[P1] airport is evil

[ShardAerithes at aol.com]

I am not sure which version of jaguar I'm using, but I do know that when I hook my ibook directly to the router using ethernet I have no problems.




In a message dated 11/9/2003 5:39:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, richard.mckay1 at virgin.net writes:

> ShardAerithes at aol.com wrote the following:
> 
> > it gets disconnected after about 2 minutes. She has a
> > linksys 802.11b wireless router and I have a regular airport card on a 500mhz
> > icebook. I will connect to aol instant messenger and be able to talk for a
> > couple of minutes, then all of a sudden none of my instant messages will go
> > through. For a few minutes after that happens I'm able to browse the net, but
> > then all internet dies. I have to turn airport off then turn airport back on
> > and it works again for a little while, about 50% of the time. I reset the
> > router already, and I'm fairly confident that it's my machine. Can anyone give
> > me some insight or help on what could be causing this? I'm using Jaguar.
> 
> Are you using 10.2.8?
> 
> I have intermittent connection to the internet (generally only certain
> addresses) using 10.2.8 and my 700 icebook, Pat has problems as well and I
> am wondering if there is something to the thought of a bug causing problems
> with 10.2.8 and iBooks? I am using Airport as well to the router/DSL
> modem...if Pat and yourself are also doing this as well and are using 10.2.8
> there may be something to this issue??? I wonder if the battery issue is
> also a part of this...
> 
> Anybody have this problem as well (and better yet did 
> upgrading to 10.3 get
> rid of it?)
> 
> Richard
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