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Boot Camp + Windows Vista = no more Airport Extreme reboots

Posted Apr 13, 2007 at 09:02 PM

Ever since I upgraded my wireless router at home to Apple’s new 802.11n Airport Extreme, things have been running great on the Macs in my house when running OSX. However, whenever I’d boot a Mac into Windows Vista (using Apple’s Boot Camp software), I’d lose the internet connection in a matter of minutes, and my Airport Extreme would reboot.

I heard that others had encountered the same problem, and I assumed that it would be fixed with a firmware update on the router. So I’ve avoided booting into Vista at home for a few weeks, and patiently waited for the update. I noticed an update earlier this week, which I installed with the hope that it would take care of this problem.

Nope.

After a bit of experimentation, I’ve found a workaround. My Macs were joined to my domain at work — which is essential for my MacBook, since I use it much more at work than at home. It isn’t essential for my Mac Pro, so I changed from domain to workgroup and rebooted. Low and behold, that took care of it, and I’m happily writing this post in IE 7 in Windows Vista Ultimate under Boot Camp on my Mac Pro.

Of course, there’s still a problem here — not sure who’s problem it is, but I sure do hope someone fixes it. The severity of the issue has decreased significantly for me by moving to a workgroup, but of course, this isn’t an ideal solution.

I’m posting this in the hope of helping others who may encounter this issue so they’re aware of the workaround, and in the hope that someone capable of fixing it (whoever they are) can do so.

Visitor comments

2 comments

im about to try this solution. I have the same problem. Its only my work laptop that causes the issue. I’m betting its IPSEC that is enforced from the work domain. well done for finding this. I will let you know what i find as a solution

» by Kase Lite on Sep 29, 2007 at 05:55 PM | #

Its IPSEC. Your domain is enforcing.

» by Judd Harcombe on Oct 03, 2007 at 12:34 PM | #

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