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<blockquote data-quote="Nova6" data-source="post: 52523">Okay, we just got a new G5 straight from Apple with its wireless connection. We've already bought an Airport Extreme base station, and so we connected it with that.The first problem is reception. Many times it will bounce up and down from 2 bars to 3 bars, rarely will it ever go the full 4 bars, and yet the Airport Extreme base station is right downstairs! Should only one level in a house make that much difference?Also, could we buy a better airport antenna for the computer, and would it make a difference? And if we could, where would we get it?The second problem may not be related, but I'm going to ask anyway. Ever since we got the G5, it has had more kernel panics in a few months than my old Graphite G3 ever had in years. I've heard that a loose airport card has caused crashes in the past, could that be it?Thanks for all your help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nova6, post: 52523"] Okay, we just got a new G5 straight from Apple with its wireless connection. We've already bought an Airport Extreme base station, and so we connected it with that. The first problem is reception. Many times it will bounce up and down from 2 bars to 3 bars, rarely will it ever go the full 4 bars, and yet the Airport [b]Extreme[/b] base station is right downstairs! Should only one level in a house make that much difference? Also, could we buy a better airport antenna for the computer, and would it make a difference? And if we could, where would we get it? The second problem may not be related, but I'm going to ask anyway. Ever since we got the G5, it has had more kernel panics in a few months than my old Graphite G3 ever had in years. I've heard that a loose airport card has caused crashes in the past, could that be it? Thanks for all your help. [/QUOTE]

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