[iBook] Wireless network problem

[Clark Martin]

At 3:25 PM -0500 10/13/05, Scott Warren wrote:
>Could be the wep key stored on your laptop got corrupt.  You could 
>change the wep on the base station (suggested in another email 
>also), or you could delete your SSID out of the preferred networks 
>and re-enter it, or go into your keychain settings and delete the 
>airport parts...  I have seen that same error on a number of brands 
>of routers and I still have no idea what the root cause is.

As a general rule with wireless problems, try turning off any 
encryption and other security features (hiding the SSID, MAC access 
control).  If it works that way then reactivate the security, one at 
a time.

>
>-- Scott
>
>
>On Oct 13, 2005, at 6:40 AM, J Patrick Draine wrote:
>
>>Matt,
>>I'm sorry but I don't have a solution. Both my iBook and iMac have 
>>been experiencing this problem intermittently for several weeks. 
>>Fortunately it eventually finds the signal. Either my Extreme Base 
>>Station is getting flaky or there's something about the past 
>>month's various software updates that is precipitating the problem. 
>>During the previous 2 years I had no problems with my wireless 
>>connection.
>>Patrick Draine
>>
>>On Oct 13, 2005, at 4:34 AM, ibooklist at matthurst.fastmail.fm wrote:
>>
>>>I should've known it. Having extolled the virtues of Macs just working
>>>to a mate in the pub the other night, my iBook has decided to stop
>>>logging into my wireless network.
>>>
>>>It finds it, but then reports 'there is a problem logging into
>>>[network]. Try again?' I do, but get the same message over and over. My
>>>PC uses the same router on an ethernet connection and is fine. A reboot
>>>doesn't work.
>>>
>>>I'm not sure where to even start looking for the problem. Any advice?
>>>
>>>thanks in advance
>>>
>>>Matt
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