Wireless network weirdness

I'm on a 12" powerbook running OS 10.3.9 and connecting to a wireless linksys router. My G5 is wired directly to the router and has no problems, and my wife has been using a dell laptop that has had no problems as well. When I am connected to the network it's great (4 or 5 bars) but for some reason, every 10-20 minutes it just loses the network. The wireless card is still working because I can detect other networks, but the home network disappears and then reappears, but I can't connect to it. It gives the standard (there was an error connecting too etc...) I restart the computer once, it doesn't connect, but I restart a second time and it connects just fine. Help. None of the other computers have any problem with the network. Everything is DHCP.

I almost have exactly the problem. I have pb 12" 1.33G running 10.3.9. The wireless router is Hawking. The wireless signal changes from time to time. After assign a static IP to laptop, the situtation improves a little bit. I anticipate the complete solution from you guys. Thanks a lot.

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Hi Guys,
Can someone please help, I have a Belkin N1 Vision wireless router and everything WAS running fine on it.
But since I updated my MacMini system to 10.5.6 it doesn't appear correctly in the DHCP Client List on the router. The IP Address appears fine (192.168.2.2), but the other info doesn't (Host Name= Unknown, Mac Address= 00:00:00:00:00:00).
I have checked the Network Pref Pane & Network Utility and all the correct info appears, just not on the router (sometimes it just doesn't appear in the list, but internet works fine).
I should point out the all other devices on the network (Laptop PC, Xbox360, HP wireless printer), anyone have ideas what the problem may be?

Thanks for your reply.
The routers firmware is all up-to-date, it all displayed in the client list fine until I applied the 10.5.6 update (via SU).

Weird wireless networking showing up in my range

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It could be your neighbor's wifi. Use a more unique SSID for your wifi. And make sure that when you configure your router, connect it manually (wired) to your PC - do all the necessary settings then save.
You'll never know, you could be changing someone else's wifi settings when you're doing it wirelessly.
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I have finally been able to set up my Airport Extreme N network after numerous attempts over the last few weeks. I was getting a very weak signal in front of the house where my wife's G4 is connected wireless to an old Airport card and where all the systems (XBOX 360; Wii and PS3) are also wirelessly hitting the network.
The current configuration is as follows: In the office in the back of the house I have an Airport Extreme N basestation connected to the cable modem and have three workstations (One Mac and two PCs) wired to it. I set up a WDS network, so I set up the Airport Expresses as remotes. In the living room I have another Airport Extreme N basestation (as a remote as well) that is hooking up to the XBOX 360, Wii and PS3. I have enabled WEP security (not effecting the XBOX 360 since it is now "wired"). Here is the weird thing - I have a PC laptop with a D-Link Xtreme N card ( DWA-652) that cannot connect to the network. I enter the WEP password but it does not connect. Am I missing something on the basestation setup? Do I need to add the MAC address of the card anywhere. When I use the laptop's built in wireless it connects with no problem. By creating a WDS network did I disable the n functionality of the base station(s)? I am a lttle condused.
Also, prior to going to an all Apple wireless network setup, I bought the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655). I was regretfully about to return it to Best Buy but I had an idea which may or may not work. I know that the D-Link does not support WDS but if I was to set it up as the main router and added the "main" Airport basestation as a wired bridge could I maintain the WDS network? The reason I ask this is because I would love to keep the gigabit for the wired machines in the office. Also, I am wondering if the D-Link notebook card is incompatible with the Airport network.
All I know is that I have spent alot of money and sleepless nights just trying to set this network up but thankfully Best Buy has a thirty day return policy so I will return what I can't use.
I appreciate any help and advice anyone can give me.
Thanks.
V
MacPro Mac OS X (10.4.9)
MacPro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Hello!
I have noticed that some manufacturers (Linksys and possibly D-LINK) only accept upper-case WEP keys only.
This drove me nuts when trying to integrate a Linksys PC PCMCIA card into my old "g" network.
As far as using WEP, it's bad and broken; but I understand that your choice of security is limited to the devices that you are trying to network.
For what it's worth, I have my network set up with the AEBS 'n' connected to my Cable Modem, with one of the ports going to a gigabit switch for my wired network. I then have two AirTunes set up as WDS extensions for music & Internet delivery to two separate areas. The AEBS 'n" serves up DHCP and routing for the entire network.
It works quite well; I get 54 mbits/sec for the two WDS AirTunes, and 145 mbits/sec to one of my ATV's. My gigabit wired machines see data rates of 15-27 MBytes/sec (depending on the type of transfer).
Good luck!

