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

[Mike Hostetler]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 5:26 AM, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
> after flashing with dd-wrt, did you delete any reference to the old Linksys
> connection on the Apple MBP?   Is the SSID the same as before?  Since the
> MAC address has not changed and maybe the SSID as well, the MBP doesn't
> think this info has to be recreated and is still trying to connect using
> parameters established with the stock Linksys firmware, not dd-wrt.  Even
> more important if encryption is enabled.  WEP keys may be wrapped a few
> digits or using the wrong key altogether.
>

Thanks Rob. I didn't think about this -- I did use the same SSID on the
DD-WRT but I didn't delete the reference in the MBP.

But I do have sad news to report -- I've been having the same problems with
the Netgear that Craig gave me, it just took a day or so for it to appear.
I emailed Craig off-list and he suggested roaming around the block with the
laptop to figure out where the bad network/device is coming from that is
effecting my wireless.

I will say this -- with the Netgear attached, I generally see full-bars when
the MBP wakes up from sleep mode, but can go away in 30 seconds after waking
up. So I can get email, but then the connection goes away.  Highly, highly
strange.

does anyone have any more suggestions other than taking a stroll with my
laptop? I'm not against that, I just haven't had a chance lately.



-- 
Mike Hostetler
http://mike.hostetlerhome.com/