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New to airport / wireless networking - quick question
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Brooklyn
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Hi all,
I just moved into a new apt. in the DC suburbs and I am sharing a wireless network with my 2 roomies. I am having problems connecting to our wireless network. I can see the name of our network in the pull down menu, but when I select it, I get no reception at all and everything gets grayed out. My roomies Dell laptop works in my room as did the previous tenant's PC desktop, but I get nada. I have an Aiport extreme card in my eMac.
If I can see the name of the network, then the computer recognizes it, right?
Our connection is through Cox and the wireless router is made by Netgear.
Any help you can give would be appreciated.
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eMac / 80 gig HD /1Ghz G4/ 1 GB memory / OS X.3 / Superdrive / 40 gig iPod Photo
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Michigan
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Is the network using WEP encryption?
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Timex Sinclair . IIe > SE > 6100 >
520c > Pismo > PB 15.2 > MacBook Pro 15.2 2.5 GHz
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SLC Utah
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For my wireless served from family pc i had to log in using a password
this is a Belkin router and logged in using IBook with airport card.
Check for login and password. I just called Belkin and they talked me through
i could not find it in the documentation. I also bought a usb card to connect and
connected to my G4 and it connected fine.
MuttleyMac
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Have a great day!
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Brooklyn
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Nope, no password or anything like that.
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eMac / 80 gig HD /1Ghz G4/ 1 GB memory / OS X.3 / Superdrive / 40 gig iPod Photo
READ MY BLOG: www.informationleafblower.com/blog
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: brooklyn ny
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may be obvious ideas, but...
plug the emac into the modem (cable? or dsl?) and see if you can get online; then you'll know for sure where the problem is.
try moving the emac closer to the router; anything?
be sure the network wasn't setup with a password...
check network settings, try using internet connect to setup.
good luck
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