03-17-2007, 03:42 PM

First - apologies if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find an answer so...

I have been setting up a new iMac (17" dual core) for a friend.
Because there is no direct phone socket on it! I have had to set him up with a wireless network. No problem normally, but..
I have the router configured, the Mac says that the ethernet port is connected to the internet via the router, Airport (built in) says it's connected via WLAN - the routers default name, green lights all round then, but it won't load a single web page. I can just access the routers set up and that's it!

Any help will be gratefully received. I'm really stuck! Probably missing some silly setting, but I know Airport is fickle at times.
There is no security on the connection either, so it's not that.
Thanks in advance!

03-17-2007, 05:59 PM

The first thing I'd check would be your DNS and DHCP. Go to System Preferences > Network. Change Show: to be AirPort then click the TCP/IP button. Does everything look right there?

03-17-2007, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by opus_az

The first thing I'd check would be your DNS and DHCP. Go to System Preferences > Network. Change Show: to be AirPort then click the TCP/IP button. Does everything look right there?

My wireless network system is working well so I went to check my wireless network configuration and it is as what is said above.

03-17-2007, 07:27 PM

Does your router have a ping feature? Can you ping, say, 64.119.32.100 from your computer or the router?

03-18-2007, 02:39 PM

Thanks guys. I don't think it is that - he has a dynamic ip, but i'll be looking tomorrow. Thanks again.

03-18-2007, 03:26 PM

Silly question, but you DO have the wireless router hooked up to the Internet somehow, right?

I only ask because you said the iMac had no phone socket, so that means your friend is using dial-up. I'm just wondering how you plan on connecting the router to a dial-up connection.