My solution to the iPad 2 WiFi disconnect, dropped connections, etc. problem

This does help me because I am pondering on wether to buy an airport extreme to solve my ipad 2 connection woes. I have an extremely old router dLink 524....but I have NEVER had any problems with it at all ever. My xbox connected great to it and netflix ran flawless through my xbox.....now I have an ipad2 and an apple tv and they are BOTH having horrible connection problems. I have read most of the forums on how to fix it by changing the settings on my router but since mine is so old I couldn't do some of the suggested solutions. So here I am debating on whether to spend all this $ on an airport extreme? I am just hoping that if I go and purchase this, my connectivity issues problems will go away like yours did. Just wondering if you have ATV as well and if the AE solved its problems? I have read about AE solving ipad2 wifi problems, I'm just hoping it will solve my ATV as well.

**Glad they didn't "moderate into extinction" your post yet, lol, Thank

Thanks for the tip, I'm going to give the AE a try, because my... DIR-655 has been giving me fits with this problem for the past few weeks. It roughly corresponds to the release of the iOS that came out with iPad 2, though we have iPad 1s and iPhones.

I might be able to wait for an iOS release fix, but it's just intolerable in the meantime.

Of course Belkin could fix their firmware.

The fact that two different routers from two different vendors have no problems interoperating with the iPhone points squarely at the firmware on the Belkin.

I'd like to try to get my dir-655 to work before I drop $160 on another router... What did your research turn up that indicated the dir-655 might be workable? If there is some configuration option I could try, it would sure be appreciated.

This is maddening, I feel like this week I've existed to keep my devices running, instead of the other way around.

Alas, I guess I'm here to report that it's not always enough. I have this problem in spades using the newest firmware (2.01NA), with the other setting syou mention.

That said, I just turned off all the QOS stuff based on another thread, and short-term results seem promising. Ill check back in in a day or two with results over time.

This is probably premature because it's only been a few hours, but so far, so good. Both our iPads were pretty frequently dropping wifi signal as recently as this morning (often even asking for our whole long password each time to get back on - sometimes for 10 seconds before being dropped again).

Neither has dropped once that we've noticed in the 4 or 5 hours since I turned off QOS. I have a vague recollection that I might have actually turned that on at some point, and maybe just didn't connect the signal dropping behavior to that change. (I probably was making multiple changes to the network at once.)

If so, and QOS is Off by default on the DIR-655, then that would support the OP's belief that the DIR-655 is a less expensive alternative to the Airport Extreme as a way around this problem. Who-HOO! Oh, unless you're a gamer who really needs QOS on, which thankfully I'm not.

I have the latest Airport Extreme, and still get dropping issues.. streaming video from my itunes library on an iMac using Airplay and it drops every 30 minutes - every time... I have to quit the video ipad app, then restart the video app and rebrowse to the shared itunes library.

I have latest versions of IOS, Mac OS, and AP extreme firmware... I've tried moving closer to the AP Extreme, and no luck.

Had a Belkin router that had real problems keeping the internet connection for our computers, iPhones, and one iPad. Finally replaced it 2 weeks ago with a NetGear N600 and everything has been rock solid since. The Belkin router was pretty dependable, now that I think about it, until we got new iPhone 4s this past spring. Coulda been the the straw that broke that router's back!

In an experimenbt of sorts, I'm using the old Belkin router in another set up with an iPhone and iPad (just set that up today),. This is a less critical situation where some dropped signals and router reboots won't be big deals, but so far, so good actually. We'll see.

My iPad 2 Connectivy is the pits. I also have AE with the latest firmware. What settings should my Extreme have?

Wpa/enterprise?

Thanks in advance!

If it's a signal/interference issue, nothing will help, but for the most secure connection you want to use WPA2 Personal, but that also depends on what your other devices support.

Hi,

I'm from the Netherlands.

Since a few days a have problems with my ipad 1 3G/ Wifi. The connection drops every 1--15 seconds after i've opened an app of any sort, but especially ibooks or safari.

I don't think it has anything to do with my router because mobile 3G has the same problem and I didn't have this 'black out's' before. Does anyone have a solution? (or is Apple preparing us to buy the ipad 3 ;-))

Thanks in advance,

Marjon