I have looked over the whole system at my mother' house yesterday. Wow, I dont know how she even got on line!!!. Here is the actual scenario: DSL wireless modem from Verizon , Actiontec model M 1424WR. The coax cable is coming into the house and is attached to the wireless modem...(.the modem has a cheap looking moveable antenna). The only other thing attached to the modem is the ac adapter......there are no other cables or wires plugged into the modem. The modem is in the same room where the new MacBook is located. In another room at back of the house, there is the Airport base station, looks like an Igloo). The only things attached to that are a telephone line, and a ac adapter.
The MacBook does pick up a signal....but it must be the signal from the wireless modem....it takes a long time for internet sites to open etc...... I am wondering how to get a better connection? The Airport was put in because it routed the signal to a mac mini. An ethernet cable was used between the mac mini and the base station. The mac mini is no longer in the house. The Airport base station just sits on the desk in the back room. I really would appreciate any more ideas how to make this better. Thanks, Sandra. On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 12:05 PM, David K Watson <[email protected]>wrote: > You shouldn't need a new Airport, the problem seems to be with > your network settings, with your system holding on to an old setting > that it ought to forget. When you have deleted the old network > and leave the Network settings pane and you are given the option > to apply new settings, are you sure that you are accepting the > "Apply new network settings" option? If that wasn't the problem, > try going to the Advanced Tab of the network settings and deleting > the old network again, only this time uncheck the "Remember any > Network this computer has joined" option first. Then quit the new > network and rejoin it, then go back and recheck that option so you > don't have to type in the network password every time you join it. > > Another thing you can try is to go to the Network pane of System > Preferences, and at the top where you see the Location: popup menu, > select Edit locations…, create a new location and use that in place > of the one you are using now. > > From: Sandra Raredon <[email protected]> >> >> My mom recently upgraded from Ibook to MacBook, Leopard OS. Everytime she >> wants to use wi-fi , her new computer keeps trying to log on the old >> networ= >> k >> name. She is using a new network, so there is a conflict now. We tried >> to >> go to the advance mode and delete the old network, but it keeps coming >> back. If I get a new Airport express (she was and is using the Aiport >> base >> station now), the small plug in adapter....will that solve the problem? >> Th= >> e >> problem is, I do not know anything about setting up network....all she >> want= >> s >> to do is use her macbook in the kitchen, and connect via wi-fi. Does she >> need another Airport base station or will an Airport express >> work......thanks for helping! >> >> > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ><((((ª> ><((((ª> ><((((ª> ><((((ª> ><((((ª> ><((((ª> ><((((ª> Sandra J. Raredon New home email: [email protected] New work email: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
