ikojo
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Mon Sep-05-05 04:37 PM
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Help with accessing home wireless network |
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Edited on Mon Sep-05-05 04:40 PM by ikojo
I have posted this in the computer help and Mac forums. The traffic isn't as high there as it is here...so I am posting it here as well.
Thanks for your help loungies!!!
I have a 12 inch Mac powerbook 867 mhz and my room mate has a Dell (gack) desktop PC.
We have cable Internet through Charter.net
I am using a linksys broadband router 2.4 ghz
I have successfully installed everything onto the Dell PC.
My Mac's airport can detect the network but when I put in what I thought was the password I assigned, it comes up wrong.
Is there something else I need to do on the Mac?
On edit: I have successfully gone into the linksys site and verified that I am using the password in my Mac that I assigned to the network.
So, the question remains...is there anything I need to do on the Mac or the linksys to allow access by both Macs and PCs? Thanks!
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NV Whino
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Mon Sep-05-05 05:24 PM
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1. Go to your Airport Admin utility |
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There is a WEP password for PCs to join your network. Macs can come in on the password you created. If you poke around a bit it will tell you what it is. 28 characters if I remember correctly. You can elect to have an open network with no WEP password, but I wouldn't recommend that.
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ikojo
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Mon Sep-05-05 08:45 PM
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2. Thanks NV Whino...but even when I made it an open network |
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the Mac's airport card was able to see the network and it looked like it was active but I could not bring up any websites.
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