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Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by Paul Waters

Paul Waters — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:06:34 +0000

no wireless connection after sleep? – try this:

Finder, Macintosh HD, library, preferences, look for SystemConfiguration file and delete it(don’t worry it will replace itself when you boot) – problem gone!

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by matt

matt — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:25:00 +0000

This worked for me. Would loose airport connection whenever mbp would go to sleep.

System preferences
network
airport
advanced
hit + and add your network
check remember networks I have joined
click ok

This fixed my problem.

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by Faast

Faast — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:13:27 +0000

MBP, when the iPhone rings, the wireless connection drops and stays down for a couple of minutes. MBP sees the router but fails to connect. after a few mins it resolves itself and connects.

anyone have any ideas how to fix this, its really annoying to lose internet connection when the phone rings

MBP : 2Ghz Intel Core Duo
Router: N
iphone: 3G

thanks in advnace

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by walter

walter — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:03:21 +0000

Sometimes when I logon I see my shared computers in the “shared sidebar. If I dont I pick “RECENT Servers”. This connects EVERYTIME. Now as to printers, I was printing wirelessly but I reinstalled my sys(long story) And now I have lost that. I was using Gutenprint 5.23. The thing is when I used printer/fax….and picked Windows..it used to show three columns with my workgroup, computer and printers. It doenst now. If it starts connecting unaided to the servers again, this will be fixed. The thing is…Macs seem to correct themselves in this regard. Dont ask me. But back to windows..I dont think so. I dont miss the crashes, freezes, etc. I may use Ubuntu on desktop and keep mac on laptop.

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by Thor Tangvald

Thor Tangvald — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:20:22 +0000

Dramatic deterioration with MBP after 2 years of solid work. I update regularly, and the dropped connectivity started a couple of weeks ago. Abysmal reaction from Apple. Tried the IPv6 turned to off. No real change.
All hardware remains the same, deterioration in network connections seems to be getting worse.

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by unhappy

unhappy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:09:20 +0000

hi every one. Now i’ve read most of the complaints above and i’m surprised that it is not just a few of the products, really..it is all apple macbook pro products that seem to be having a difficulty of doing some basic stuff. Connecting to available wi-fi while other basic $500.00 laptops are reading high bars.
This is a shame for apple not to recognize or at-least address the issue. There must be a way to solve this problem my friends.
I am experiencing wifi connection failure while other machines side to this MBP are working perfectly. and it is only two days old. Somebody should do something about this…

Comment on it’s an upgrade! no, it’s a drive! argh by time machine is a fussy eater « sharing the mac experience

time machine is a fussy eater « sharing the mac experience — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:09:51 +0000

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Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by wandabout

wandabout — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:38:50 +0000

Same trouble. I have two MBPs. First one purchased in July 2006; works perfectly on my Draytec Vigor2800G router. I have had no wirelsss trouble in the 2.5 years. I can close the lid and resume from sleep with near instant wireless connection.

However, just bought a new MBP 3 days ago. No connection after closing the lid. Have to shut down and restart Airport several times to resume connection; sometimes this won’t work and after a few minutes of attempts I resorted to closing all programs and rebooting. Got fed up and returned the MBP for a replacement.

Just set up the replacement and have exactly same problem. So, my well worn 2.5 yr MBP (with all updates and Leopard latest) works fine, as do all 3 of my PC laptops. BUT, nice shiny new MBPs will not work on wireless after sleep.

Have tried OS reinstall (twice), done all updates, loaded in full restore from time capsule of the machine that works. Have tried switching off IPv6, manual IP address assignment, switching off access security on the router, updated router firmware and all of the other tips in this thread. All to no avail.

I plan to return the MBP again for a refund and wait until new version of the MBP comes out in the hope that it may have a wireless card that works.

When I went into the MAC store and told them that the wireless networking fails after sleep, I was told, “that’s normal, they all do that”!!! I’m a real mac fan, but this is really getting on my pips! (Sorry about the bad language!)

Anyone got a reliable fix for this yet?

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by Uberfiend

Uberfiend — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:23:17 +0000

Same problem with a new 2.8Ghz MBP (Sept. ‘08 model). Will try turning off IPv6. The problem also occurs running Windows XP via Bootcamp. A reboot usually fixes it, or sometimes unplugging the router (Netgear WGR614v7), waiting 10 seconds, and reconnecting it works.

Comment on macbook pro loses network connection again by john

john — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:17:14 +0000

Thank you MacBook Pro Steve. Your suggestion on July 20th solved my similar problem.