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Q: Airport Utility dropping connection

I own a month-old 27" iMac, just upgraded to OS X 10.8.3.  After the update, I began experiencing trouble with the airport utility.

It will randomly drop the connection and refuse to pick back up unless I turn wifi off, and then back on. Airport still displays all the availble networks, as well as showing that its still connected to my network. I am also able to surf on my MacBook and my iPhone while my iMac refuse to load any webpage.

Anyway to rectify this? It's getting a bit annoying to reset the airport every 20 minutes.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Mar 19, 2013 3:18 PM

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Mar 20, 2013 1:55 PM in response to Todiscobd
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    Mar 20, 2013 1:55 PM in response to Todiscobd

    Hi, this has worked for a few...

     

    Though all of these steps may or may not be needed, I'm including them all.

     

    Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712

     

    10.7 & 10.8…

     

    System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.

     

     

    10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...

     

    System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.

     

    The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.

     

    If using Wifi/Airport...

     

    Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.

     

    For 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...

     

    208.67.222.222

    208.67.220.220

     

    (There may be better or faster DNS numbers in your area, but these should be a good test).

    Click OK.