On 10/18/02 10:45 AM, "Nelson Helm" <helmkyny at clockwinders.net> wrote:
> I use an AirPort and DSL line. > We have two Macs using the AirPort, > an iMac and an iBook, > so I can monitor the AirPort while one of them malfuncts. > > The iMac sometimes, suddenly and with no apparent reason, > shows the AirPort as "out of range" or "unavailable?, > _no_ AirPort signal, > even tho I can see with AirPort Administrative Utility on the other > computer that the AirPort is working. > > When it changes, it changes instantly from a "strong" signal to "out > of range", or v.v. It does not fade in and out. > I infer the lines are not vertical and horizontal because the graph > prepresents a running average. I had similar problems, although my AirPort is connected to a cable modem. It has nothing to do with DSL. My guess is that you or a neighbor have a cordless phone, one of the 2.4 gigabyte jobs. My problem started when I got that phone. It is documented that those phones can interfere with AirPort signals, and it only happens intermittently. Sometimes if I change the channel on the phone, the problem goes away. Usually, if I just pull the power plug out of the AirPort for 30 seconds and plug it back in, it will re-boot and be fine. Robert > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
