The router is the same one that was provided by the internet provider, and has 4 lan and a wifi unit inside. The only change I made to this router when I moved in (I am staying with a host family) is that I enabled wireless. the IP settings are common for these AIO modem\router\wifi boxes that the companies give out. I could try to change the IP settings on it to see if that does anything else, and the network name\other stuff just to see if it fixes the problem. I have heard before about AppleTalk borking up stuff, but there is no AppleTalk enabled on this machine. I am tempted to see if static IP addresses would damage or fix this situation thanks for all the help -Christian
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Christopher Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is something major wrong there with your IP addresses. > > It seems strange to have a router that uses 192.168.254.*. Most of the > routers I have used over the years default to either 192.168.0.*, > 192.168.1.* or 192.168.2.*. > > Belkin are usually the only ones to use 192.168.2.*. Everyone else > seems to use either 192.168.0.* or 192.168.1.*. > > Now having said all that, your iMac and your PC should both have an IP > address on the same subnet as your router. > > So, if your router is 192.168.1.254, then your PC and your iMac should > also have IPs that start 192.168.1.*. The same applies for 192.168.0.* > and 192.168.2.*. > > They should also use the same subnet mask (usually 255.255.255.0) > > I would reset the router with it's hardware reset, then reconfigure it > to connect to your ADSL connection. Make sure that is correct and > working. Then setup your wireless on your router to any SSID you like > with WPA or WPA2 security. > > The reconnect both your iMac and your PC to the new SSID and all > should be well. > > There is something really strange going on at the moment. > > cjc > > > On 27/09/2009, at 9:04 AM, Christian Wacker wrote: > >> >> So... I've gotten my iMac to start, it has been fixed (it no longer >> crashes because I have replaced the HDD) the battery is on it's way, >> it's ram is "maxed" (512mb, could go 1gb if I had the money) and it >> now runs OS 10.3.9, and it is online... but... >> Whenever I try to have it and my PC online, only one seems able to >> connect. If my PC is online and working fine, then my iMac can't do >> squat. If my iMac is doing anything (and I mean anything... even just >> an IM app open) then my PC can't get online until I reset the wifi >> box, reset my wireless adapter, and get a new IP (which usually is the >> same as the old IP) >> My iMac seems to like the IP 192.168.254.3 and my desktop likes >> 192.168.2.1, and the box is 192.168.254.254. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
