Comments on: AirPort Flakiness is Driving Me Insane http://nslog.com/2010/01/03/airport_flakiness_is_driving_me_insane The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 23 May 2012 23:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adalberto Quintana http://nslog.com/2010/01/03/airport_flakiness_is_driving_me_insane#comment-57032 Adalberto Quintana Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:17:38 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=6649#comment-57032 Macbook surely has sometimes connection issues. But after all, we can leave Apple, we are its fan, right? Macbook surely has sometimes connection issues. But after all, we can leave Apple, we are its fan, right?

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2010/01/03/airport_flakiness_is_driving_me_insane#comment-56745 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:29:51 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=6649#comment-56745 Just a little documentation: for no apparent reason, a Time Machine backup failed. I couldn't restart the base station from AirPort Admin Utility and I couldn't ping it. "Upstairs" reported a rate of "6" again and unplugging and rebooting Einstein seems to have solved the problem: I see a rate of 130 now and the backup is moving along (knock on wood). <strong>Update:</strong> Dropped to 6 while "calculating changes." No idea what caused it to drop. None. Pings don't reach it and I can't restart it again. So much for wood and knocking. Just a little documentation: for no apparent reason, a Time Machine backup failed. I couldn't restart the base station from AirPort Admin Utility and I couldn't ping it. "Upstairs" reported a rate of "6" again and unplugging and rebooting Einstein seems to have solved the problem: I see a rate of 130 now and the backup is moving along (knock on wood).

Update: Dropped to 6 while "calculating changes." No idea what caused it to drop. None. Pings don't reach it and I can't restart it again. So much for wood and knocking.

]]> By: Phil http://nslog.com/2010/01/03/airport_flakiness_is_driving_me_insane#comment-56695 Phil Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:09:36 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=6649#comment-56695 I wish I could offer up more than just a "me too". I have a newer dual-band Time Capsule, directly connected to cable, acting as a DHCP server, with 2 airport expresses (802.11N) extending the N network on the TC. I run an N-only network at 5GHZ. I also run a second G network from the TC for the iPhone and Wii in the house. First off, my 5GHZ network is consistently crap, I pretty much can't use it for anything but web surfing etc. I do a lot of video streaming and I have to use my G network to get 2-3+ MB/sec. I have another airport extreme that I've left unplugged, in the hopes that it would improve things, for a while i thought having too many devices was hampering my network. About once every 3 weeks, both networks stop letting clients connect, both iPhones and Macs. Nothing can resolve this other than unplugging the TC and plugging it back in. I haven't had the time or patience to extensively test solutions, and there are quite a few variables to deal with. *frustration* I wish I could offer up more than just a "me too".

I have a newer dual-band Time Capsule, directly connected to cable, acting as a DHCP server, with 2 airport expresses (802.11N) extending the N network on the TC. I run an N-only network at 5GHZ.

I also run a second G network from the TC for the iPhone and Wii in the house.

First off, my 5GHZ network is consistently crap, I pretty much can't use it for anything but web surfing etc. I do a lot of video streaming and I have to use my G network to get 2-3+ MB/sec.

I have another airport extreme that I've left unplugged, in the hopes that it would improve things, for a while i thought having too many devices was hampering my network.

About once every 3 weeks, both networks stop letting clients connect, both iPhones and Macs. Nothing can resolve this other than unplugging the TC and plugging it back in.

I haven't had the time or patience to extensively test solutions, and there are quite a few variables to deal with.

*frustration*

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