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CJM · Sep 16, 2003, 01:34 AM

i got my dual 1.25 last week and have been having a strange problem with it. It is connected to the network via an airport card (85-90% signal strength) along with my powerbook g4 which normally sits right next to it on the desk. What has been happening is every once in a while (once or twice a day) the airport signal drops to 0 and airport reports no wireless networks are in range. The powerbook continues to work fine.

i have tried just about everything i can think of and the only thing that restores the signal is rebooting the machine, which returns everything to normal until the next time it happens.

I have tried a clean format and install of the OS, and i have also tried a different airport extreme card, neither of which has helped.

I'm out of ideas aside from it being a hardware problem somewhere on the logic board. Any suggestions?

CJM · Sep 16, 2003, 11:41 AM

no ideas?

i should add, i have also tried to run the hardware test, but it crashes out immediately on bootup. However, as per this apple support document - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25415, it looks like that is because i was given the wrong version of the hardware test cd.

AssassyN · Sep 16, 2003, 11:48 AM

What AirPort Base Station do you have? An Apple one or a 3rd party one? Are you sharing a single IP or does each machine get its own IP?

CJM · Sep 16, 2003, 11:50 AM

sorry to keep replying to myself

but in case anyone is interested, i just found this - http://discussions.info.apple.com/We...r.12@.59985dd5 on apple discussions.

this is the EXACT problem, it seems a few people are having it, and so far no resolution

CJM · Sep 16, 2003, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by AssassyN:
What AirPort Base Station do you have? An Apple one or a 3rd party one? Are you sharing a single IP or does each machine get its own IP?

it's an SMC wireless router, which also acts as a DHCP server and each machine has it's own ip (fixed associations as well, not that it matters).

But anyway, after seeing the apple support thread referenced above, i'm pretty positive it has nothing to do with the base station.

AssassyN · Sep 16, 2003, 12:06 PM

Dang, that stumps me. If you had an Apple Base Station, mine does that as well, however I have shared IPs, so our situations are completely opposite.

Kenneth · Sep 16, 2003, 12:26 PM

same problem on my FW 800 Airport Extreme Mac.. although I'm using Linksys wireless 802.11b base station. My iBooks (clamshell & 800Mhz) are fine.

I guess I need to get the Apple AE base station. I called Apple for this issue and the rep didn't even understand what I was talking.

All I do right now is to share my iBook's AP with the build-in Ethernet.

iCol · Sep 16, 2003, 01:15 PM

I pick up my new dual 1.25 tomoro morning from John Lewis... can't wait.

The 17 inch Apple Studio Display has been sat on my desk waiting for it for nearly two weeks now!

YEY!

Col

CJM · Sep 16, 2003, 06:00 PM

well i found a solution...sort of. I was able to get a run of CAT5 down to where my router is, and hook up the powermac with a wired connection.

I suppose it's better this way anyway but i'd still like to know what the problem is. There seems to be 5 or 6 people at least on the apple support forums that have the same problem with FW800 machines, so hopefully a real solution will be found.