Nice to find the old MacFixit crew still around! Unfortunately, I start my re-acquaintance with a very basic question....
I am streaming music from iTunes 9 on old Powerbook G4 (10.4.11) to an Airport Express (v6.3) some 20' away. Express is set to "Join a wireless network" created by Extreme (v7.4.2 set to "Create a wireless network) which is itself connected to Qwest DSL. There are in general three Macs on the network (one MacBook Pro, one MacBook, one iPad), which is WPA Personal password protected. Generally I stream songs from the iTunes Library (on external LaCie HD), but occasionally live radio, so I like having the Powerbook on the network with net access....
How can I avoid or minimize the repeated dropping of signal? It can conk out for seconds or minutes or drop entirely. Channel settings on Extreme and Express are "11 (Automatic)"(Express and Extreme are UAE models and will accept up to Channel 13). Signals appear strong throughout most of the time....but on occasion, after music has stopped streaming for a while, iTunes will tell me it cannot find the Express..., though the Airport Utility still "sees' it. Other times, the Express itself seems to disappear from the network (i.e. Airport Utility will be unable to see it).
Could the problem be minimized if I put the Powerbook and Express on a dedicated network simply to stream music from the Library (so, the two would not be connected to the network of other computers, Extreme, modem and internet...)? Should I try changing the channel? Is there a channel which might logically have less interference than another?
Note... In fact, changing the channel to 9 did not seem to help... still drops music regularly.
Last edited by spmcc123; 08/15/10 02:57 AM.
