I have a very strange problem regarding wireless connectivity on my new 2.53 GHz mac book pro and my airport extreme router.
To cut a long story short, each time I start after shutting down it takes ages to start after logging in (spinning beach ball - incomplete menu bar). It connects to the network but very, very slooow. Eventually I get no data throughput, but still says connected. I have a mac mini and 2 pcs running on my router with no ill effects.
Even more bazar, wireless connection is fine when I connect to a linsys wrt54g router. Only seams to effect apple extreme router, had same issue in apple store.
Now if I delete the system preference com.apple.airport.preferences.plist from /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and restart my mac book, the network work fine, until I restart with the airport card left switched on, I'm back to the problem above. However if I turn off the network card before shutting down, then turn back on after logging in, everything is fine. Sleep mode also fine.
I have talked for hours with apple techs, visited the apple store, no one can explain whats going on.
If this is a software issue, I can live with it (I hoped that update AirPort Extreme Update 2008-004 would fix things but did not). But if its a hardware issue, I need to exchange.
Has anyone else got the same issue? Can anyone suggest a fix?
Have done a erase and install, and tries lots of other suggested fixes posted on line after AirPort Extreme Update 2008-003 debacle.
Thanks in advance....
To cut a long story short, each time I start after shutting down it takes ages to start after logging in (spinning beach ball - incomplete menu bar). It connects to the network but very, very slooow. Eventually I get no data throughput, but still says connected. I have a mac mini and 2 pcs running on my router with no ill effects.
Even more bazar, wireless connection is fine when I connect to a linsys wrt54g router. Only seams to effect apple extreme router, had same issue in apple store.
Now if I delete the system preference com.apple.airport.preferences.plist from /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and restart my mac book, the network work fine, until I restart with the airport card left switched on, I'm back to the problem above. However if I turn off the network card before shutting down, then turn back on after logging in, everything is fine. Sleep mode also fine.
I have talked for hours with apple techs, visited the apple store, no one can explain whats going on.
If this is a software issue, I can live with it (I hoped that update AirPort Extreme Update 2008-004 would fix things but did not). But if its a hardware issue, I need to exchange.
Has anyone else got the same issue? Can anyone suggest a fix?
Have done a erase and install, and tries lots of other suggested fixes posted on line after AirPort Extreme Update 2008-003 debacle.
Thanks in advance....
