Wifi connected but no Internet
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- ksv123
Eveything is correct, I have 2 laptops side by side. One resolves to the net the other does not. Any ideas. I did just replace the hard drive in the one that does not resolve.
- sureshot0
If you are at MC Donald's, dont bother. The Wifi connection is shit as hell.
- ksv1230
I am going crazy trying to get this working
- slappy0
one of them has the wrong password?
- i_monk0
Does your router have a limit on the number of connections allowed?
- detritus0
Did you try turning it all off and then on again?
- dijitaq0
match the settings with the one that works
- ksv1230
Tried all the above.
- dryeat0
Defrag. Fixes most things on my dads 486.
- hahvaxorcist
- 486 SX or DX? you gotta have that math co-processor. :)ETM
- suddenly I am 13 againcannonball1978
- ksv1230
These are MacBook Pro's I am talking about, sorry forgot to mention that.
- detritus0
Ah, in that case - wash in soapy water.
- spmitch0
are they trying to connect to the same IP, or are they using DHCP?
check your network connections in the system prefs
- ksv1230
using DHCP. I am effing stumped.
- ETM0
System Preferences ▹ Network ▹ Advanced ▹ Proxies. If any proxies are selected, deselect them, apply your changes, and try again
- ETM0
Also is it just in the browser, or can nothing access the net? Can iTunes, updates etc. go online?
- ksv1230
@ETM, no proxies checked and nothing connects.
- ETM0
Have you tried just trashing the network connection/location and recreating it all again? Do you have an MAC address filtering, going on?
Also, from the web (assuming you are using airport):
1. Turn off Airport
2. Leave the "Configure IPv4:" set to Using DHCP - this should be the default.
3. On the AirPort tab in Network settings, UNCHECK " "Remember networks this computer has joined"
4. Highlight your router in the Preferred Networks: list, and remove it (click the "-" sign under the list
5. Apply settings
6. turn on AirPort, Add your router if not already there, and that should do it.
The above steps should not need to be repeated each time. Once should do it, but if not, at least it's better than restarting the router each time, which essentially has the same effect as the steps above.
Apparently, there's a software bug whereby if the Macbook finds an available IP address on the Router, it remembers that address. That's fine except that if another device "steals" that address when the Macbook is subsequently not connected, and the "Remember networks this computer has joined" is checked, it's not smart enough to find another available IP address. Instead, it assigns some invalid address beginning with "169.".
By leaving the "Remember networks this computer has joined" UNCHECKED, it will look for a valid available IP address on the router each time.
- ksv1230
Will give it a shot in the am, thanks.
- ksv1230
nah, still no connection, I am going to open it up again.
- omg0
- canuck0
at your own place? add the mac address to the router.
phone phone wasnt connecting to my wireless router for some reason couple days ago, added the mac address and works now.