wireless help

[prplchknz]

Ok so I can connect to my network and I talked to my dad and he confirmed that all the settings are correct and I should be able to connect, but unless i'm plugged into the box I can't surf the web, I also get a full single from the wireless on my computer, but when I go to load a web page it says server can't be found and then I look at network status it says connected but not configured, and I know user names and passwords are correct. What do I need to do/ask for to get this to work?

It's a wireless g linksys box and i'm using a Mac OS X version 10.4.11

I'm able to get the IP and subnet not plugged in but is refusing to find the router #. When i am plugged in the IP and sub and mac all match when I connect wirelesly plus the router shows up.

 

[Geoff]

See if you can connect to the router over the wireless itself to examine the settings. Often when this stuff is wrong it looks like you are connected but you aren't really.

Option 2 : connect to the box direct by ethernet and disable the wireless security long to try it again. If it works with th wireless security (WEP or whatever) turned off, you'll know that's causing the problem.

 

[prplchknz]

it won't let me join the network unless I put in the security. And tried to 1st step all ready.

It works for my room mate, when she gets off work I'm thinking about asking to look at her settings to see if they match. I don't know what to do, cuz most of the time I can connect without problems to most networks. my dad said it might be a problem with my computer talking to the router. and their might be somewhere I have to go and change settings to allow them to talk.

i tried the ethernet thing and tried putting all the settings in automatically so everything would defiently match but still won't work.

 

[Wolf]

Verify that your gateway is correct.

 

[prplchknz]

where do I do that? Sorry I'm not good with computers.

 

[Wolf]

I don't know anything about OS X, just look where your IP address can be seen, usually you'll see your gateway, netmask, DNS server address(es), and so-forth. The other possibility is that your computer can't find the DNS server.

Go to a command prompt and type "ping 64.233.187.99", then see if the pings succeed or time out.

 

[prplchknz]

tried that and I got "ping: sendto: No route to host"

but it does find it when I am connected manually to the router.

 

[lastrailway]

No idea how Os X works, but usually checking that you've configured correctly the gates, DNS servers, etc, should do the trick.
It must be on "network" from system preferences, the TCP/IP tab or something. Check the settings there.

 

[Wolf]

tried that and I got "ping: sendto: No route to host"

but it does find it when I am connected manually to the router.

Your gateway is not configured correctly. Force a DHCP release/renew and it might work.

 

[prplchknz]

I tried that and still didn't work.


I'm sure it's something simple and once i figure it out i'm going to feel like a moron

 

[lastrailway]

You can ping the router?

 

[prplchknz]

nope, I think I'm gonna get the dns adress from my room mate and see if putting that in manually might work.

 

[prplchknz]

when plugged directly into the router, yes i can ping.

i tried using the IP adress i got from the router when plugged in using airport and it pings not plugged in but not with the adress wolf gave me.

but the adress that he gave me pings when connected to the router.

 

[lastrailway]

I was meaning the router's ip.
Something like: "ping 192.168.0.1" or 192.168.1.1 from a shell.

 

[prplchknz]

yes it pings then.

 

[lastrailway]

I'd say you should double-check all your preferences.
Where exactly do you find the preferences? Is it indeed on network->airport->tcp/ip?

 

[Wolf]

Verify that your gateway address is the IP of the "router". If it is, you have some kind of firewall configured for that network connection.

 

[prplchknz]

how would I go about figuring out the firewall?

never mind I found it.

 

[Wolf]

Did it have anything to do with it?