I would try changing the channel on the admin utility. And set it for interference robustness. If that fails goto another channel. Try that first.
Brian O'Neal 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 believe it sometimes connects to the AirPort even tho the AirPort > program (or AirPort Administrative Utility, I forget which) shows > "out of range" or "unavailable?. > > Sometimes the AirPort program and the AirPort Administrative Utility > do not agree, one showing connected, the other showing not. > > When I turn on the AirPort program, it first shows the box with a bar > showing signal strength, but no bar, then instantly switches to "out > of range" or "unavailable?. The numbers in the top right corners are > the time of day; all three within 1 minute. At no time in the minute > did a bar show a signal. > > Administrative Utility on the "working" iBook has shown both the > AirPort and the intermittant iMac to be sending good AirPort signals, > while the intermittant iMac shows the AirPort as "out of range." > > The intermittant iMac sometimes reported the AirPort signal "out of > range" or "strong" depending upon my cursor's location. When I change > programs, it sometimes changes, both ways. > > Altho it changes in an instant, it sometimes does not change for many > hours. It usually fixes (temporarily) itself overnight. > > I'm confident that software on the intermittant iMac somehow masks > the signal, but re-installing OS9 does not help, nor does copying the > settings from the working iBook. > > Rebooting from a CD, then running Disk First Aid does not to help. > Turning the AiirPort card on and off does not help. > Rebuilding the desktoop has not kept it from happening again. > > > My wanderful adventure: > > Start AirPort program, which shows usual strong signal for about 1/2 > second, then ?No signal selected, Status not available.? Shut AirPort > program down. Soon, restart AirPort. It shows open bar while looks > for signal and finds it. Ah! working again, so... > > Start Eudora (e-mail program). > AirPort program changes to show ?unavailable,? > but Eudora gets mail anyway (cannot identify which screen shot during). > After downloading e-mail, I look at the AirPort program (still on) > which showed the usual strong signal. > > I finished typing this, and close this document. > Check AirPort program: Unavailable. > > I reopened this document, made note above, closed document, and > checked Airport: strong signal. > > Throughout, the intermittant iMac has been running > AirPort program, > AppleWorks, > DragThing, > Eudora > & SimpleText. > It?s been working just fine for over half an hour, during which I > scanned, edited, and mailed a picture. > > - finis - > > I have searched the Apple help data base > and posted to the Apple mutual help web site, > but heard nothing. > > It's been doing this for more than a month, > and it's driving me nuts. > > Nelson Helm > > 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>. > 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>.
