[iBook] Wireless Won't Stay Active

[Michael Flournoy]

I had problems like that for quite a while. In my case I also had 
another computer on the network and they connected to each other fine. 
So I knew it wasn't the wireless card. When the internet connection 
would drop I would have to restart the router and the cable modem and 
then reset the DCHP. That always re-established the connection. 
Sometimes just reseting the DCHP would be enough. Comcast said the 
problem wasn't at their end but after buying a new router the problem 
persisted. I finally got stubborn with Comcast support and hung on 
until they moved me up the support chain a couple of levels. They did 
something at their end and the problem went away starting that night. 
It's been a year or more with no problems.
	Mike

On Jan 2, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Larry Blodgett wrote:

> My ibook is the only wireless device I have.
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:01 AM, Striano, Gregory wrote:
>
>> Are you having problems with other wireless devices or just the 
>> ibook?  I had a similar problem, and it iturned out it was my router 
>> not the computer. I bought a new router and it is working great now.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	ibook-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com on behalf of Larry 
>> Blodgett
>> Sent:	Sat 1/1/2005 8:31 PM
>> To:	ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
>> Cc:	
>> Subject:	[iBook] Wireless Won't Stay Active
>>
>> I have an iBook G4 and it has a wireless apple card.  I have been 
>> using
>> it about 8 months now and suddenly it starts dropping the network 
>> link.
>>   Safari says it can't find the server.  I look at the network and I
>> still have an ip address.  Everything looks ok except I can't use the
>> network.  So I simply go to Internet Connect, turn off the airport 
>> card
>> and turn it back on....presto I am on again.  It is like my airport
>> card has gone to sleep.
>>
>> Any ideas what might be wrong?  I have tried everything like 
>> restarting
>> the wireless router and repairing permissions.
>>
>> What now?
>>
>>
>> Larry Blodgett
>> lblodgett at mac.com
>>
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