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Okay, I've been having more and more difficulty connecting my MacBook to my wireless Airport Extreme network. Here's the rundown.
I randomly lose internet connection even though it shows that I'm still connected to my network. The strange thing is that everything else that's connected to it continues to work without any problems. Going into Network Preferences and doing a diagnostic check it always tells me that it's getting hung up because of the ISP, which isn't right because everything else still gets internet access. The only way to get the connection to work again, and it doesn't even work half the time, is to unplug the cable modem and the Airport Extreme, then start them up one by one. This is such a hassle and extremely frustrating to have to do every single time.
I've done everything from physically resetting the router, restoring the default settings, reapplying the firmware, changing to every single channel, deleting network preferences, to a complete fresh OS install. Nothing has fixed this. I have run out of ideas. The MacBook hasn't given me any problems on other wireless networks, so I'm fairly certain that it's not faulty. I've also read several threads with people that have had similar experience. Has anyone heard of Apple addressing this issue or should I look into investing in a new router? Or maybe someone knows of a fix or something that I'm forgetting that could work. I'm willing to give anything a try at this point as I'm gradually pulling out my hair over this matter and don't want to be bald just yet.
I randomly lose internet connection even though it shows that I'm still connected to my network. The strange thing is that everything else that's connected to it continues to work without any problems. Going into Network Preferences and doing a diagnostic check it always tells me that it's getting hung up because of the ISP, which isn't right because everything else still gets internet access. The only way to get the connection to work again, and it doesn't even work half the time, is to unplug the cable modem and the Airport Extreme, then start them up one by one. This is such a hassle and extremely frustrating to have to do every single time.
I've done everything from physically resetting the router, restoring the default settings, reapplying the firmware, changing to every single channel, deleting network preferences, to a complete fresh OS install. Nothing has fixed this. I have run out of ideas. The MacBook hasn't given me any problems on other wireless networks, so I'm fairly certain that it's not faulty. I've also read several threads with people that have had similar experience. Has anyone heard of Apple addressing this issue or should I look into investing in a new router? Or maybe someone knows of a fix or something that I'm forgetting that could work. I'm willing to give anything a try at this point as I'm gradually pulling out my hair over this matter and don't want to be bald just yet.