AE (802.11n) shared drive - FINDER search?

[Kevin Callahan]

On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:07 PM, Joar Wingfors wrote:

>
> On Feb 22, 2007, at 9:06 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>
>> I could try plugging the LaCie into the single USB port on the AE/ 
>> n , but if I can't use it with a hub, it defeats the purpose (as  
>> advertised)
>
> Using the Airport Management Utility (separate download from Apple,  
> very difficult to find) you can view log messages from Airport Base  
> Stations [*] without having to set up a machine to receive syslog  
> messages. This type of log output might provide important clues.
>
> j o a r
>
> [*] I haven't tried it with the new 802.11n Base Stations, but it  
> works with the older versions.
>
>

The new Airport Utility actually has a Logs and Statistics menu item  
under "Base Station"

I have been looking at the logs for the last two days trying to  
notice a pattern.

utility also has quite a few new features, including a realtime  
analysis of clients and signal strength/noise (it's a pretty slick  
interface)


<http://www.kevincallahan.org/stats.jpg>

i'm not sure how to interpret the numbers yet .. but

Often, when the log shows this:

"Rotated TKIP group key"

the next entry is:

"Disassociated with station ..."

At that moment, maybe the shared drive gets dropped and doesn't come  
back on the grid?

Not sure yet, because it doesn't seem consistent.

I mounted LaCie off the hub hanging off the AE/n a few hours ago, and  
it stayed online ..
but, a short while ago, I pulled it off the hub and plugged it in  
directly to the AE/n's USB port to see if the drive will stay live  
throughout the day

K