Problem with MacBook Pro and Wireless Network

Hi
I have a problem with my home WiFi network and my MacBook Pro which
is
exemplified by the fact that, for the third time of asking, it got
part-way through a download and then lost the connection. In this
case 117Mb of 118! :-( Losing the connection has happened all the
time since I set up the network.

I can't identify it with any specific factor. I thought it might be
time and I guess it might be volume downloaded though I think the
former rather than the latter but it's not constant at all. The
connection to the same network on my Windows laptop stays on for ever
if I want it to - no problem at all.

This is very frustrating, as is having to download software for the
Mac on the PC to be sure of getting it and the having to transfer it.

Does anyone have any ideas? The Airport interface is rather
childlike
compared to its Windows counterpart which allows you a lot more
information, preferences etc. I feel sure there must be a non-idiots
interface with the network prefs or a variable I can set somewhere -
please help! It's driving me crazy, 117 out of 118 for crying out
loud - how cruel is that?!

Cheers

David

Uncle Dave <davidcovey@t-online.de> wrote:

> Hi
> I have a problem with my home WiFi network and my MacBook Pro which is
> exemplified by the fact that, for the third time of asking, it got
> part-way through a download and then lost the connection. In this case
> 117Mb of 118! :-( Losing the connection has happened all the time since
> I set up the network.
>
> I can't identify it with any specific factor.

Have you tried using cable to see if the problem persists?

On Feb 26, 12:28 pm, h...@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) wrote:
> Uncle Dave <davidco...@t-online.de> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I have a problem with my home WiFi network and my MacBook Pro which is
> > exemplified by the fact that, for the third time of asking, it got
> > part-way through a download and then lost the connection. In this case
> > 117Mb of 118! :-( Losing the connection has happened all the time since
> > I set up the network.
>
> > I can't identify it with any specific factor.
>
> Have you tried using cable to see if the problem persists?

No, but I will if you tell me what it would mean if it did
persist, and what it would mean if it didn't!

Thanks

David

On 26 Feb, 11:45, "Uncle Dave" <davidco...@t-online.de> wrote:
> On Feb 26, 12:28 pm, h...@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) wrote:
>
> > Uncle Dave <davidco...@t-online.de> wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > I have a problem with my home WiFi network and my MacBook Pro which is
> > > exemplified by the fact that, for the third time of asking, it got
> > > part-way through a download and then lost the connection. In this case
> > > 117Mb of 118! :-( Losing the connection has happened all the time since
> > > I set up the network.
>
> > > I can't identify it with any specific factor.
>
> > Have you tried using cable to see if the problem persists?
>
> No, but I will if you tell me what it would mean if it did
> persist, and what it would mean if it didn't!
>
> Thanks
>
> David

If you try using a cable/copper connection to your MBP and the
download completes, then that's pretty conclusive that its a problem
with the wirless connection or configuration.

If it still happens, possibly the file is corrupted? I know you said
you are loosing a connection, but is that your wirlesss connection, or
connection to the web?

A long shot, but possibly the file may be corrupt - have you tried
downloading from another server (if one is available)?

Clive