Comments on: AirPort "Connection Timeout" issue

By: tan

tan — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:58:04 +0000

Hi guys – changing the channel worked for me. – it was hours of trying everything and i must say the channel change worked. i'm using a DLINK gamers lounge wireless router and a netgear modem.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:30:47 +0000

I have the same problem as #23. I've tried changing from WPA to WEP and that didn't work. My older MacBook Pro (leopard) is working just fine it's the snow leopard OS that won't connect. I have a 2WIRE router/modem and use AT&T. Any suggestions?

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:38:47 +0000

I also could not use the AirportUtility,since I have an AT&T Uverse router. However i went in and did two things. I changed the wifi channel to 7. Then I happened to notice that for some odd reason my MBP wifi card was on the list of restricted MAC addresses. I cleared that and whoala! I was back in business.

No idea why I had to do that all of sudden since everything had been working fine for me for almost a year.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:58:45 +0000

I found that there was a garbage WPA password and fixed that, but like several others, I can't get into Manua Setting, same problem as 24-28.

What is weird is that my wife's identical MacBook Pro has no problems. But then, she never upgraded past 10.4

Anybody found another solution? Right now, I'm working with an Ethernet connection, which is quite incovenient.
Bob

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:59:45 +0000

Had the same problem come out of the blue. Restarting my router and MBP seemed to do the trick until it happens again.

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:01 +0000

Thank you so much Allen! I was facing this stupid Connection TImeout error on my new Mac Book Pro – was driving me crazy. Followed your instructions, (also, for some people the term Wireless Router might be more easily understood than Base Station), changed the channel using my PC to channel 7.
I didn't quite believe it would work, but it did! Mac is now happily connected!

For anyone trying to access the settings of a BELKIN router, the address is: 192.168.2.1

By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:57:32 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for the tip Theo, it solved my problem.
For those of you who are not using an Apple Airport base station, you will need to use a slighly different method:
If you have another wireless device that will connect to the network (I used my iPhone), use that to log on to your base station control panel. Mostly this will be via a standard browser, entering an IP address into the address field. The IP address will be in your base station documentation, if you've lost this it may also be printed on the device itself.
Once logged on, look for 'Wireless Settings' and change the channel. Default on my Actiontec device was 9, I changed to 7 and it worked a treat.
For those who cannot connect wirelessly with another device, you will most likely have to patch directly into the base station with an ethernet cable, then follow the same steps as above.

By: jake

jake — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:24:43 +0000

same problem as 23. broadcom 43xx, intel core 2 duo. infuriating. additionally, trying to find a wireless USB dongle that works with intel, OSX and supports packet injection is virtually impossible i think. arg

By: efe

efe — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:02:35 +0000

I am having the same problem as #23…anyone reading have any new advice?

By: nat

nat — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:53:52 +0000

I too find that my AirPort Utility is "unable to find any Apple wireless devices." Therefore Theo's fix (#14) is not an option. (The original fix post also does not work.)

This is infuriating and, I would also assume, inexplicable. WTH is Apple doing allowing such a prevalent issue go unfixed?!

Damn you, Apple computer. Damn you to hell.