I had a netgear wireless ADSL router, and plugged in via Cat 5 - a time capsule.
The Netgear makes one wireless network with MAC white listing so no WPA etc.
The TC makes a different wireless network which has a WPA. They are on different channels. I wish to connect my Unibody Macbook to the TC's network.
Here is a typical experience.
Typical morning.
It's 07:15
£300 Samsung NC10 Laptop with a Dell WiFi Card in it.
Finds our TC Wifi Network
Connects
Works fine, reliably.
Turn it off.
Power up Unibody Macbook.
AP not connected
Click Icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (NG but not TC)
Click it again
4 Networks show, neither of ours
Click Join Other Network
Click Show Networks
5 Networks show, including one of ours. (NG but not TC)
Load Istumbler
7 Networks show, including both of ours, with Signals of 72 and 66% (twice the strength of any other network, and both of different channels to any other networks)
Quit iStumbler
Click AP icon
Click Join Other Network
Click Show Networks
4 Networks show, including none of ours
Turn airport off
Turn airport on
Click Icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC, not the NG this time - but the TC vanished a second later)
Click Icon
6 Networks show, including both of ours. Click the TC one. It connects - full signal strength on Icon
Network Utility shows 130mbps connection
Network Prefs show I have a self-Assigned IP, thus no net access.
Try netbook - it connects to TC and NG in turn, fine, reliably.
Turn off both NG and TC
Turn both on again
Turn off AP on Mac
Turn on AP on Mac
Click AP Icon
6 Networks show, including both of ours. Click the TC one.
Asks for WPA, Keychain has already provided it. Click OK
Connecting to network....
Connection timeout
Open Netbook.
Connects fine
Shut down netbook
Click AP icon
Click Join Other Network
Click Show Networks
5 Networks show, including TC but not NG
Click it, hit join
Connecting to network
Connection timeout
Click Icon
5 Networks show, including TC but not NG. Click the TC one.
Asks for WPA, Keychain has already provided it. Click OK
Connecting to network....
Connection timeout
Go to network prefs
Make a new 'location'
Turn airport off
Turn airport on
Click AP icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC, not the NG this time - but the TC plus another vanished a second later)
Click AP icon
3 networks show, including neither of ours
Click AP icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC, but the TC plus another vanished a second later)
Open iStumbler
7 Networks show - still including both of ours at twice the strength of any other network, still with unique channels.
Click AP icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC)
Click our TC network
Connects immediately
Go to 192.168.0.1 to see if TC is seing the router (let alone internet)
Works perfectly
Try google.com
Works.
Time is 07:41
26 minutes of my life wasted.
Typically - over the past few weeks, when I've connected, I get a few minutes of BRILLIANT connectivity - then it dies. Then I end up going through some random routine as seen above for 5, maybe 10, maybe more minutes before, at random, it will connect again.
Why does my Macbook have such a damn hard time connecting to a fellow airport device, whilst a £300 netbook connects perfectly, first time every time, without ever having trouble?
I have a different ADSL box to try tonight as I've switched ISP's (not because of this - this is nothing to do with the ISP - this is an Apple issue).
It's a damn good job Apple make 'Keynote' - or I'd have switched back several months ago.
The Netgear makes one wireless network with MAC white listing so no WPA etc.
The TC makes a different wireless network which has a WPA. They are on different channels. I wish to connect my Unibody Macbook to the TC's network.
Here is a typical experience.
Typical morning.
It's 07:15
£300 Samsung NC10 Laptop with a Dell WiFi Card in it.
Finds our TC Wifi Network
Connects
Works fine, reliably.
Turn it off.
Power up Unibody Macbook.
AP not connected
Click Icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (NG but not TC)
Click it again
4 Networks show, neither of ours
Click Join Other Network
Click Show Networks
5 Networks show, including one of ours. (NG but not TC)
Load Istumbler
7 Networks show, including both of ours, with Signals of 72 and 66% (twice the strength of any other network, and both of different channels to any other networks)
Quit iStumbler
Click AP icon
Click Join Other Network
Click Show Networks
4 Networks show, including none of ours
Turn airport off
Turn airport on
Click Icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC, not the NG this time - but the TC vanished a second later)
Click Icon
6 Networks show, including both of ours. Click the TC one. It connects - full signal strength on Icon
Network Utility shows 130mbps connection
Network Prefs show I have a self-Assigned IP, thus no net access.
Try netbook - it connects to TC and NG in turn, fine, reliably.
Turn off both NG and TC
Turn both on again
Turn off AP on Mac
Turn on AP on Mac
Click AP Icon
6 Networks show, including both of ours. Click the TC one.
Asks for WPA, Keychain has already provided it. Click OK
Connecting to network....
Connection timeout
Open Netbook.
Connects fine
Shut down netbook
Click AP icon
Click Join Other Network
Click Show Networks
5 Networks show, including TC but not NG
Click it, hit join
Connecting to network
Connection timeout
Click Icon
5 Networks show, including TC but not NG. Click the TC one.
Asks for WPA, Keychain has already provided it. Click OK
Connecting to network....
Connection timeout
Go to network prefs
Make a new 'location'
Turn airport off
Turn airport on
Click AP icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC, not the NG this time - but the TC plus another vanished a second later)
Click AP icon
3 networks show, including neither of ours
Click AP icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC, but the TC plus another vanished a second later)
Open iStumbler
7 Networks show - still including both of ours at twice the strength of any other network, still with unique channels.
Click AP icon
5 Networks show, including one of ours (the TC)
Click our TC network
Connects immediately
Go to 192.168.0.1 to see if TC is seing the router (let alone internet)
Works perfectly
Try google.com
Works.
Time is 07:41
26 minutes of my life wasted.
Typically - over the past few weeks, when I've connected, I get a few minutes of BRILLIANT connectivity - then it dies. Then I end up going through some random routine as seen above for 5, maybe 10, maybe more minutes before, at random, it will connect again.
Why does my Macbook have such a damn hard time connecting to a fellow airport device, whilst a £300 netbook connects perfectly, first time every time, without ever having trouble?
I have a different ADSL box to try tonight as I've switched ISP's (not because of this - this is nothing to do with the ISP - this is an Apple issue).
It's a damn good job Apple make 'Keynote' - or I'd have switched back several months ago.
I know you're aggrevated, however still.