Hmmm, sounds like an excuse to purchase an AirPort Extreme or Time Capsule. :) Yeah, I'm just trying to help you spend money. he he This does sound like a rather perplexing problem and I would be interested in the end results. On Jun 21, 2010, at 10:13 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Thanks Scott, everything is using DHCP. Unfortunately, I don't think the > router supports dhcp reservations, but it's an excellent thought. > > Dónal > On 21 Jun 2010, at 15:05, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Anne, >> >> Like you, I also have a number of Macs and iPhones connected to the wireless >> network and I am not or have not experienced any problems. >> I am curious if all of the machines on the network are configured to use >> dhcp or a mix of dhcp and static. It should not matter, but if using dhcp >> and if it is possible, I would use dhcp reservations to ensure each machine >> gets the same address. This is sort of like static, but yet new machines can >> get addresses. >> Just a thought from my perspective, which may be of little benefit. :) >> On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >>> Hello Dónal, >>> >>> We regularly have 4 or 5 Macs connected to our wifi network and never have >>> the problems you describe. >>> >>> We have an Airport Extreme and an Airport Express with the Airport Extreme >>> connected via ethernet to our modem-router. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Just wondering if anyone has encountered this one. I have three macs at >>>> home, and when any two of them are on, and trying to use the wifi router, >>>> the entire thing falls over. >>>> >>>> Any of several things happen: >>>> 1. one of the machines cannot connect to the network; >>>> 2. the router itself drops connectivity to the broadband service provider. >>>> >>>> I don't think it's an issue with the number of machines, as connecting a >>>> mac and a windows machine (or two) doesn't cause this. >>>> >>>> Anyone any ideas? >>>> >>>> Dónal >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
