Well, finally broke down and paid for a solid internet connection as there are no more "free" waves in my area.
So...I also bought a Belkin wireless G router (F5D7230tt4) and am having many problems setting it up.
My internet comes from the local phone company (cable box) and requires a user name and pw to log on. When i try using the supplied set up disc which has specific programs for mac and osx, it starts ok until it checks my hardware then it says it can't set up. I think it has to do with the whole airport thing versus the ethernet thing. I really have no clue as to wtf I'm doing!
Supposedly according to the "simple 3 minute installation guide," I'm to leave my internet attached to my mac when I install the Belkin software and then it will to tell me toadd the routher into the mix and have a corded connection wth the router in the middle.
After 2 calls to a heavilly accented fellow at Belkin tech support he says I need to contact Apple about re-installling my (faulty) LAN card. I dunno....sounds fishy to me. Ive used the wifi on my imac before with no problems - same goes for the corded ethernet connection.
A couple of times I was able to use the network diagnostics when Safari couldn't conncet and got all the little lights to go green except for the internet...
I sure wish I knew what I'm doing!
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