Aiport problems with MacBook

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Hi,

My Intel MacBook 10.4.11 running Tiger has recently developed a problem with Airport.
I've never had a problem with wireless connection before.
The internet connection is always strong when I switch on but it seems to "get tired" so I need to move closer to the router after a few minutes.
I've checked the router firmware is the latest upgrade and have also reset it but the problem remains.
 
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If you do not move closer does the Internet stop working or just the display on OSX by the clock get less bars?
 
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petergam said:
Hi,

My Intel MacBook 10.4.11 running Tiger has recently developed a problem with Airport.
I've never had a problem with wireless connection before.
The internet connection is always strong when I switch on but it seems to "get tired" so I need to move closer to the router after a few minutes.
I've checked the router firmware is the latest upgrade and have also reset it but the problem remains.
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Do you have any other wireless devices and are they working correctly ?
What kind of router is it and how old?
You could download iStumbler and look at signal strength and noise also being able to look at traffic amongst other info.
 
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I have a Windows-based computer which is sited next to the router. It doesn't experience the same problem.
The router is a Netgear Dual Band machine and is a few months old.
I'll try iStumbler, thanks.
 
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OK, I've downloaded iStumbler but I can't see how it will analyse the problem and provide a solution.
 

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