On 2008-02-10 18:18:42 +0100, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> said:
> Brainiac hath wroth:
>
>> I use a MacBook Pro running 10.4.11, and at home we use a modem (adsl)
>> and and a Netgear WPN824 wireless router. Everything works just fine.
>
> Which hardware version of the WPN824? v1 v2 or v3? They're all very
> different inside.
It's v1.
>
>> Then I bought my family a MacBook for christmas. (This shipped with
>> Leopard installed.)
>>
>> The problem is that the Netgear wireless router hangs whenever you play
>> web-based flash videos (i.e. YouTube) from the new MacBook. A video
>> will buffer ok for about 10 seconds then the router hangs and needs to
>> be restarted. Apart from this specific issue there are no other
>> problems.
>
> Duz it crash with other forms of streaming video?
Nope
>
> Have you done a download speed test with your ISP? Is it close to the
> rated download speed, or is it noticably slower? That will show if
> there is any packet loss, congestion, or DSL problems.
No that's not the problem
>
>> I have searched everywhere but haven't found anything relating this on
>> the net (there are similar Flash/YouTube issues which seem to be audio
>> related but that is not the problem here). I have done what I can to
>> locate/solve the issue (repaired permissions, installed the latest
>> Adobe Flash player, tried different browsers etc.) but nothing helps.
>> And there is really no way of knowing where the problem is except that
>> it must be related to the router and/or Airport (as the problem isn't
>> there with a wired connection).
>
> Sure there is a way. Diagnosis by substitution:
> 1. Did you try it with a different wireless laptop or computer?
> 2. Did you try it with a direct ethernet wired connection?
> 3. Can you borrow a different wireless router and see if that
> magically fixes the problem?
> 4. If it screws up with an ethernet connection, did you try plugging
> your MacBook directly into the modem, eliminating the Netgear router
> completely?
As I said the problem isn't there when I use a wired connection. I
haven't tried a different router.
>
>> And using the same reasoning, it can't
>> really be a Flash or Leopard issue either. But on the other hand the
>> issue only affects the new MacBook, and the only real difference
>> between this and the MBP is Leopard...
>
> What do you mean by "only affects the new MacBook"? What other
> laptops or computers have you tried, how were they connected, and what
> were the results?
Again, please read the post!
>
>> But the router seems to be most likely culprit.
>
> Check the firmware on your WPN824 and make sure it's the latest. Make
> sure you use the firmware for the correct hardware mutation. I had
> similar problems with a WPN824 v1 that was solved with a firmware
> update:
> <http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/wpn824.asp>
Thanks, I will try this. Do you have any idea what specifically can
cause a router to hang by loading embedded flash videos? Seems pretty
weird to me. Anyway, thanks for advice!
>
>> I would be most grateful if anyone can shed some light on this!
>
> A light does not shed. A cat, dog, and my balding head, sheds.
A light may not shed, but to shed some light (on a subject) is a common
english expression.
/B