There's a reasn pcs have metal cases, or at least metal lined cases
anyhow. It's to block all the rf thrown off by various components
inside the machine. This is nothing new. Just try putting a radio
next to a machine, and watch what happens when you turn on the
computer. I've had machines where I couldn't have a radio in the
same room with them the interference was so bad. As processors get
faster, the rf they throw off will interfere with higher and higher
frequency things. Probably when the machines get a bit faster, and
you get one, your airport problem will go away, since it will then be
interfering on a freq that doesn't bother the extreme.
On Apr 14, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
Folks, after a bit of testing and frustration, I finally realized
what was causing my Extreme to bail on me. It seems that my pc was
the cause. I don't know exactly why or how, but I have some ideas.
I had the case open and I guess some component in the machine upon
boot was generating so much damned rf interference, it would kill
the Extreme. I finally closed teh case and booted teh box and no
problems. This is surely one really strange problem. The pc is on
the floor and the Extreme is above it, but separated by two 3/4
inch boards, my desktop and shelf above that, and the distance is
about 5 feet. I've never run into something so insane as this.
Scott