Can't connect to wireless network but wife can...

Hi. I've just bought a Macbook pro. I am trying to connect it to a wireless network. The macbook finds the network (and others), but after I give the correct password it says 'authentication failed'. The weird thing (to me) is that my wife can connect to the same network with her macbook with no problems. These are my Airport details (no working connection)
Software Versions:
Menu Extra: 6.2 (620.24)
configd plug-in: 6.2 (620.15.1)
System Profiler: 6.0 (600.9)
Network Preference: 6.2 (620.24)
AirPort Utility: 5.4.2 (542.23)
IO80211 Family: 3.1 (310.6)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.26)
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: DE
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
Status: Not Associated
and these are her's (working connection)
Software Versions:
Menu Extra: 6.2 (620.24)
configd plug-in: 6.2 (620.15.1)
System Profiler: 6.0 (600.9)
Network Preference: 6.2 (620.24)
AirPort Utility: 5.4.2 (542.23)
IO80211 Family: 3.1 (310.6)
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.26)
Locale: ETSI
Country Code: DE
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
Status: Connected
Pretty similar......
We are both running 10.6.2 with all the latest sofwtware updates. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be up? The router is a Netgear DG834Gv5, again with the latest firmware. Security is WPA2.
Thanks in advance,
wrathkeg

Two things I'd check first:
1 - in your router, do you have mac address filtering turned on? If so, add the mac address (Airport id) of your MacBookPro to the 'Wireless Station Access List' in your router. You can find your Airport id under *System Prefs > Network > Airport > Advanced > Ethernet* .
2 - in your MacBookPro, turn Airport OFF. Then go into *System Prefs > Network > Airport > Advanced.* In the Preferred Networks box, delete the wireless network you are having trouble authenticating with. Click OK, then Apply. Exit System Prefs. Then turn Airport ON. Find the network; re-enter your password. See if that fixes things.

"Secure" Wireless Network

Hi. I have a weird question. I recently got the iPhone 3GS. After restoring it from my original iPhone, I was surprised that the new 3GS could connect to my wireless network that I had MAC address blocked even though I never entered my new iPhone's MAC address. So, I decided the reset the time capsule and create a new wireless network. I changed the new of the wireless network, hide the SSID, enabled MAC blocking, and gave it a WPA2 Personal password. Yet, both of my iPhones were still able to connect after I entered the new SSID into the iPhones but without me entering their MAC address into my allowed MAC list. Anyone seen this before? Is my network not secure at all? It is weird in that it did not allow a Lenovo onto the network until I had its MAC address entered. Thanks.

hi.
If you already hook up your router and computer to access the internet, then you do not need the setup cd anymore. Your setup cd is used if you are going to initially install you router or reconfigure it. In order to get the username and password of your router you need to do access your router's built in web-based setup page. In there you will know the the router's information including your username and password for you to access the internet wirelessly via your laptop or other wireless devices.
You may click on this link .

I have an ipad3 which has been spontaneously restarting and is not connecting well to either mobile service or wireless networks.

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It seems to me that due to the connecton issue the ipad then restarts itself so I cant even use it for the local apps that do not require any connection to run because every few minutes the unit reboots.
heading to an istore tomorrow to have it looked at but wondered if there is a software upate or setting I can change myself to fix this isse.
not happy after the cost of the unit and ony had a few days use before the issues started!

Thanks Alan,
in the end it was replaced at the Apple iStore, they restored factory settings and it was still playing up for them too. Weird but the replacement is working perfectly!!

