Phil Ward wrote: > All, > > I use a Netgear DG834PN wireless router/modem via airport to connect a > couple of Intel iMacs and occasionally a laptop and occasionally two > iPhones to the internet via btinternet. For some strange reason I just > lost the internet connection. It just stopped (airport was still > connected). I restarted the router and restarted the macs. One iMac, > both iPhones and the laptop are back on line. > > The other iMac connects to the airport but refuses to connect to the > internet. In the network preferences pain it says, "Airport has a self > assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet". > This despite the fact that (I thought) it's set to use DHCP. The iMac > is using 10.5.5. > > Ideas anybody? > Phil
Hi Phil, I would suggest trying the obvious, if you've not already done so: a) remove the network from the wireless networks list, and readd it (could be a network key issue?) b) reboot Certainly, when connecting to WEP-based wifi networks, if you have the WEP key wrong, it will often still show as being connected, but you will have no connectivity, so DHCP will not work, and you'll get no IP address. I had a weird issue with my MacBook the other day where, upon changing my location and plugging in a network cable, I had no connectivity, though all the settings were right. I ended up trying a reboot, and sure enough, everything started working again! Also worth checking the settings on the router if you have it set to use MAC address-based security or similar, in case your rogue machine has inadvertantly had its access removed... Hope this helps, Ed --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
