So... there are plenty of threads about this kind of problem, some of them very imformative and useful, but my problem does not seem to match what's happening to most people.
I've had my macbook (intel core duo) for over 2 years, and only recently encountered the problem of reduced signal strength, if there is any at all. Nobody else in my house has this problem. Airport works fine during the day, but after a while it just loses the connection. I can connect if I go and sit next to the router but nowhere else. A system restart does nothing and the problem, once there, will continue until I give up and go to bed. When I get up, it connects with full strength!
I've tried firmware updates, and I've even tried taking the thing apart to see if the airport card connections are loose, which they weren't. I still took it out and reconnected it, which seemed to temporarily fix the problem, but later on i was disconnected while watching some video content (the BBC iplayer).
Could it be that my airport card is just simply dieing? If so, will buying a replace and putting it in myself do the trick?
My hard drive recently died (gave me a grey screen with a '?'), so i bought a new one. Could it be that my mac's just getting too old?
My housemate suggested that it could be an overheating problem. Or that it could be spyware, or something else along those lines.
Do you have any advice?
I've had my macbook (intel core duo) for over 2 years, and only recently encountered the problem of reduced signal strength, if there is any at all. Nobody else in my house has this problem. Airport works fine during the day, but after a while it just loses the connection. I can connect if I go and sit next to the router but nowhere else. A system restart does nothing and the problem, once there, will continue until I give up and go to bed. When I get up, it connects with full strength!
I've tried firmware updates, and I've even tried taking the thing apart to see if the airport card connections are loose, which they weren't. I still took it out and reconnected it, which seemed to temporarily fix the problem, but later on i was disconnected while watching some video content (the BBC iplayer).
Could it be that my airport card is just simply dieing? If so, will buying a replace and putting it in myself do the trick?
My hard drive recently died (gave me a grey screen with a '?'), so i bought a new one. Could it be that my mac's just getting too old?
My housemate suggested that it could be an overheating problem. Or that it could be spyware, or something else along those lines.
Do you have any advice?