Network Problem; Internet Connect says full signal but no connection

shotdsherrif · shotdsherrif #1 (**permalink**)

06-11-2008, 09:12 PM

I've been having this problem with my Mac ever since moving into a new house a while back.

The house has a wireless network and I've successfuly connected my Mac to it so when I open the Internet Connect utility, the network appears and tells me I have a full signal. Problem is my browser wont load any pages. I tried the network diagnostic and restarted my modem and router already. That didn't work.

This has been going on for sometime now. When I first moved in I had this problem and was so busy that I just used an old PC I had for a while. Then one day I just started my Mac up and all of a sudden I was connected to the network. Its been working fine until today when I was trying to load a couple of old hardrives to do some backups. All of a sudden my network no longer works again! And again, Internet Connect tells me I'm getting a full signal so access to the network or interference doesn't seem to be the problem.

Here are my Mac's specs:

Power Mac G4 2.1
Dual CPU 867MHz
Airport Firmware v.9.52
Wireless Channel 6

Would really appreciate any help ... ???

jannaland · jannaland #2 (**permalink**)

10-22-2008, 01:37 PM

I have a similar problem - although not as bad as yours - when I'm at work I can sometimes get connected to the internet, but more often than not I can't. It always tells me that I'm fully connected via the Airport.
At home however, I always get connected no problems.
Did you ever sort this one out?

fishepa · fishepa #3 (**permalink**)

10-22-2008, 05:09 PM

If you hard wire your mac will it work correctly?

STRIKE859 · STRIKE859 #4 (**permalink**)

10-23-2008, 11:56 PM

I have the same problem as shotdsherrif. And when I connect an ethernet cord from the modem/router combo directly to my mac, my internet works. All help is greatly appreciated.

Tom

youthpastor · youthpastor #5 (**permalink**)

10-24-2008, 01:47 AM

Have you tried changing the wireless channel to see if that helps?

STRIKE859 · STRIKE859 #6 (**permalink**)

10-24-2008, 10:08 PM

i got mine working again. All I did was go to the CONFIGURE screen for my AIRPORT and deleted all the wireless networks on the list, including my own. Then I added it again, turned off the AIRPORT, waited a minute, then turned the AIRPORT back on and it's been working ever since.

youthpastor #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 06, 2005 Posts: 439	10-24-2008, 01:47 AM Have you tried changing the wireless channel to see if that helps? New MacBookPro \| 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo \|2 GB RAMMac OS X Leopard Version 10.5.5 \| iPod Touch 8 GB \| iPod Classic 80 GB
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shotdsherrif #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 11, 2008 Posts: 4	06-11-2008, 09:12 PM I've been having this problem with my Mac ever since moving into a new house a while back. The house has a wireless network and I've successfuly connected my Mac to it so when I open the Internet Connect utility, the network appears and tells me I have a full signal. Problem is my browser wont load any pages. I tried the network diagnostic and restarted my modem and router already. That didn't work. This has been going on for sometime now. When I first moved in I had this problem and was so busy that I just used an old PC I had for a while. Then one day I just started my Mac up and all of a sudden I was connected to the network. Its been working fine until today when I was trying to load a couple of old hardrives to do some backups. All of a sudden my network no longer works again! And again, Internet Connect tells me I'm getting a full signal so access to the network or interference doesn't seem to be the problem. Here are my Mac's specs: Power Mac G4 2.1 Dual CPU 867MHz Airport Firmware v.9.52 Wireless Channel 6 Would really appreciate any help ... ???
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jannaland #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2008 Posts: 3	10-22-2008, 01:37 PM I have a similar problem - although not as bad as yours - when I'm at work I can sometimes get connected to the internet, but more often than not I can't. It always tells me that I'm fully connected via the Airport. At home however, I always get connected no problems. Did you ever sort this one out?
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STRIKE859 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 30, 2008 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 18 Mac Specs: Powermac G5 Dual 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM	10-23-2008, 11:56 PM I have the same problem as shotdsherrif. And when I connect an ethernet cord from the modem/router combo directly to my mac, my internet works. All help is greatly appreciated. Tom
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STRIKE859 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 30, 2008 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 18 Mac Specs: Powermac G5 Dual 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM	10-24-2008, 10:08 PM i got mine working again. All I did was go to the CONFIGURE screen for my AIRPORT and deleted all the wireless networks on the list, including my own. Then I added it again, turned off the AIRPORT, waited a minute, then turned the AIRPORT back on and it's been working ever since.
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