Unable to automatically re-connect to wireless network

When I reboot my iBook, it does not automatically re-connect to my wireless network. I need to click the wireless icon, select "Other", and manually type in the network name and password everytime. I have a standard Linksys Wireless Access Point with SSID Broadcast turned off. Even with the broadcast turned on, it still won't reconnect. I have the password saved in my keychain also, and it is set to automatically connect to it in Network Preferences.
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I'm having a similar problem, all of the sudden my MacBook won't connect to my Linksys WAP54G, that also has the SSID Broadcast turned off. The difference is that when I turn the SSID Broadcast on it reconnects fine. It's just when it is off that it won't reconnect automatically.
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OS X can't connect to wireless network. Windows can?

A friend of mine has 64-bit WEP on his home router. I know WEP is bad, but it can't do WPA and he can't afford to buy another router. Anyway, I can't connect to it on OS X. After I type in the password, I get the error that it can't connect and I have the options OK or Try Again. Try Again never connects. I thought it was a weird hardware issue, with my wireless network card not being compatible with the router. But if I reboot into Windows, I connect just fine.
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I thought it was my OS X, because I've had weird errors ever since moving it back and forth to an external drive for Boot Camp, but he said another friend of his with a MacBook couldn't connect either.
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The dollar sign is called a "hex escape".
Mac users choose to use Mac, and they will have their own batch of idiosyncracies.
A novice? Your mac registration date is 5 years ago.
A novice would do exactly as you have done. Come to the Discussions, ask a question and get the answer. Or call their ISP which provided the 2Wire.
Or heaven forbid... Search the discussions.
In this article here on apple.com are some more references to the dollar sign
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106424
Venting is fine. don't hyperventilate <big wink>
Glad to see you got things going.

HELP! 'Wireless Network Connection doesn't have va...

'Wireless Network Connection doesn't have valid IP configuration'.
The problem that I'm having on multiple devices gives me this message on my desktop PC. No devices in the house can connect to the internet apart from xbox systems weirdly enough. I have 3 xbox's in the house, two 360's and one xbox one which all connect perfectly fine.
No computers will connect and no mobile phones. The router is shining a blue light indicating that nothing is wrong. I have been searching for a solution for hours now and nothing has worked. If someone has a suggestion please let me hear it.

Turn off smart setup.
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/44328/~/switching-smart-setup-on-and-off-on-the-bt-ho...
Split the wireless bands.
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/44798/related/1
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
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Windows Vista = very slow wireless network

I have a brand new Lenovo ThinkPad Z61p. A great machine, great performance. But Vista seems to get in its way.
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I have my old laptop parked right besides the new one, both connected to the same router on wireless, and the old laptop (IBM ThinkPad T41 running XP) performs fine - downloading anywhere from 10 to 100 times faster!
It also takes forever to connect to VPN, perhaps 15 or 20 seconds on the Vista laptop and no more than 2 seconds on the XP machine.
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Booting up in safe mode (heard that worked for someone with a similar problem)
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Installing all available updates from Windows Update
Moving my laptop really close to the router (duh)
Uninstalling MacAfee
Uninstalling Bullguard
Uninstalling a bunch of pre-installed IBM stuff
I have come across several threads online where people have had the exact same problem and solved it by uninstalling the pre-installed MacAfee software. My laptop came with MacAfee too but I uninstalled it right away and installed Bullguard instead. When I noticed the connection problems I uninstalled Bullguard too, but little did it help.
I really hope that someone can help me out here ... I'm kind of running out of ideas :-( Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Stefan

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Hi Duane,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, wireless mode is set to 802.11b/g
I did not enable a MAC list. I see that option on the router but am unsure of if I should enable it or how to do so.
It says:
Tip: To discover new devices to be added, disable the MAC Filtering feature for one minute, then refresh this page. Once new devices are listed, re-enable the MAC Filtering feature and modify the list below.
You can also add a MAC address manually.
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Thanks,
Steve

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