Okay, Having tried lots and lot of permutations, which almost included chucking the damned SB3 under a bus, I seem to have found a reliable solution.
My hardware: SB3 Wireless (even though Information->Player says it's a Sqeeezebox2); NetGear WG602 V2 Access Point; WPA-PSK (TKIP). Here's the procedure for making it work: 1) Switch off SB3, and leave it switched off for 20 minutes. 2) Switch it on. 3) Choose to setup a wireless network. 4) Ignore the offered SSID (HomeLAN), and instead choose to key your own SSID. 5) Key EXACTLY THE SAME value for the SSID as was previously offered - in my case HomeLAN 6) Enter your key. In my case a 12-character key works; a 17-character key did not. 7) Cross your fingers whilst it connects. Usually with either 2 or 1 seconds remaining on the countdown. (The SB1 used to connect at 17 seconds remaining) 8) Cross your fingers again whilst it gets an IP from DHCP. Hopefully before the countdown finishes, and hopefully not a 169.x address. 9) Check your wireless signal strength. In my case it's always 88% or above. 10) Listen to your music! For the above to work I have to have SSID Broadcast switched on, and I then have to IGNORE the offered SSID, and instead type it manually. Also note that my NetGear WG602 is 54Mbps, and doesn't have any turbo mode or anything fancy. ALSO NOTE THAT EVERYTHING WORKED FLAWLESSLY WITH MY SB1!!!!!!! Yes, it does all sound a bit of a fairly-tale doesn't it. But it's not. I have to tie my granny to a tree and dance around it before the SB3 will reliably connect to my proven rock-solid WLAN. I'm not going to sell my SB1 just yet, as I have a feeling it will be back in the lounge before the week is out. I've just spent a shedload of money on an SB3, and will probably end up returning it for a refund and sticking to my SB1. I don't really have the option of getting a new WAP either, as I'm using the NetGear external antenna option for extra signal strength. Mind you, from reading other posts here (and there's LOTS OF THEM) I'm not the only one with wireless SB3 issues. Comments please, especially from Slim. I'm a big fan of SlimDevices, ahving had two trouble-free years with my SB1. But my experience this morning with the SB3 has beena total nightmare! Jim Willsher -- jimwillsher ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jimwillsher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=410 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19258 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
