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Can't get to the IP address of my wireless modem router
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Hello, relatively newbie question here I'm sure.
I have just joined the Mac family, having been a curious admirer for some time. I ise a wireless modem router, that I talk to via the browser on 192.168.1.1
The Mac has been up and running online with ease, but it occasionally drops the service completely, and I cannot get anywhere by typing in the IP address.
Is there a Mac equivalent of a 'ping' that I can do? Any other suggestions?
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Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London, UK
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You can ping from the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/) if you like command line, or Network Utility (also under /Applications/Utilities/) if you like a GUI.
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iMac, Intel Core-Duo 2GHz, 2GB, 250GB, OS X 10.4
PowerBook 12", 867MHz, 640MB, 60GB, OS X 10.4
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Turn off the modem/router for two minutes (time it) and then try renewing your DHCP address through Network Preferences (under the Apple () menu, select System Preferences and then double-click on Network). Choose "Show: AirPort" and then click on the TCP/IP button, then click the "Renew DHCP Lease" button.
This may not fix the problem, but it's awful easy to do and only slows you down a trifle. And it MAY fix your problem; sometimes routers get stupid and forget their jobs, but restarting them makes them "smart" again.
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Glenn -----
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Sorry, I should build some more on my question. If the internet connection goes, so does my access to the control panel (which is accessed through an IP address in a browser). I'm wondering how to correct that.
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Originally Posted by reknaw 
Sorry, I should build some more on my question. If the internet connection goes, so does my access to the control panel (which is accessed through an IP address in a browser). I'm wondering how to correct that.
This means that your computer is losing a valid IP address on your local network. And my above advice holds-turn the router off for two minutes then turn it back on. Let us know how that works for you.
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Glenn -----
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