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An odd fix for AirTunes intermittent dropouts
Authored by: mikebrittain on May 30, '06 06:41:54PM

I recently purchased one of these, using it with my Windows XP laptop. I've been extremely impressed with the ease of setup, but also ran into trouble with intermittent dropouts of network service.

Since reviewing some comments here and testing a few things, I seem to have eliminated the network problems. I took the following steps:

1. I was originally using a WEP network because I was unsure about the compatibility with Win XP. Since it was listed as being "more compatible", I used it for my first stap. I have since switched to a WPA2 Personal network with no problems. Don't know whether this improves stability or not.

2. Since I was having significant trouble with iTunes, I upgraded to the latest point release. I doubt this was this issue, however. The network drops affected all software, not just the music streaming to my stereo.

3. There is an "interference robustness" setting that I though might help, and was mentioned here previously. I actually tried that first with no luck. Since the network stability has improved, I decided to turn that off, hoping that my range will improve (not that I'm taking advantage of that).

4. I got rid of my wireless telephone. My suspicion is that this phone was the culprit. Since I rarely use it, I replaced it with a regular corded phone -- and have freed up a power socket in the process!

So far so good. My suggestion to anyone with similar problems would be to look for wireless phones close to your network hub, first. That will probably resolve your issues.



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