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Mac OS X 10.4.1 and AirPort

Mac OS X 10.4.1 has been released. Among the AirPort releated fixes are:
  • Some third-party wireless DHCP servers might not provide an IP address to a computer through AirPort if the computer has a long computer name—this update addresses the issue.
  • Resolves a potential issue that could occur when moving from one access point to another within the same wireless network—the IP address could have been lost and not restored unless the DHCP lease was renewed or the computer put to sleep and then awakened.
Unfortunately, testing here indicates that this update does not fix a WPA Enterprise roaming bug that goes back many releases, to wit: connecting to one access point, picking up without closing the Powerbook or otherwise putting it to sleep, walking into range of another access point on the same network, and the AirPort client will get stuck in "Authenticating...". To complete the connection, the Powerbook must either be put through a sleep-wake cycle or Internet Connect can be used to disconnect and reconnect to the network.
By Periodik Labs on May 17, 2005 10:33 AM |

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