[olug] [ot] Sudden wireless problems with a MacBook Pro

[Adam Lassek]

I've had to replace my wireless routers about every 10-14 months for the
past five years. Consumer routers don't last.

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Mike Hostetler <hostetlerm at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So here is my report:
> * Installed MacStumbler on the MBP.  When the network was up, it starts but
> shows no networks.  When the network is down, it crashes on startup.
> * Installed NetStumbler on the Wintel machine.  It shows only my network
> * Craig lent me his NetGear router and it works fine!  I'm typing this on
> the MBP right now.
>
> So it seems the router is just a tad out of wack and the Mac doesn't like
> it, while the Wintel machine (using a Linksys USB Wireless adaptor) is
> running fine.  So it's probably 70% routers, 30% Mac but which is the
> cheapest.
>
> I'll keep the Netgear running through the weekend just to make sure that it
> still works, but I'm already happier than I have been in days with my
> internet situation!
>
> thanks again for all the pointers . . .
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Kelly Williams <kwilliams at nethtc.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I once had a problem like this. i tried different wireless cards and
> > still it did work right. I went downtown and got a new router.
> >
> >
> > Brian Roberson wrote:
> > > Mike Hostetler wrote:
> > >
> > >> My theory of the moment is that some neighbor just got a wireless
> router
> > >> that is running all over the board on channels and the MBP is more
> > sensitive
> > >> to it than the Dell box.  But I'm willing to listen to any ideas and
> > (even
> > >> better) any possible solutions!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > If you suspect RF interference, specifically other AP's, I would
> suggest
> > > you grab a wifi stumbler app and review the spectrum.
> > >
> > > A few pointers:
> > >
> > > Linux: grab kismet [1]
> > > Win: grab netstumbler [2]
> > > Mac: macstumbler[3] or KisMAC[4]
> > >
> > > [1] http://www.kismetwireless.net/
> > > [2] http://www.netstumbler.com
> > > [3] http://www.macstumbler.com/
> > > [4] http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/
> > >
> > >
> > >
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