Q: Dropped signal/black screen of death
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Apr 4, 2012 8:42 AMby Baby Boomer (USofA),Change your router channel number. Most times this works & is all you have to do.
System Preferences>Network
Click the Assist Me button.
In the next window that pops up, click the Diagnostic button & do the necessary.
See KB Articles: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401 AirPort troubleshooting guide
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712 Using network locations in Mac OS X
Manually provided DNS server addresses are higher priority than DHCP's
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1714 Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting
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Also, run the Airport Utility app which is located inside the Utilities folder.
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If using a Linksys router, contact LinkSys Customer Support and/or post in their forums.
If using Apple's Airport, please re-post over in one of the AirPort Forums.
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(17-inch Late 2008)
See Article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377 MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues
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