30 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 2.580/2.769/3.116/0.119 ms
20" Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.6) iPod (G3), ThinkPad (yeah, I know), yadda, yadda, yadda

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Up till now i had a modem with an ether net cable plugged into the airport express. All was fine.
I am in jakarta, the cable internet providers here are hopeless, slow connection speed.
Last month a new wireless internet service was released. Called 3.5 G. Its lightning fast and reliable. Basically you get a wireless USB modem attach it to your computer and you are always connected to the internet wirelessly. You can travel anywhere with it. The 3.5G is primarily for mobile phones but i use it just for internet. This modem is connected to my powerbook and works great.
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Selamat Phil Smith,
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Actually an ether net cable is OK for the short term. But if i get another computer it may get complex. Spent a lot removing cables too.... Looks like i will have to buy the special modem router... Painful $600.
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I have a 1st generation time capsule and an appe extreme b/g. Is the extreme slowing the network down? Should I dump it an get the new n version?

yes it is likely to be slowing down the network because you are using 802.11b/g
from what i recall with b/g a slow client can slow down the entire network to that clients speed.
this was the major improvement with 802.11n and Mimo. each client can be connected to the access point without affecting your speed to the rest of the network
its reccomended to get all new "N" equipment if you have the budget for it. some of those old airports and time capsules can still be worth something on amazon marketplace so you might be able to sell them
if you want to create / join / extend a netwowrk your going to probably need all "n" based equipment.
buy the new 4th generation time capsule or the new 5th generation airport they have better stronger radios
in the mean time configure your base station router to a high multicast rate, so it will prevent devices connecting to it at 1-2 mbps speeds and slowing down your network
if you have an apple care covered mac remember the airport / time capsule rule. all airports and time capsules purchased 2 years before you bought your mac to the 3 years of apple care covers them. if you do not have apple care then the standard warranty applies

Airport Network Options Problem

Hi All
I have just upgraded from 10.3 to 10.4.5 and have found a problem with the Airport Network prefs pane which I can't fix. Originally the interface to the Airport Networks pane was not showing correctly and was still setup as in 10.3. I only noticed this as I had another Mac running 10.4 and was copying the settings from it. The only way to fix this was to delete the Locations and start from scratch. After doing this everything seemed okay apart from the Options button in the Airport settings. When pushed it doesn't open anything. I don't want to do a reinstall for such a small problem so does anyone else know of a quick fix to solve this?
Thanks
Alec

This could help:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607421&#607421

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Any help would be great
Thanks

Have you tried:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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After updating my Mac Mini CoreDuo from 10.4.7 to 10.4.8, it will no longer automatically connect to our Airport Express based Wi-Fi network. Even though the Network settings in System Preferences have not changed, and they do list it as the preferred network, it still will not automatically connect after log in.
Does anyone have this issue, and know of a solution?
(aside from the workaround of manually connecting after log in, and after waking the computer from sleep).
Background: My setup is to join preferred networks by default, the network name continues to be the one listed, the network still continues to show up in the Airport network list in the upper right corner of the screen. In essence, the Mac sees it is there but just won't connect to it. We have two other Macs in the household, both are PowerPC based, and both were updated to 10.4.8, and they have no issues. They continue to automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network we have. This seems to be with our Intel Mac only.
Mac Mini CoreDuo Mac OS X (10.4.7) Mac OS X 10.4.8

This all happens most likely due to a corrupted key chain (entry).
For instance, if you choose to keep your local Airport password stored in your personal key chain it needs to be accessible by the private Apple Airport Framework used by the network preferences. If this by any means, is not possible - the automatic login into you Airport WiFi network cannot take place.
All you have to do to get this fixed is:
1) Launch your Keychain Access Application located at: /Applications/Utilities
2) Open the Keychain First Aid (under the Main Menu: Keychain Access)
3) Set the Radio Button to Repair and enter your Keychain Password (most likely your personal password)
4) Start.....
Now after your personal keychain (name=username) is repaired it might be listed double in your Keychain List Window (it depends how you've setup the keychain). If so, NEVER DELETE ONE OF THIS ENTRIES because that's obviously a cosmetic bug in the Keychain Access Application but not harmful. Just look in your local Preferences Folder, locate the file "com.apple.keychainaccess.plist" and thrash it. Re-launch the Keychain Access Application and there is only one again.
Restart your Mac and........
After all I think anything should be back up to how it supposed to be. :-))

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