On Apr 13, 2012, at 3:47 AM, John Stalberg wrote:

> Did this occur after an OS X update?

Hard to say. I immediately updated to 10.7.3 when I brought the iMac home, so I 
don't have previous data to compare to. I've seen claims that after this 
update, Macs would intermittently drop WiFi connections after waking from sleep.

> 
> If you have problem with just one access point or just very few of many, we 
> would like to know the name of one of them. Some routers just don't play well 
> with Mac for some reason and at least one access point doesn't play sell with 
> a particular MacBook but works fine with other MacBooks.


Thanks, John. I'm using a brand new Airport Express on the other end, with 
updated firmware, 12 feet away with a direct line of sight. I do have other 
Macs around -- will check them.

> An attempt to fix poor WiFi connections often involves changing the channel. 
> If you have control over the access point you could try to change channel and 
> aim for the ones that got least traffic from others. Or test them one by one, 
> they are not too many.

Using Macs R We's tip for checking what channels are being used in the 
immediate vicinity, I noticed several other networks in the vicinity using the 
same channel as me (11). I switched to 5 and it may have helped with the 
slowdowns (I want to gather more data), though I still drop the connection 
intermittently.

--Andy

> 
> And a controll over the access point might mean you couldtry to update its 
> firmware. But if it is a known Mac uncompabillity with your access point you 
> better get another one.
> 
> Another informative trst would be to bring another Mac to see what happens?
> 
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