This seems to be a Leopard bug. That has happened to me several times, all on Macs running Leopard. A simple downgrade or upgrade fixed the problem.
>> On Apr 13, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Bruce - in Orlando wrote: >> >>> Can anyone tell me what the real problem is? >> >> It appears the aluminum PowerBook suffers like the Ti PowerBook did, bad >> reception because of metal case (Faraday cage > > Well, for one, no they don't. I've owned both, and while the TiBook indeed > has poorer wifi range the AlBook is just fine. (tested on both with a USB > wifi dongle.) Crucially NEITHER has range as poor as the OP describes. > > His issue is a broken, unattached, or dislodged antenna. > > You're seriously suggesting that Apple would ship laptops with a 5' wifi > range?! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
