[X4U] AirPort up and down, up and down

[Peter Krug]

On Dec 29, 2004, at 12:13 PM, Robert Ameeti wrote:

> My AirPort Extreme base station regularly goes unavailable (many times 
> a day). Multiple Macs attaching to it all see it disappear at the same 
> time. Other access points in the area (from other manufacturers) 
> continue to be available in the AirPort signal menu bar. This also 
> happens to a few of my clients who also have AirPorts. My only fix 
> that I can find is to unplug the AirPort and then plug it back in a 
> few moments later. This will most always be an immediate fix but it 
> may not last long.
>
> Are others experiencing this also? Is this a firmware issue? Or is 
> this just a fact with many AirPorts?
> -- 
>
Robert,

This happens to my Airport Extreme when I try to access Movie Trailers 
from the iTMS.  Don't know if it's related to your issue, but whenever 
I try to access movie trailers there, the download starts, then it 
poops out about 25% of the way, then I loose the airport completely 
(and so do other clients).  Restart is the only fix, along with 
visiting the movie's web page for trailers instead of the iTMS.  Is it 
possible that certain internet sites (or types of links) can hose the 
Airport's connectivity?  Maybe ask your users if they were downloading 
something that got stuck or visited a page that refused to load?

Hope this helps,

Peter

A little computer haiku:
I can't remember
the last time I restarted
I love OS X

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