Q: My Mac connects just fine without security, it’s only when I enable security that it has problems. What gives?
A: Recent security updates have been known to be problematic with some wireless security standards. If you are having difficulty, upgrade your firmware to the latest version. Enable WPA2 if you’re using WPA.
YES, this is my problem with a Belkin Wireless G router and my MacBook Pro. My MBP is entirely up-to-date--does this firmware update refer to the router itself? I have moved many times in my life and used many wireless connections, but I have never been as frustrated as I am now.
Security disabled, wireless internet works fine.
Security enabled, wireless internet has a speed of less than a kilobyte per second.
Considering that I just bought this router brand-new last night, if firmware is already up-to-date...what next?
Go out to Belkin's site and lookup your router model. See if there are any available firmware downloads. Try updating it first to see if that makes any difference. If not, you may have to give their tech support a call.
Unfortunately, I've never had anything but bad experience with Belkin's networking products, so I can't really direct you there as I don't buy their stuff.
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but I'm interested in getting a 20" iMac and was wondering about the internet connection. - I have wireless internet, my current laptop (running Windows Vista) works fine off it, would setting up a Mac to get online be the same?
Eg. Find connection, connect... bam and it's done?
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but I'm interested in getting a 20" iMac and was wondering about the internet connection. - I have wireless internet, my current laptop (running Windows Vista) works fine off it, would setting up a Mac to get online be the same?
Eg. Find connection, connect... bam and it's done?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated.
Pretty much, yes. I believe every Mac model is equipped with a wireless adapter (Airport adapter, in Apple-speak). It uses the same 802.11x standards as your wireless router and should connect up just fine.
Ah, thats a load off my mind. - This whole "switching to Mac" experience is quite daunting; but that was one of my biggest worries. Thanks for your reply.
Ah, thats a load off my mind. - This whole "switching to Mac" experience is quite daunting; but that was one of my biggest worries. Thanks for your reply.
There's not much to it, really. You just need to do a bit of reading and accept that things will be a little bit different. Take your Windows hat off and put on your Mac hat.
i have my nintendo wii connected wirelessly to my allumin imac, i do not use a router. my problem is how to do this without having to disable the mac firewall, it only works when the firewall is in effect disabled. if i had to buy a router what would you suggest, i am using virgin media 20mb. i am using wep security with a 5 digit code, is this secure enough, after all surely the signal from the mac is not powerful enough for my neighbours to pick up and why would they?
i have my nintendo wii connected wirelessly to my allumin imac, i do not use a router. my problem is how to do this without having to disable the mac firewall, it only works when the firewall is in effect disabled. if i had to buy a router what would you suggest, i am using virgin media 20mb. i am using wep security with a 5 digit code, is this secure enough, after all surely the signal from the mac is not powerful enough for my neighbours to pick up and why would they?
Again, you need to get a wireless router, period. I've owned both a Linksys WRT54G and a D-Link DIR-655, both models have been very good to me and I'd recommend either. The Linksys should run you about $50(US), the D-Link will likely be closer to $100(US).
Don't skimp on security. It's always better to be safe rather than sorry.
So, here's the plan: My old iMac is being revived soon! I plan on upgrading it a bit (hopefully it truly can hold a gig of RAM!!) and turning it into a media server for my Powermac and the gf's macbook. What would be the easiest way to share files among the three computers? I'll be using a Motorola Surfboard sbg900 and the usual airport card in the iMac. One of them must be hardwired, either the powermac or the imac. Not sure of how I'm gonna set it up yet. Any suggestions on accomplishing this feat?
Hello, thanks for this info, I appreciate the info on security at home that is very relelvant but it does not really relate to my more immediate issue which is how to access my files in my G5 from my laptop wirelessly.
Hello, thanks for this info, I appreciate the info on security at home that is very relelvant but it does not really relate to my more immediate issue which is how to access my files in my G5 from my laptop wirelessly.
I think you should start a new thread on this. This thread is more specifically geared toward wireless networking. File sharing is out of scope for this guide.
Hi all, strange one I need some assistance with please.
I have a Netcomm NB5Plus4W wireless router/ADSL modem, which has been configured and working fine for my windows based laptop for the past 12 months.
Recently moved my home PC to MacBook (and love it) and I find that connection to the router via ethernet cable or even USB connection collects DHCP no issue. When using the wireless however, no such luck...and its really annoying!
I've monitored my routers config and it detects the Macbooks MAC address, and registers a DHCP address to it, but Airport refuses to identify it and defaults to its own assigned IP address. I can repeat this over and over.
Config of the wireless environment is as follows.
WEP enabled, 128-bit encryption.
B and G band (Mixed) mode - the router does recognise the MAC address as 54Mb connection though
Beacon period 200m/s
RTS and Frag thresholds both at 4096
Tried authentication as Both, Open and Shared (no difference)
Hi all, strange one I need some assistance with please.
I have a Netcomm NB5Plus4W wireless router/ADSL modem, which has been configured and working fine for my windows based laptop for the past 12 months.
Recently moved my home PC to MacBook (and love it) and I find that connection to the router via ethernet cable or even USB connection collects DHCP no issue. When using the wireless however, no such luck...and its really annoying!
I've monitored my routers config and it detects the Macbooks MAC address, and registers a DHCP address to it, but Airport refuses to identify it and defaults to its own assigned IP address. I can repeat this over and over.
Config of the wireless environment is as follows.
WEP enabled, 128-bit encryption.
B and G band (Mixed) mode - the router does recognise the MAC address as 54Mb connection though
Beacon period 200m/s
RTS and Frag thresholds both at 4096
Tried authentication as Both, Open and Shared (no difference)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
It's the encryption. It's not actually authenticating properly. The IP it gets is an auto-assigned IP, because it can't get one from the router due to a problem with the encryption and/or MAC filtering.
The solution? Easy - turn off WEP and turn on WPA instead. WEP is a cumbersome, mostly dead standard for security (it can be cracked in mere minutes, with readily available tools). With WPA, you just need to pick a passphrase, enter it on all of your clients and you're done. And of course, the security is much, much stronger.
Also, if you have MAC filtering turned on, turn is off.
