Wi-Fi problem with my Macbook Help
I have a newer Macbook with 10.5.8 operating system, tons of extra ram and an upgraded hard drive.
At work my wireless connection is plenty strong and works perfectly fine, but at home my web pages and any videos load extremely slow. At work and at home I use the same linksys router. Normally I would figure it's a problem with my router at home but I have another macbook with lesser computing power and an older operating system but it works perfectly fine at home along with my ipod touch.
Does any one have any idea what the problem could be?
thanks for an advice in advance.
Linksys routers are known for having terrible WiFi especially with older firmwares. The problem might still occur with the newest one too, though. Try using a cable and turning off WiFi on your MacBook and see if the problems go away. If that's the case you could get a new router or a new WiFi access point like the Airport Express to solve the issue.
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