MacBook Air periodically 'forgets' its connection to WPA network
I'm hoping I can gain some insight into a persistent and annoying glitch I'm having with wireless on my brand new MB Air.
At home, we use a new AE base station for internet access and it works flawlessly (so far). At work, we have a linksys router using WPA encryption. I connect via DHCP. I am able to connect, using the right password, and everything initially works as well as it does on my iMac, which also connects wirelessly.
However, after a couple of minutes all of my internet services abruptly go away. Shared volumes are lost and I am unable to open any web pages. However, my airport indicates that I am still connected to the router. Turning airport off and back on temporarily relieves the problem, which always resurfaces in a minute or two.
I'm guessing there's some sort of power-saving feature at work here. But I've poked through every system setting I can find and have not found the answer.
With advance thanks for your help,
EB
At home, we use a new AE base station for internet access and it works flawlessly (so far). At work, we have a linksys router using WPA encryption. I connect via DHCP. I am able to connect, using the right password, and everything initially works as well as it does on my iMac, which also connects wirelessly.
However, after a couple of minutes all of my internet services abruptly go away. Shared volumes are lost and I am unable to open any web pages. However, my airport indicates that I am still connected to the router. Turning airport off and back on temporarily relieves the problem, which always resurfaces in a minute or two.
I'm guessing there's some sort of power-saving feature at work here. But I've poked through every system setting I can find and have not found the answer.
With advance thanks for your help,
EB
MB Air, Mac OS X (10.5.1)