Connection Time-Out when connecting via WiFi
Like the title says, I've been experiencing connectivity issues with Snow Leopard via WiFi. It is not a constant problem, most of the time I can connect to the router without problems, but once in a while Airport seems to be freaking out and keeps asking me for the password. After entering the password I see the loader icon for about five seconds and then it tells me the connection timed out.
I'm certain that the password is correct and that it is an issue between the router and Mac OS X. I've had this problem when I first bought this laptop and was still running Tiger, but after installing Leopard it never happened again. I've searched these and other forums, but no one was able to provide me with a solution.
I've tried removing the password from keychain and the SSID from my Network preferenced with Airport turned of before rebooting, toggling Airport on and off or just rebooting the laptop. Nothing helps.. And then after a day or so it suddenly works again.
In the meantime I can still connect with my other computers (windows), and my iPhone 2G.
I use a Philips SNA6500 router at home and another Philips model at my dorm, one uses a wep key and the other a WPA one. So it's not just Apple's difficulty with handling WEP that's in play here. I've tried changing the frequency of the signal without luck and switched from B/G mode to single modes. Upgrading the firmware or resetting the device didn't help either.
I'm not really convinced that there actually ís a solution to this other than Apple releasing a patch. The fact that it worked flawlessly under Leopard shows that they could. After searching the Apple boards I've noticed that I'm not the only person experiencing these problems, and in the days of Tiger it was common knowledge that Philips and Apple didn't mix well. I'm mainly making this thread to back-up the other people with connectivity issues.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Macbook Pro 2.2Ghz Santa Rosa (Mid 2007), Mac OS X (10.6.1)