Hi Esther, No you're grand thanks I have instructions to do it I just wanted to check if there were another way.
Cheers, Dónal On 30 Mar 2013, at 22:49, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote: > Hello Dónal, > > I hope that Anne's instructions work for you, because the only way that I > know to get the device logs is with the version 5.6.1 of AirPort Utility that > I still run. (Can give you instructions for that, if you like.) > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On 30 Mar 2013, at 12:38, Anne Robertson wrote: > >> Hello Dónal, >> >> I went into System Preferences, Networks, and clicked on Advanced. I went to >> the table and dragged the 5G network to the top of the list so that my >> MacBook Air would connect to that network first. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On 30 Mar 2013, at 23:12, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Anne, >>> >>> Can you ask him what he means by using "drag and drop" in the network pane >>> to make it the preferred network? >>> >>> I've done everything else you have (which makes me feel better). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Dónal >>> On 30 Mar 2013, at 22:09, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Dónal, >>>> >>>> We've had similar problems with a similar setup. Here's what we did: >>>> 1) Change the channel from the default of 11 to the new value of 13 using >>>> the Airport Utility. >>>> 2) Activate the 802.11n (5GHz) network on both devices and use drag&drop >>>> in the Network pane of System Preferences to make that the preferred >>>> network. >>>> >>>> It's been rock solid since we did this. >>>> >>>> Explanation provided by Archie since I know nothing about this subject! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>> On 30 Mar 2013, at 22:16, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi folks, >>>>> >>>>> I'm tearing my hair out over my Airport extreme (extended by an express) >>>>> dropping connections. Does anyone know how I can access the device logs >>>>> to see what's actually going on? Is downloading and installing an old >>>>> version of the Airport utility the only way? >>>>> >>>>> I use an application called "Wifi Explorer" which gives me signal to >>>>> noise ratios, so what I did was turn off the airport Express and get the >>>>> SNR it was receiving using my Laptop and it seems fine. I think I just >>>>> need to see the logs on both devices to see what's happening in order to >>>>> isolate this but I can't seem to find anything. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>> >>>>> Dónal >>>>> Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, >>>>> School of Computing, >>>>> Dublin City University, >>>>> Glasnevin, >>>>> Dublin 9, Ireland >>>>> Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 >>>>> fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 >>>>> email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie >>>>> >>>>> Email Disclaimer >>>>> "This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are >>>>> intended solely for use by the addressee. 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