i'm a recent switch so forgive me if i sound erally clueless. i've installed an airport extreme card into my powerbook g4. if i turn airport on, i can see the network and i can see that i get reception, however it says there's no connection and i get an error mssg that says 'self assigned IP address unable to connect"... i googled this problem and foudn:
<snip> What you CAN do with the 169.254.x.x IP address: ping it. If you get a response, it proves the network adapter is working (in it's hardware.) If you can't ping it, try pinging 127.0.0.1, if you can't ping 127.0.0.1 then reset the tcp/ip stack and all should be fine. By the way, a 0.0.0.0 IP address is the same deal, except it has 0.0.0.0 until it times out and determines that it can't find a DHCP server - within 3 minutes it will have a 169.254.x.x IP address. You can also check out the windows xp fix for the IP 0.0.0.0 </snip> can anyone explani this to me in plain english? i erally know nothing about wifi connections... this has been my problem no matter where i attempt it... i don't have a base station in my apt yet, but at my friend's apt or the many free wifi areas in manhattan i can't get a connection, only the error message... at my friend's apt, he runs windows computers that auto detect the network and connect with no problem, he gave me the password but when i entered it into the airport connection manager it said that it was incorrect! he was clueless also about any more problem solving techniques and we both had no idea what to do... i can't ask him to reset his router, or ask the providers of free wifi to reset their router either, which was a suggestion i foudn on many mssg boards... even at home, i dont want to bother getting an airport base station until i know that its not oign to be $100 and more frustration to try to get a damn connection without wires. i've made sure the settings are exactly as recommended in setup (autodetect dhcp, etc) but nothing works!!! reaching the end of my rope.... help!!! -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
