Note: I'm having problems with *NAT* wireless networking, but since the symptoms match what many people are reporting with bridged wireless networking, I'll fill out the survey anyway in case it helps. Specifically, the symptoms I'm seeing are intermittent loss of connectivity from my Ubuntu 7.04 guest VM. Sometimes this is accompanied by loss of connectivity on the host OS. Sometimes only DNS is affected, and I can ping remote machines from the VM by IP address (like the problem reported in this thread: http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=634363&#634363).

A MacBook Pro with a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo (older 32 bit) CPU and an AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x86) wireless card with firmware version 1.1.8.5.

Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R2218)

At the moment I'm using a wireless gateway in mixed B/G mode.

A Linksys WRT54GL running firmware version 4.30.5.

I'm applying it now. Will report back afterwards.

N/A

1) What Mac do you have?
MacBook

2) What version of Mac OS X are you running?
10.4.10

3) Are you running B, G, N or a combination of wireless networking technologies?
A and G

4) What base station are you connected to?
Cisco AP (801.22G) , D-Link AP (802.11G and 802.11A), 2x ZyXel APs (1 802.11A and 1 802.11G)

5) Have you applied the latest Airport Update from 7/30 and does it help?
Yes and no

6) If you are using N networking, if you drop back to G or B networking, does the problem occur?
N/A It does occur on A and G.

MacBook Pro Santa Rosa 2.4GHz


10.4.10


N networking connecting to Airport Extreme N base station.


See 3) - base station operating in bridged mode.


Applied. Doesn't cure however a subjective feeling that problems are less frequent.


Yes.

Previous MBP Core Duo never had this problem but was on G network only. The Airport Extreme station was set to G network only at that point. Only difference now is the SR MBP and the Extreme station is now set to N only at 5 GHz wide channels.

Based on the various forum posts, I would like to consolidate and collect more information in this thread. Please respond here even if you responded elsewhere, it will allow us to more easily find trends if everyone responds here:

If you are having problems with bridged wireless networking:

1) What Mac do you have?
MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz

2) What version of Mac OS X are you running?
Latest Version Of Tiger with all the current updates

3) Are you running B, G, N or a combination of wireless networking technologies?
802.11n most of the time

4) What base station are you connected to?
Apple Airport Extreme

5) Have you applied the latest Airport Update from 7/30 and does it help?
Yes, I have applied it, It still drops out, but not as often

6) If you are using N networking, if you drop back to G or B networking, does the problem occur?
Haven't tried that. Don't know how. Brand new to the mac world. Would be willing to try if someone could tell me how.

I am sure the networking folks will have more questions, but I would like to start here.

Thanks for your help in trying help us to better understand what is going on.

Best,

Pat Lee
Senior Product Manager - Mac Products
VMware

Hi,

Works using static IP (thankfully), but not with dhcp.

Hope this helps

richard Kingsley

If you are having problems with bridged wireless networking:

1) What Mac do you have?

Macbook pro 2.16

2) What version of Mac OS X are you running?

10.4.9

3) Are you running B, G, N or a combination of wireless networking technologies?

G

4) What base station are you connected to?

Asus wl330g

5) Have you applied the latest Airport Update from 7/30 and does it help?

No

6) If you are using N networking, if you drop back to G or B networking, does the problem occur?

I have had absolutely no problems with the WRT54G. I guess I am lucky to have an older version that can run non-OEM firmware. Just for the record, my issues with Fusion and bridged networking are not exclusive to the WRT54G -- they extend to every AP I have connected to, including enterprise-grade products from Cisco and 3Com. In fact, I cannot recall any AP that I have connected to that I haven't experienced these issues with.

Based on the various forum posts, I would like to consolidate and collect more information in this thread. Please respond here even if you responded elsewhere, it will allow us to more easily find trends if everyone responds here:

If you are having problems with bridged wireless networking:

1) What Mac do you have?

Santa Rose MBP, 4 GB ram

2) What version of Mac OS X are you running?
10.4.10

3) Are you running B, G, N or a combination of wireless networking technologies?
G - Ruckus Wireless

4) What base station are you connected to?
Ruckus Wireless

5) Have you applied the latest Airport Update from 7/30 and does it help?
All patched up

6) If you are using N networking, if you drop back to G or B networking, does the problem occur?
n/a

I have bought a copy and expect you guys will fix the problem within the next week, otherwise the software is useless without a network....currenly I am back in using parallels, as it works.....reason for me to use VM fusion is the USB 2.0 support.

Good luck
tiag