We got a new ipad yesterday and getting it connected through my home wifi network was no problem. However, if I try streaming any video (youtube or embedded in a page or through an app like the CNN app) the whole network loses connection. I have several computers (Windows of various vintages and Linux) and several other devices such as Android tablets and a WII that we use for Netflix. I also have an IP phone that's connected via wire to another router that is VPN'd to my employer. All these connections go through a router and then out to the internet via a cable modem. I can stream from multiple devices at the same time (say Netflix and a couple of different youtube videos on different devices) with no problem. Network speed or bandwidth don't appear to be a problem. However, as soon as I try streaming a video on the ipad, all devices in my house loses connectivity (it doesn't matter if they are wired or not). The phone even quits working. As soon as the ipad stops trying to stream (when it also looses connectivity) then everything returns to normal without me having to do anything.
I'm new to the whole Apple universe (at least since the days of the IIe) so I don't know where to look. I find it hard to believe the ipad could 'take over' the network but that is what it appears to be doing. Any help would be appreciated. If I can't make this work it may be another 30 years before I take a bite of the Apple.
Kurt
I'm new to the whole Apple universe (at least since the days of the IIe) so I don't know where to look. I find it hard to believe the ipad could 'take over' the network but that is what it appears to be doing. Any help would be appreciated. If I can't make this work it may be another 30 years before I take a bite of the Apple.
Kurt