[X4U] Problems with wireless connection- resolved?

[David Ledger]

At 11:28 -0500 2/1/09, Richard H Stoddard wrote:
>Since posting the below, I may have now identified the source of the
>problem. I usually have my iPhone with an active wifi connection
>sitting on the desk, or at least close by, when I'm at the computer. If
>I turn off the phone's wifi connection, my problem seems to go away. I
>was able to maintain my MacBook's connection for over an hour, but when
>I turned on my phone's connection, it dropped almost instantly. I
>turned the phone connection off, turned AirPort off and on again, and
>once again was not having a problem with my laptop's connection. Just
>to make sure it wasn't a coincidence, I repeated the test with the same
>results.

Do you by any chance have either the MacBook or the iPhone, or both 
set to 'Using DHCP with manual address' or 'Manually' in Network 
Preferences -> Advanced (button) -> TCP/IP (tab)
(or however that is set on the iPhone)

Sounds like they're trying to use the same IP address from your router.

David


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