Comments on: How I fixed my dropping wireless Airport connection problem in Snow Leopard

By: Bram

Bram — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:22:55 +0000

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

Snt — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:08:05 +0000

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

Ryan - RMC Tech — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:46:25 +0000

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.

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By: frakepe

frakepe — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:57:23 +0000

i tried all solutions above but still “connection time out”. anyone can help?

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:19:16 +0000

I have a macbook with OS X 10.5.8 and my Airport randomly shuts off and will not turn back on. To be completely honest I have not the slightest clue how to fix it. Does anyone know how to fix this?

By: Pedi

Pedi — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:43:30 +0000

Struggling with same issue. Does anybody have this issue whit Airport Extreme as well? I have benn advised to by Airport extreme to solve the problem. I am not sure if it works!

By: newmacbookpro

newmacbookpro — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:55:34 +0000

Ran into this same issue – at least I thought. Brand new MBP with OSX 10.6.7. Everything is working fine (with the exception of a weak signal every so often – but there is a lot of wireless interference in this building, so it’s expected) then a few days ago the wireless connection would just disconnect suddenly. The Airport status icon would pulsate and indicate “No networks selected,” although it would still show my network (with a signal of about 3 bars) in the list below it. At first this would happen every 30 minutes or so, but a few days later it’s down to every 1-2 minutes. Every time this happens I have to Turn Airport Off & On to reconnect. Very annoying.

Tried all the router steps: changing the wireless channel to various other channels (and even using System Profiler.app to see which channels all the other networks were on, so that mine wouldn’t interfere), changing the router’s transmission rate to 1-2MBPS, rebooting the router, renewing the IP address, and a few other tweaks. Nothing worked.

Tried all the steps for MacBook Pro: clearing DNS cache, restarting computer, resetting PRAM, creating a new Network location, disabling IPV6 configuration, creating a new user account and testing, deleting the SystemConfiguration folder and restarting, etc.

After about 2 hours of continuous troubleshooting – nothing worked.

My last ray of hope: Guest Mode on the Linksys E100 router. I login to my router as a guest, and voila, it’s working perfectly – fast as ever, no connection dropping, full signal.

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By: Suresh

Suresh — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:42:51 +0000

Hello All,

I had an experience with my MAC Book Pro where my airport connection with my home WIFI drops after few seconds. It pulled down the total internet connection of all the other connecting devices to my DLINK router. After trying out all the possible options, I figured out that it is a problem with my router settings. Hence i changed my Airport DNS to Google Public DNS 8.8.8.8. After this I am able to connect my Mac Book as well my other devices like Dell laptop, iPod Touch and iPhone to my Home WIFI. Hope this helps someone.

Thanks,
Suresh
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By: tonyw

tonyw — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:56:22 +0000

Ok, I’m really confused. My iMac is having all the broadband connection and thru-put problems described here. It’s running OX 10.6.8. The confusing part is that my MacBook running the same OS, iPhone, and iPad have no issues at all. It’s definitely not the cable modem or the wireless router. Anybody have any idea for a fix?

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:00:53 +0000

Omg I have the same problem! My wireless connection between my MBP 2011 model and modem drops every couple of minutes!!! I have tried so much to fix this thinking but I decided to see if it would drop when I installed windows 7 with BOOTCAMP…and guess what it hasn’t dropped once, but I’m still upset as I want to use osx snow leopard. any ideas when this will get fixed and why it only drops when using osx snow leopard?

By: Praenubilus

Praenubilus — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:15:19 +0000

Jesus!!!!! I’m not alone. I have got this damn problem with my new iMac(2011) + 10.6.8. And I haven’t found a sound solution to resolve this. Each time I return from a shutdown or sleep, It will cost me almost 15min to make the wireless work…. Hope the Lion will solve this issue.

By: E Galvan

E Galvan — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:18:17 +0000

edit for above post…

The setting I used was omitted from the previous post because of the brackets I used.

The setting is “Join a Wireless Network” in the Airport Utility. This can be easily done with the auto setup.