Thread: What use for an iPad?

Originally Posted by p38arover

I forgot to say, that I have the same problem with my wife's new iPad.

Which is a very good indication your wireless access point is ****ed. I say that as an IT Professional.

What wireless router are you running?


Seriously there are some wireless router brands that don't play nicely with Apple products.

The latest linksys/cisco updates for some of their older (2-3 year) routers made it impossible to connect any Apple product to wifi, for example. The only solution was reverting to a version they no longer make available on their website. Needless to say when I replaced the modem/router a couple of months ago Cisco wasn't on the list of candidates.

I've had a good run with Netgear products. On theother hand Linksys/Cisco gear falls over too regularly for my liking - latest was a 48 port managed switch at work which had a couple of ports randomly fall over. Same switch has failed to reboot properly after power outages. It's not really surprising that Linksys/Cisco doesn't score highly in the reliability stakes.

That's interesting - my modem is a WIFI Cisco (Optus supplied for "high speed internet) and all our Apple products (2 iPhones, the new iPad, & the iMac) have zero WIFI issues running with it. I'm certainly no expert here - am I just lucky?

Originally Posted by Scallops

That's interesting - my modem is a WIFI Cisco (Optus supplied for "high speed internet) and all our Apple products (2 iPhones, the new iPad, & the iMac) have zero WIFI issues running with it. I'm certainly no expert here - am I just lucky?

Perhaps Cisco product is an improvement. They have killed off the Linksys, and Linksys by Cisco brands, which is what I've had problems with. It was an update for some "legacy products" which crippled Apple support - I had a WAG54v3. Quite amazing - worked fine prior to update, and stopped immediately after. Even after a full reset and reconfiguring from scratch it sill refused to allow Apple devices to connect, my partners PC connected without a blink. When I was searching for a solution I came across a lot of people in the same predicament.

Optus were supplying D-Link modems to business, and Siemens Speedstream modems for non-wifi. I steer clear of ISP supplied modems where ever possible.

cheers
Paul

Probably just lucky then! Prior to having this WIFI modem, I setup my iMac's own WIFI signal (built in standard feature) - so that might be a solution for the OP if he has a Mac. I don't know if PC's do this too as standard, if they do - and he doesn't have a Mac - maybe try that.

Originally Posted by Scallops

Probably just lucky then! Prior to having this WIFI modem, I setup my iMac's own WIFI signal (built in standard feature) - so that might be a solution for the OP if he has a Mac. I don't know if PC's do this too as standard, if they do - and he doesn't have a Mac - maybe try that.

That would work providing the iMac is hooked up via ethernet to the modem.
From memory you can't share the same interface you are using to connect to the network. You can share for example Wifi -> Ethernet, or Bluetooth -> Wifi but not Wifi -> Wifi.

Originally Posted by OffTrack

That would work providing the iMac is hooked up via ethernet to the modem.
From memory you can't share the same interface you are using to connect to the network. You can share for example Wifi -> Ethernet, or Bluetooth -> Wifi but not Wifi -> Wifi.

You can probably tell I'm no expert , but yes - my old standard modem provides ethernet to iMac, iMac generates a WIFI signal, that is available for any gadget - PC, Mac, iPhone, Android, iPad - had them all running at one time or another, and the data usage gets pulled from my monthly internet quota, which is huge.

It's a good system.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I've pretty much given up on the iPad 2.

I have extreme difficulty getting it to connect to the home WiFi network - even when in the same room as the router. It's useless in any other room. My iPhone 3GS is OK.

Oddly enough, when my wife uses it, she can connect anywhere in the house. My wife reckons I've ruined it. Trying a reboot doesn't help (that's something I need to do regularly on the iPhone as it just gives up receiving data - it still works as a phone but that's all).

We had much the same problem when we used to use an AV sender to distribute pay TV to another TV in another part of the house. If I (and only me) walked anywhere near the AV sender, it would kill the transmission.

Ron, have you tried removing all the established Wi-fi connections from your Ipad. Remove all of these and then re-establish them (or just the one). Believe this could/may solve your problem.

I don't have mine with me so I'm not sure of the correct screen names.

Regards
Andrew

Originally Posted by OffTrack

What wireless router are you running? .

Netgear WNR2000