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RE: AIR drop-outs - Mac OS X - Eddye - 12-Sep-2014 (12-Sep-2014, 07:16)thumb5 Wrote: Ah - interesting - I've now installed an Edimax EW-7811UN 150 Mbps 802.11b/g/n USB adapter, costing about £7.50. With the MacBook Pro's internal AirPort wi-fi adapter disabled, I can run AIR over the USB wi-fi adapter (in my configuration this is just the link between the MBP and router; the Devialet has a wired connection). This has run without drop-outs for over 11 hours and counting. By contrast, I've never seen more than about three hours with the internal adapter.That's really interesting. Did or can you test with another type of mac (a mini or a different macbook)? Perhaps it's just one type of card, or perhaps the entire range of cards Apple uses in their PC's/Laptops RE: AIR drop-outs - Mac OS X - thumb5 - 12-Sep-2014 Hello Eddye - at the moment all my testing has been done with the same machine (an early 2008 MacBook Pro), and I don't have access to another Mac at the moment. Just to confirm what was probably obvious anyway, nothing else in the set-up was changed, I just switched between the built-in and USB wireless adapters. Since AIR seems to be quite tolerant to packet drops, as evidenced by the "five-second disconnection" tests on both wired and wireless interfaces, I don't think it's something as simple as the new adapter having better signal quality/strength. I suspect this means there is either an unwanted interaction between AIR and the AirPort driver, or possibly a hardware problem with my AirPort card. Either way, it's a strange one... RE: AIR drop-outs - Mac OS X - Eddye - 12-Sep-2014 (12-Sep-2014, 09:41)thumb5 Wrote: I suspect this means there is either an unwanted interaction between AIR and the AirPort driver, or possibly a hardware problem with my AirPort card. Either way, it's a strange one...That's what I was thinking. If there is a problem with the driver/OS it should be on more types of Mac's, I don't think the different hardware types of Wifi cards are at fault. Since you tested with a different USB wifi card with a totaly different driver it doesn't completely rule out either. RE: AIR drop-outs - Mac OS X - thumb5 - 12-Sep-2014 (12-Sep-2014, 09:50)Eddye Wrote: That's what I was thinking. If there is a problem with the driver/OS it should be on more types of Mac's, I don't think the different hardware types of Wifi cards are at fault. Since you tested with a different USB wifi card with a totaly different driver it doesn't completely rule out either. Yes, agreed. |