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Title: Airport reception111 Post by: Spanke on March 12, 2006, 08:54:02 pm Bah, I have airport express and on my g5 the reception is like terrible.. it's as bad as if I were stealing from a neightbor ye tit's like 1-2 rooms away... My laptop and imac g5 get full bars and the imac is in the basement... I don't know what's up.. I'm thinking a hardware issue or something... has anyone else had a problem like this?
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: BTs_Mysterio on March 13, 2006, 12:16:10 am Did you use the airport external antenna that came with the computer? If not the metal will block the signal.
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: Spanke on March 13, 2006, 02:23:00 am yea:o i have the external antenna.
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: BTs_Mysterio on March 13, 2006, 02:44:04 am I don't know what you meant. But, if you mean it still is bad, then try to take a look at the airport card in the computer (Located above the ram, picture here: http://idisk.mac.com/cyberdid/Public/taho/modbt/image5.jpg) and make sure the antenna wire is connected.
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: :MoD:Shade on March 13, 2006, 03:12:41 am Have the latest software updates as well?
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: Spanke on March 13, 2006, 04:17:18 am I know, I installed the card myself, and also checked the card and antenna attachment this morning .. that's before i made the thread ..as for latest software ... I don't have the LATEST :X I shall do that now. BUt my other FARTHER away comps get WAY better reception -BLAH!
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: BTs_Mysterio on March 13, 2006, 05:59:57 pm You may have screwed up the installation, or it's a "lemon".
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: |MP|Nomad on May 27, 2006, 05:21:05 am I don't know why you would want to go wireless on a PowerMac, but ok, the advice given here sounds good. I would update all requirements for airport, check the airport express's firmware version if its up to date, and unplug the airport card and reconnect it, sometimes, something that simple, fixes the problem.
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: Croosch on June 13, 2006, 11:30:32 pm Why not go wireless on a powermac? That's the only way I've ever done it and it's always runs great. I'm the wirless one and I get the same exact speed as the computer connected driectly to the modem.
Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: Spanke on July 02, 2006, 02:45:22 am I don't know why you would want to go wireless on a PowerMac, but ok, Well, I like wireless.. I also have a G3, an iMac G5, and a sony laptop. that's too many wires for me and i also like to move around with the top ; )Title: Re: Airport reception111 Post by: BTs_Mysterio on July 02, 2006, 03:34:35 am Well, I would only go wireless with a desktop if it couldn't be wired. Wireless is not secure and slower.
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