Has the 10.4.10 wireless dropout issue ever been resolved?

Thanks McLewis but can you point me towards where I select "multiple speakers" in iTunes please so I can try this?

BTW, since last post a few days ago, nothing has changed for me, wireless connection lasts for hours uniterrupted when connected to mains but drops every 30 seconds the moment I work from a fully charged battery, even if I change the power performance settings. Bizarre.

I use Leopard and in iTunes lower right next to button "burn disc# you should have the button options Computer, -your-airport, multiple speakers. I have to try the solution with low battery. Strange..high power=less buffers? ...no logic.

To those who have been experiencing airport problems, please look in your Console for the following lines in your system log:

ath rxproc: NO RX Packets for 5 contiguous interrupts

If you're seeing the same problem as I have, the above message will be dumped repeatedly to the system log during times when the airport connectivity is down (but the icon indicates that it's fine). Clicking the airport icon at the top of the screen should "fix" things (until the next time).

Can anybody confirm that they're seeing the same thing? I've already contacted Apple Care, but they've been unable to help me. If others can report the same thing, maybe they can figure out the common thread.

I'm not sure if I'm experiencing the same difficulties you all are, but this is the problem I'm having. I primarily use a phone dialup isp at home due to living in the sticks/boondocks, but when I use my PB in town on a local free wifi occasionally I have a very hard time using it. There's times when it'll work fine, other times it won't.

I connect fine, showing a strong signal when checking via Internet Connect>Airport, but the problem is when i start Safari I get the dreaded "safari cannot connect...." I run diagnostics and assistant and neither can solve whatever problem it is I'm having.

Any suggestions!?!

Believe I am afflicted with same issue. Here are the details.

Linksys wireless router (also Range Expander), 2 laptop PCs w/Linksys PC cards(still connect fine), 1 new MacBook 2.16Ghz 2GB RAM.

Use WPA personal security key. Was able to get MacBook connected and online. When it lost the network (after restarting I believe), it recognizes the network and has a good signal, but Safari won't connect. Resetting cable modem and router temporarily corrects issue. Have the Leopard disk but haven't installed yet. Would this correct issue? Previous threads would indicate that it wouldn't.

Is it possible that Safari might be to blame? Is anyone using a different browser? I'm new to Mac, so I'm just throwing out troubleshooting options. Someone I work with said he experienced te same issue and was told (by Apple support) that the security key caused this. Said he switched his security on the router (not sure to what), and reset the network options in the Mac and all is well. Sound familiar to anyone?

Any help would be appreciated. I know my way around a PC, but the Mac is still strange territory. But I'm snooping around the OS and learning a lot as I go. I'll update if I find anything.

Thanks

Have the Leopard disk but haven't installed yet. Would this correct issue? Previous threads would indicate that it wouldn't.

Possibly that issue, but you may be trading it for many issues you'd rather not have instead... I'd wait awhile on Leopard.

Is it possible that Safari might be to blame?

Doubtful, most likely Intel Chipsets is my wild guess.

Said he switched his security on the router (not sure to what), and reset the network options in the Mac and all is well. Sound familiar to anyone?

Sometimes with some routers, using a Static IP helps, sometimes If it's an encrypted network, try this... ignore the exact HW, OS, and encryption type, it's worked for many others...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304482

I never lose my Airport connection at the free wifi, it stays strong, just can't do anything with it (eg browse, etc.) I have no idea what type of router they use, or what wifi system it is, but it's free and not working for my PowerPc PB. No intel chip here!

BTW There are times I have no problem browsing, and times when I do. I'm convinced that it can't be that are too many users at the cafe as there's not many people there using it when I'm there so it can't be an overload issue. Panera bread is where it's located and I'm there very early in the AM.

Try setting up a seperate location for the free wifi in location manager. That may well cure the problem. My wife had that trouble and that fixed it for her.

I tried that several times, no cigar!

The problem seems to have disappeared after running again this update http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportextremeupdate2007004.html
and setting on the second lowest thing in the airport menu "käytä häiriösietoisuutta" which means something like "allow the errors mode" in english.
I haven't had dropouts after reinstalling the update.

Reverting /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext from version 1.62 (installed by Airport Extreme Update 2007-004, OS X Update 10.4.10 and .11) to version 1.6 seems to be solving my drop out problems.

Could you give us the dummy's version on How To on that, please? I am going mad here. I just still cannot figure out WHY it is happening to me at all since I didn't update the weekend it started happening or even the week before. One day it is fine and I am gloating and the next- nix!

Notably- it is less of an issue if the MacBook Pro is mains connected. Fails instantly and repeatedly once power is removed.

Thanks in advance!