Chris Can you be a little more specific about what you mean when you say "it doesn't work"? Open Internet Connect and check the signal level to ensure your machine is still talking to the Airport. Then in the bottom of the Airport window in Internet Connect you will get information about whether you are connected to the Internet or not. I know that I get flaky performance sometimes on Airport (Snow base station) when I still have signal in the menu bar display but Internet Connect shows me my Internet connection keeps flapping.
Have a quick look at that and let us know the results. We may be able to give more direction then. Cheers Greg > From: Chris Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:01:52 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Airport Extreme Interference > > Thanks Onno, > > I've put the laptop right next to the airport and it still doesn't work > at the time when it seems to be some kind of interference. > > Regards Chris Griffiths > > On 29/04/2005, at 10:53 AM, Onno Benschop wrote: > >> Chris Griffiths wrote: >> >>> I'm wondering if there is a solution to this. When I first installed >>> the airport extreme base station it worked perfectly. I could move >>> my laptop around the 54sqm office get the internet etc. Then about 6 >>> weeks ago the airport just dropped out and it would go on sometimes >>> and off others. >>> >>> I recently had a techo come out and check it and he said all was fine >>> and maybe there was someone in the area that is using a 2.4Ghz phone >>> and that was rendering the airport useless. I get a few hours use at >>> various times of the day but this is pretty much useless to me >>> because I need to transfer files all the time. >>> >>> Does this mean the airport and the two airport cards that I bought >>> were a waste of money? Or is there something I can do about it? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >> >> Well, yes and no. >> >> My first test would be to see if the problem lies with the hardware >> itself. The best way to do that is to have the two devices close >> together (less than a meter) and see what gives. >> >> It is possible, though unlikely that a 2.4Ghz phone would cause all >> traffic to stop, because the whole point of the way they both work, >> the phone and your wireless gear is that they shift channels around if >> there is interference and both you and the phone would interfere with >> each other. >> >> The next test would be to change channels on all your wireless gear >> and see if that makes any difference. >> >> Finally, most wireless communications has no need to be running at >> maximum speed, in my case for example, the satellite link can at most >> provide 1Mbit, so my wireless gear doesn't have to run any faster than >> that. Slower wireless connections travel further and are more >> resistant to interference. >> >> Of course there are going to be some differing opinions on the above >> advise, but I suppose you have to start somewhere. I should also point >> out that I'm not a radio technician, and the above is a result of >> having fiddled for some years, not from any formal research or >> otherwise. >> >> (In other words, you're on your own and if you break it, you get to >> keep both parts.) >> >> -- >> Onno Benschop >> >> Connected via Optus B3 at S25°34'41" - E152°35'34" (Graham's Creek, >> QLD) >> -- >> ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. >> |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. >> --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. >> >> Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony >> Central, Dalcon >> ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
