Airport Issues

[mattyb240]

Hi,

I have an Early 08 MBP, I went away from my student home for the weekend, but when I arrived I noticed my signal keeps on dropping from my room to the point where I can't access the internet. I have done PRAM reset, and used all of Onyx's cleaning utilities but still with no success. The only thing that has changed is the router's firmware, but no settings I can see have changed?

I spoke to apple care and they wrekon it is an interference issue? But this can happen even when I am next to the router? Could it be the channel and frequency the router is on?

I am at a loss and can't really take it to an Apple Store just yet!

Thanks

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Which brand and model of wireless router do you have? Also, are there any other wireless devices nearby (for example, wireless phones on the 2.4 GHz frequency band, which I have, and can sometimes wreak havoc with wireless connectivity also on 2.4 GHz)? One other thing to check is the channel - the Mac might be failing to find the channel the router's broadcasting on. Changing the channel usually fixes this.

 

[mattyb240]

Well I am in a student town so there are dozens of routers etc near by! I think the channel was the issue, since experimenting I think I have found a stable one!

Thanks for tips!