Guess what? I've just checked for updates (as you do...) and ones has just been issued! One of the things it fixes is reliability issues around joining Airport networks. Could be worth a try.. The suggestions just keep coming! Though I think that may be the lot now... Frank.
2009/8/5 Malcolm Harris <[email protected]> > Thanks Frank.....I'll give your non-Cuban suggestions a go. > > Malcolm > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Frank Kennedy > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On second thoughts, if my first suggestion doesn't work, can you >> re-position the Airport? Presumably it's connected to the Netgear by an >> Ethernet cable? If it is, is it tucked away in the corner of your living >> room/ Can you move it nearer the middle of your house? Mine gave a rather >> feeble signal until I got a longer (3 Metres) cable and moved it from the >> outside corner of the room to near the door, which opens onto the central >> staircase (sounds rather grand, but we've only got one, which goes from side >> to side up the centre of the house). This meant that the signal was stronger >> throughout the house. Might work for you too. >> Frank. >> >> >> P.S. If neither suggestion works, then it's back to the workarounds I'm >> afraid. Where's Sam when you need him? >> >> Oh yeah, Cuba. >> >> >> 2009/8/5 Malcolm Harris <[email protected]> >> >>> I am experiencing a reoccurrence of Macbook/Airport frustration. >>> >>> I have an early Intel Mac Book (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo, 512 mb RAM) with >>> fails to see my airport base station (802.11b and 802.11g) most of the time. >>> The base station is wired to a Netgear router. The Macbook seems to be >>> able to see my neighbours’ wireless routers without difficulty. My >>> i-phone sees and accesses the base station every time. It appears that >>> a firmware upgrade some time ago created the Macbook problem but Apple have >>> no interest in rectifying it (e.g. >>> http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=472972, >>> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9735834 ). Indeed >>> there seems to be a more general issue about Macbooks and Airport. >>> >>> I now want to use the Macbook at home wirelessly more often. I have had >>> enough of repeatedly resetting the base station as recommended in support >>> discussions on the off chance that I might get lucky and connect with the >>> internet via Airport. >>> >>> I’m now thinking about a workround either: >>> >>> · Buying a Wi-Fi dongle to connect with the Airport base station >>> (e.g. >>> http://www.bluescale.co.uk/products/Mac-USB-Wireless-Dongle-OS-X-10.3-and-later.html#<http://www.bluescale.co.uk/products/Mac-USB-Wireless-Dongle-OS-X-10.3-and-later.html>) >>> >>> · Buying a an alternative wireless base station (e.g. >>> http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/product_info.php?products_id=227 ) >>> >>> · Buying a wireless router of the sort my neighbours probably have >>> (e.g. >>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-DG834G-54Mbps-Wireless-Firewall/dp/B0000TZ8Z8) >>> >>> · Pandering to my wife’s Apple scepticism, buying a cheap netbook >>> and never consider a Macbook again (which would be difficult!) >>> >>> As is probably obvious, I don’t have a deep understanding of wireless >>> networks so anything to put me on the right rack would be appreciated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Malcolm >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
