 |
 |
Airport Extreme not working right...
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Livermore, California
Status:
Offline
|
|
Forgive me if this has been asked before, but I am having some issues.
I've got an Airport Extreme Base Station, and a new iBook with an AE card in it. My iBook picks up a signal from the Station, but won't go online. I can modify the Base Station from my comp (changing name, password, etc), but I can't access the Internet!! Hooking the Ethernet cable directly to the computer works fine, so I know the modem is working.
I'm using it hooked up to a cable modem, and yes, I've tried power cycling, and yes, the Ethernet is hooked into the correct jack. Any ideas? I basically have a 250 dollar hunk of plastic on my desk!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Can you give some specifics? Your network setup, from cable modem to AEBS, how the base is configured (and how you did that-over wireless or through a cable), and how your iBook's networking is configured, would all be very useful in figuring this out.
|
Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Livermore, California
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by ghporter
Can you give some specifics? Your network setup, from cable modem to AEBS, how the base is configured (and how you did that-over wireless or through a cable), and how your iBook's networking is configured, would all be very useful in figuring this out.
Certainly. I'm using a Comcast cable modem, with an Ethernet cord into the WAN port (the one that looks like a circle), and I am using 128 WEP security with a password, channel 10, with 802.11g mode only mode on. I configured the base using wireless which is why I am curious why the Internet is not responding.. I can see it, just not get online.
As far as the iBook's networking, it is set to Airport in the Network System Prefs... If there is something I didn't mention, please let me know, and I'll provide it.
Thanks for the help!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
I'll bet your password is wrong one way or another. Further, since you have Extreme on the computer, why not use WPA, which is MUCH more secure (just about anything is more secure than WEP, but this is truly secure)? Further, passwords in WPA are easier to manage than with WEP.
Try this: turn off WEP on both the base and your computer and see if you connect then. If you do-and I think you will-the next step is to set up WPA.
|
Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top