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#1 2008-12-09 8:55 am
Solution to Connection Time Out Problem?
We have three macs in my house and all of them experience the same problem where the Airport Extreme will run great for several days and then stop connecting. A prompt appears with the password to connect and when connect is pushed, after a moment of searching, I get a message that the connection has timed out.
To avoid this we try to turn off the airport for a few minutes every few days and it seems to work, but you can never tell when the bug will bite.
I am aware of this happening to other users too. Has there been a fix for this yet?
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#2 2008-12-09 8:38 pm
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Re: Solution to Connection Time Out Problem?
What connection is involved? Cable, DSL, something else?
I think it is likely that your ISP is interrupting your "always on" connection. ISPs provide Dynamic IP addresses. So the ISP disconnects your IP address every once in a while. No disconnect would equal a Static IP. Static IP addresses cost you more per month.
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