Comments on: How I fixed my dropping wireless Airport connection problem in Snow Leopard http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SushiLover http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-537127 SushiLover Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:21:42 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-537127 Its Apr of 2014 and I have sames issues with an iMac Mini running 10.6.8. It seems loses connection on and off. Sometimes looses the DNS address which is the same as the wifi router. Other times i cant ping the wifi router or outside public ip. Strangely enough, I use Synergy to share mouse/keyboard with my windows notebook and its service works over the wifi network on the mac mini. Other computer devices (Win7, android, etc) have no problem with the router. Not sure what to do. i dont want to reinstall from scratch, i have done this once already for another issue. and dont think it prevents an problem from reoccuring. Its Apr of 2014 and I have sames issues with an iMac Mini running 10.6.8.
It seems loses connection on and off. Sometimes looses the DNS address which is the same as the wifi router.
Other times i cant ping the wifi router or outside public ip.
Strangely enough, I use Synergy to share mouse/keyboard with my windows notebook and its service works over the wifi network on the mac mini.

Other computer devices (Win7, android, etc) have no problem with the router.

Not sure what to do. i dont want to reinstall from scratch, i have done this once already for another issue. and dont think it prevents an problem from reoccuring.

]]> By: Duncan http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-474002 Duncan Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:36:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-474002 I had the same problem with my new AE. I tried the following and it has since helped, not more dropping out. What I did was, I went into the Airport Utility manager and disabled all the internet connectivity settings (ie: time sync, auto update etc.). Since I have done this it solved my drop out issues. My AE is connected as "Join Network", and all is running fine, even Remote on my iPhone 4 not does not crash like it used to. I had the same problem with my new AE. I tried the following and it has since helped, not more dropping out.

What I did was, I went into the Airport Utility manager and disabled all the internet connectivity settings (ie: time sync, auto update etc.). Since I have done this it solved my drop out issues.

My AE is connected as “Join Network”, and all is running fine, even Remote on my iPhone 4 not does not crash like it used to.

]]> By: Ron http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-424198 Ron Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:34:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-424198 a-aight a-aight

]]> By: Loller http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-422711 Loller Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:41:10 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-422711 Hi guys i have The same problem with an iMac bought 4 years ago...I can connect to the router but in wifi preferences I see that the voice "Internet" and "server" doesen't works...somebody can help me?i'm using 10.6 installed from the cd Hi guys i have The same problem with an iMac bought 4 years ago…I can connect to the router but in wifi preferences I see that the voice “Internet” and “server” doesen’t works…somebody can help me?i’m using 10.6 installed from the cd

]]> By: mamatech http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-409375 mamatech Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:22:23 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-409375 Im running 10.5.8 I couldnt find com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist or com.apple.internetconfig.plist. However just by TRASHING. Home directories SystemConfiguration folder and reboot – Remove all files within ~/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and reboot your machine. Make sure you delete the proper folder, this is in your home directory. Then restarting, opening network preferences & hey presto it worked Much appreciated enrekan. Im running 10.5.8 I couldnt find com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist or
com.apple.internetconfig.plist.

However just by TRASHING. Home directories SystemConfiguration folder and reboot – Remove all files within ~/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ and reboot your machine. Make sure you delete the proper folder, this is in your home directory.

Then restarting, opening network preferences & hey presto it worked

Much appreciated enrekan.

]]> By: Mike http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-384111 Mike Tue, 01 May 2012 10:46:48 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-384111 I am having this problem since a Lion upgrade... although I have also upgraded the memory, painstakingly, in my Mac Mini, so I am wondering whether I have damaged the antenna in some way. I will try the IPv6 OFF setting, and see what happens. Mike. I am having this problem since a Lion upgrade… although I have also upgraded the memory, painstakingly, in my Mac Mini, so I am wondering whether I have damaged the antenna in some way.

I will try the IPv6 OFF setting, and see what happens.

Mike.

]]> By: Ceasar K http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-366665 Ceasar K Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:24:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-366665 I had a similar problem and this is how i solved it: Speed was normal on all my wireless devices connected to the same router except for my Mac Mini on which the speed was very bad. I tried changing some settings on the router and changing the channel but it didn't do the trick. I finally was able to fix it by going to the Airport settings on my Mac Mini and DISABLING IPv6!! Works like a charm now and i have full speed.. Thought i'd share this solution with all of you since i spent quite some time on this today and it was very frustrating. Hope this helps. Cheers. I had a similar problem and this is how i solved it:

Speed was normal on all my wireless devices connected to the same router except for my Mac Mini on which the speed was very bad.

I tried changing some settings on the router and changing the channel but it didn’t do the trick.

I finally was able to fix it by going to the Airport settings on my Mac Mini and DISABLING IPv6!!

Works like a charm now and i have full speed..

Thought i’d share this solution with all of you since i spent quite some time on this today and it was very frustrating.

Hope this helps.

Cheers.

