Tag: Apple AirPort

  • Wireless Encryption Protocols for Apple AirPort

    Part of the reason why maintaining a solid AirPort wireless connection is so difficult is the different number of wireless encryption protocols available today. WiFI Encryption Methods available on Leopard WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy LEAP – Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol WPA – WiFi Protected Access 802.1X WEB – Port based Network Access Control

  • AirPort wireless connection Drops on Leopard 10.5.2

    Symptoms AirPort wireless connection randomly stops working, even though signal strength to base station is good. Wireless connection strength drops, clicking on AirPort starts scanning, wireless strength returns to full, but Internet connection is lost. Can’t create wireless connection to DLink DIR-625 wireless router after upgrading to 10.5.2. Possible Causes AirPort attempts to connect to…