Macbook Help

Marty_J

delhome wrote: »

I have tried all the above, even turned off the encryption on the router. Still nothing wirelessly but the laptop will connect when the ethernet cable is plugged in.

My guess would be that you have MAC filtering turn on in your router, which is stopping anything wirelessly connecting unless you have added it to the list of approved wireless devices.

delhome

Marty_J wrote: »

My guess would be that you have MAC filtering turn on in your router, which is stopping anything wirelessly connecting unless you have added it to the list of approved wireless devices.

No it is turned off. I have also spent some time changing the channels on the router. Still wont connect even though the bars are full on the airport and it says airport is connected to the internet. Try to connect only to be told i am not! I am slowly losing the will to live lol!!!!

Marty_J

Does your network show name up when you click the airport icon in the menu bar?

delhome

Marty_J wrote: »

My guess would be that you have MAC filtering turn on in your router, which is stopping anything wirelessly connecting unless you have added it to the list of approved wireless devices.

It is turned off. Not having a mac before I am a bit in the dark but this has been a nightmare and a half. Roll on Ebay lol

gaming_guy

i dont have a mac, but is there an option to manually input all the network details like the network name (ssid) and the password?

Marty_J

delhome wrote: »

It is turned off. Not having a mac before I am a bit in the dark but this has been a nightmare and a half. Roll on Ebay lol

Your problem isn't with your Mac, unless it's faulty, in which case you should contact the people who gave it to you.

To connect to a wireless network on a Mac, you enter your network name and password, and it connects. That's it. It couldn't be any simpler.

delhome

I've done that and it accepts my password but will not still connect to the internet.

Marty_J

What security is your router using?

delhome

128 bit WEP. I have even tried with the encryption off but still nothing works.

Marty_J

Why WEP? It's not very secure and can be cracked in seconds by anyone who has taken the time to type "WEP crack" into Google.

But regardless, let's try and eliminate things. Turn WEP off, make sure MAC filtering isn't turned on, enable SSID broadcast, save your changes before you exit your router set up page, and then turn your router off for 30 seconds and reboot your Mac.

Once they have both restarted, click the AirPort icon. Does your network show up? What happens when you click it?