]]> By: BAT http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-355490 BAT Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:13:06 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-355490 Just added a Verizon MIFI 4G hotspot so that my wife and I can use our Macs when we travel. We are still using Snow Leopard because we have some old Mac applications that won't run under Lion. We couldn't get either of our MacBook Pros to connect to to the WIFI hotspot. We spent a couple of hours on the phone with Verizon tech support; they were nice but couldn't fix the problem. After a lot of poking around I found that there was a conflict between the channel used by our Airport router, a neighbors router and the MIFI hotspot. The Airport selects the channel automatically and so does the MIFI; both were selecting channel 1. The Airport router wouldn't allow me to change the channel selection(certainly couldn't change our neighbors wireless router) but was able to manually configure the MIFI to use a different channel. There are about 7 wireless routers in the hood that we can see. Used the System Profiler to display details about all of these; had to select View->Refresh about 5 times before all of them displayed. After that I selected a channel that didn't conflict with any nearby wireless router. Now both Mac's connect and stay connected to the MIFI. We are getting really good download/upload speeds with the Verizon 4G MIFI hotspot. Just added a Verizon MIFI 4G hotspot so that my wife and I can use our Macs when we travel. We are still using Snow Leopard because we have some old Mac applications that won’t run under Lion. We couldn’t get either of our MacBook Pros to connect to to the WIFI hotspot. We spent a couple of hours on the phone with Verizon tech support; they were nice but couldn’t fix the problem.

After a lot of poking around I found that there was a conflict between the channel used by our Airport router, a neighbors router and the MIFI hotspot. The Airport selects the channel automatically and so does the MIFI; both were selecting channel 1. The Airport router wouldn’t allow me to change the channel selection(certainly couldn’t change our neighbors wireless router) but was able to manually configure the MIFI to use a different channel.

There are about 7 wireless routers in the hood that we can see. Used the System Profiler to display details about all of these; had to select View->Refresh about 5 times before all of them displayed. After that I selected a channel that didn’t conflict with any nearby wireless router. Now both Mac’s connect and stay connected to the MIFI. We are getting really good download/upload speeds with the Verizon 4G MIFI hotspot.

]]> By: Krystle http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-346003 Krystle Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:33:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-346003 tried it...didn't work. thanks though! tried it…didn’t work. thanks though!

]]> By: matt http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-342646 matt Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:35:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-342646 Try these articles: http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/15/fix-for-mac-os-x-not-remembering-wireless-networks/ http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/22/mac-wont-remember-a-wireless-network-password-heres-how-to-fix-it/ Try these articles:

http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/15/fix-for-mac-os-x-not-remembering-wireless-networks/

http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/22/mac-wont-remember-a-wireless-network-password-heres-how-to-fix-it/

]]> By: Krystle http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-342644 Krystle Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:32:33 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-342644 Help! My home network suddenly disappeared from my network list. However, my friends PC, my ipod, and my iphone all are using the home network just fine. Everytime I enter the information to join other network (my home network) it says "connection timeout." I have no idea where to even begin to fix this...any help would be greatly appreciated. PS. I tried using wifi in other locations and it worked just fine! Help! My home network suddenly disappeared from my network list. However, my friends PC, my ipod, and my iphone all are using the home network just fine. Everytime I enter the information to join other network (my home network) it says “connection timeout.” I have no idea where to even begin to fix this…any help would be greatly appreciated. PS. I tried using wifi in other locations and it worked just fine!

]]> By: Bram http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-327183 Bram Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:22:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-327183 Thanks! I had this problem after my IP installed a new wireless router. My Macbook1.1 from 2007 with 10.6.8 kept dropping internet after a few minutes of use. My iPhone and iPad did not have the same problem. I then changed the wireless protocol from WirelessBGN to WirelessN only. This fixed the problem for me. Thanks! I had this problem after my IP installed a new wireless router. My Macbook1.1 from 2007 with 10.6.8 kept dropping internet after a few minutes of use. My iPhone and iPad did not have the same problem.

I then changed the wireless protocol from WirelessBGN to WirelessN only. This fixed the problem for me.

]]> By: Snt http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-301692 Snt Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:08:05 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-301692 Mine is Macbook pro version 10.6.8 I can't connect with my existing internet. I am relief that i am not alone suffering this problem. Apple, this is your problem. Please fix it as soon as possible. Mine is Macbook pro version 10.6.8

I can’t connect with my existing internet.

I am relief that i am not alone suffering this problem.

Apple, this is your problem. Please fix it as soon as possible.

]]> By: Ryan - RMC Tech http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-297156 Ryan - RMC Tech Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:46:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-297156 Interesting. I ran into a similar problem with a customer. The problem was actually the type of security on the router. But I can see how these things could effect performance and sustenance in your connection. Interesting. I ran into a similar problem with a customer. The problem was actually the type of security on the router. But I can see how these things could effect performance and sustenance in your connection.

]]> By: WiFi Dropping in OS X Lion? Here are Some Wireless Troubleshooting Solutions http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/01/how-i-fixed-my-dropping-wireless-airport-connection-problem-in-snow-leopard/#comment-271156 WiFi Dropping in OS X Lion? Here are Some Wireless Troubleshooting Solutions Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:33:30 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=759#comment-271156 [...] in the past and been resolved with future SW updates, there’s even an older post handling the same type of problem with Snow Leopard, that article has more tips that may work here too. If the problem is with OS X 10.7 itself we can [...] [...] in the past and been resolved with future SW updates, there’s even an older post handling the same type of problem with Snow Leopard, that article has more tips that may work here too. If the problem is with OS X 10.7 itself we can [...]

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