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15 points

major wi-fi connection problems with 2.0.1

After updating the firmware in my Apple TV to v. 2.0.1 it will not stay connected to my 802.11n Apple Extreme Base Station (gigabit ethernet) for more than a few minutes. I'm using WPA2 security on the base station. Things had been working pretty well since the last base station update, but as soon as I updated the Apple TV, it consistently looses its connection to the base station after a few minutes. I've already reverted the Apple TV to the factory settings several times to try to fix this, but to no avail. Rebooting the base station didn't work either. HELP!

G5 Power Mac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 29, 2008 2:23 PM

51 replies

Cynops

Level 1

4 points

Apr 9, 2008 8:39 PM in response to dosers

I've had the same problems. I have switched to 161 and we will see how it works.

One thing I noticed was the Apple TV never dropped the connection when streaming music. The connection was only unstable when I was streaming videos. That could just be coincidental though.

Time will tell I guess.

Cynops

Level 1

4 points

Apr 9, 2008 10:10 PM in response to Cynops

And it just dropped the connection.

Trying channel 36 with wide channels OFF.

Apr 17, 2008 7:36 AM in response to Doug Frost

It seems the 2.0.2 update fixed this issue. I have had a connection for 24 hours with wide channels on.

tmartine

Level 3

995 points

Apr 17, 2008 7:42 AM in response to Christopher Vella

yup.. 2.0.2 squishes this bug...

i put it back to automatic (channel 36) just to test it and no dropped connections with 5Ghz wide channels on for day and half so far...

Apr 17, 2008 7:46 AM in response to tmartine

That's good.

Now that Apple has a working driver, let's hope they will put it into Mac OS 10.5.3!

Apr 17, 2008 10:23 AM in response to Doug Frost

i am having same problems as everyone else. using time capsule as my router, set to N only network, and since software update, appletv will not recognize my itunes store name/password, and the other can't find the network. used to work perfectly. what a pain in the butt.

major wi-fi connection problems with 2.0.1