Submitted by Twingenuine (not verified) on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 16:59.
I was having this problem after updating the AEBS firmware, intermittent drops and occasional requests to access the keychain. After trying everything I could think of, I went into airport admin and clicked the "wireless options" button. In that menu there is a box for "Use Wide Channels." By default it is checked on the n network. After unchecking and restarting the AEBS, the problem disappeared!
I didn't even have to restart the computer. Since this discovery, I have made changes to the AEBS and restarted, only to discover that the network drops again. Sure enough, if I go into wireless options, the "wide channel" box has been re-checked! Unchecking the box makes it all work again :)
A Strange Fix
I was having this problem after updating the AEBS firmware, intermittent drops and occasional requests to access the keychain. After trying everything I could think of, I went into airport admin and clicked the "wireless options" button. In that menu there is a box for "Use Wide Channels." By default it is checked on the n network. After unchecking and restarting the AEBS, the problem disappeared!
I didn't even have to restart the computer. Since this discovery, I have made changes to the AEBS and restarted, only to discover that the network drops again. Sure enough, if I go into wireless options, the "wide channel" box has been re-checked! Unchecking the box makes it all work again :)