10.5.2 and flaky wireless

[CommanderJameson]

I'm clearly not alone in having this problem. I have a simple, low-tech setup: there's my Mac, then there's the Buffalo WBR2-G54S router, then there's the Internet.

10.5.1 - no problem at all.
10.5.2 - wireless is unreliable as hell. It'll drop several times in an hour, then go for a couple of hours, then not stay up more than a couple of minutes.

I've seen various "cures" involving farting around with router settings, re-installing old version of kexts, and other wittery.

Anyone else seeing this? Anyone found a real solution?

[CommanderJameson]

I should perhaps add that the Mac's wireless card is described as follows:

System Profiler said:

Wireless Card Type	AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x87)
Wireless Card Locale	Worldwide
Wireless Card Firmware Version	Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.25.8)

[CommanderJameson]

The Dude said:

Is it a WEP/WPA issue then?

I have mine unencrypted with MAC filtering so perhaps that's why I'm not having the problem?

That's what I've got.