Wifi connected but no Internet
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- ETM0
- ksv1230
no, it was the OS that was shipped with the Macbook
- ETM0
Older than the version the Macbook shipped with? If so, it could be support of the hardware/chipset.
- ksv1230
Nope it was same settingas as another laptop that I have up and running, except the little ip number difference. Older OS on the new HD install.
- shaft0
So you know it's the OS. Are you sure you don't have custom DNS in network settings?
- ksv1230
put the old drive back in and it works, who the fuck knows.
- chossy0
Fucking THANKS OBAMA!!
- 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.
- omg0
- ksv1230
nah, still no connection, I am going to open it up again.
- ksv1230
Will give it a shot in the am, thanks.
- 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
@ETM, no proxies checked and nothing connects.
- ETM0
Also is it just in the browser, or can nothing access the net? Can iTunes, updates etc. go online?
- ETM0
System Preferences ▹ Network ▹ Advanced ▹ Proxies. If any proxies are selected, deselect them, apply your changes, and try again
- ksv1230
using DHCP. I am effing stumped.
- spmitch0
are they trying to connect to the same IP, or are they using DHCP?
check your network connections in the system prefs
- detritus0
Ah, in that case - wash in soapy water.
- ksv1230
These are MacBook Pro's I am talking about, sorry forgot to mention that.