Mac Pro Users - Last Update Effecting Your Network Connection?

titchard · 28 Jun 2007 at 13:37

Hey Guys,

Any Mac Pro guys here having network dropouts to there routers and need to restart / unplug & replug there ethernet cables to regain a connection every 30mins or so?

Had this suddenly happen since yesterday.

Rich

Mr_White · 28 Jun 2007 at 16:19

Not a Mac Pro user, but my MacBook has had a lot of drop outs since the last update, the WiFi icon still shows as connected, but it just stops sending or receiving any signals, sometimes it springs back into action, sometimes you need to turn airport on and off again.

Glad to hear it's not my hardware though

PardonTheWait · 28 Jun 2007 at 19:57

We've been having problems with our entire network at work lately, but once that was fixed our Mac Pro's been fine, as has the G5 I use.

NickK · 28 Jun 2007 at 21:35

yup I also have the same problem - mbp

J1234 · 28 Jun 2007 at 21:43

I've had it very few times, don't know if it's the same thing though.

Edit: MBP.

davestar_delux · 28 Jun 2007 at 22:56

A lot of peoples ISPs have been affected by the recent flooding so is it definitely your Macbooks with the problem?

Mr_White · 28 Jun 2007 at 22:57

davestar_delux said:
A lot of peoples ISPs have been affected by the recent flooding so is it definitely your Macbooks with the problem?

The connection or wifi on the router isn't dropping out, and it's not happening on any other systems, so it must be.

NickK · 28 Jun 2007 at 23:33

My initial thought is that it's basically a change to improve battery life by shutting down the air interface when not in use.
However (a) I can't believe that the air interface is not in constant use and (b) why would this effect non-laptop systems such as the Mac Pro that don't have a battery!
Only other explanation is if they applied the same drop functionality for all machines.. more likely a late night bug fix with bad testing as they only used copper network..

Darryn · 29 Jun 2007 at 17:02

Ive had no issues at all with my Macpro... :confused:

Gigabit wired to a Netgear 854T and ive had no dropouts or problems yet...

Slogan · 29 Jun 2007 at 17:22

Have had trouble with the last couple of updates - so have many people.

MBP decides to connect to the wireless network or not when I log in - sometimes it joins without problems, other times it's a problem to make it join.

NickK · 29 Jun 2007 at 17:28

I posted in the software section - there's a MBP only update. Although apple does not state what it actually does (no release notes etc).

titchard · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:52

Seems to be doing OK now guys - the only reason I thought it was the MP was when I unplugged the network cable from the back and plugged in back in or restarted, it was all fine!

Anyway thanks for your help!

Rich

MichaelHo · 30 Jun 2007 at 21:33

my macbook has been experiencing this problem, are there any fixes for it yet?

NickK · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:09

Try switching AirPort off, deleting the networks (System Prefs->Network->Show"AirPort") then switch on, reconnect.

MichaelHo · 30 Jun 2007 at 22:18

thanks for that.

titchard · 1 Jul 2007 at 03:48

Back again guys...

Seems that it wasn't a temporary thing and has been happening a couple of times an hour since last time I posted.

This is a wired connection by the way!

If it persists i'm ringing Apple on monday!

Rich

NickK · 1 Jul 2007 at 09:34

I'm assuming that you've tried a different cable?

titchard · 1 Jul 2007 at 14:33

NickK said:
I'm assuming that you've tried a different cable?

Tried both ethernet ports - but not a different cable.

It seems to have settled down today but if it continues i'll borrow a cable from work and try it.

Rich

NickK · 1 Jul 2007 at 23:14

I noticed that there's an article on ethernet jacks on appledefects.com

After a bit of research it appears that several of the issues with the MBP are caused by the overheating. Such as the airport lost packets etc.
What prompted this research was a freeze due to overheat (watching DVD I did notice it get hot with a GPU temp of 68degC!).
So I'm tempted to reapply the thermal paste.

titchard · 2 Jul 2007 at 01:24

NickK said:
I noticed that there's an article on ethernet jacks on appledefects.com

After a bit of research it appears that several of the issues with the MBP are caused by the overheating. Such as the airport lost packets etc.
What prompted this research was a freeze due to overheat (watching DVD I did notice it get hot with a GPU temp of 68degC!).
So I'm tempted to reapply the thermal paste.

that is quite interesting but does that effect the Mac Pro? my Mac Pro temps are usually extremely low!

Rich