Mac Mini Airport Sporadic Reception
The base station is approximately 21' away in a wide open room configuration. I went to the next step and placed an airport express in the same room w/in 5' of the mini, set up to continue the base station network, and still nothing appears in the menu bar except the Linksys.
On the first visit to Apple they replaced the Airport Card. I took the mini home, same problem. I returned it to the store, I received a message that the computer works fine but I needed to bring in the base station for diagnostics.
I received a call this morning to tell me I could pick up both items, they are normal and working fine.
In the meantime, I've shared with the technicians that I have already reinstalled the software, updated any software or firmware for the mini and base station as well as repair any permissions and checked disk.
Also - I have a backup Mini PPC that I can use when the Intel is in the shop. I swapped units and the PPC mini works flawless. For the heck of it, I took my wife's MacBook into the same room, at the same location AND covered it with a cardboard box with a peep hole and still it picked up the signal with no fluctuation. Just for grins and giggles, I did the same thing with my Powerbook G4 with the same positive results.
Everything works except the Intel Mini. So I'm preparing myself to go pick up the Intel Mini, bring it home to try it again with the same results and ponder what the computer would look like as a planter because that's about what it is good for if it doesn't work.
Any ideas as to what my next step could be. As a last ditch effort, could I run an ethernet cable from my Airport Express to the mini and hopefully pick up an Ethernet signal.
Any thoughts or Ideas would be graciously accepted.
PowerBook G4; Mac Mini PPC; Mac Mini Intel: MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.4)