Hello everyone
After last doing a software update (about 10 Jan), my airport on my aluminium macbook stopped communicating with my wireless router. It used to be on DHCP but it doesnt seem to be able to retrieve a working IP anymore. Instead, it receives a an IP starting with 169 which doesnt work, and no router IP appears in the box. I can, however, see the wireless network. When I try to connect to it, I am only able to get a self-assigned IP.
I have an identical Macbook in the same house which works just fine. After my other one stopped connecting I avoided installing the OS updates which I suspect caused the problem.
I tried:
1. turning the airport on and off;
2. removing it from the list with types of connections and re-adding it (which was supposed to reset the drivers)
3. removing the network from the network list and re-adding it.
4. going into the router (from the other MBas I cannot get into it via the laptop that s not connecting anymore) and changing the name of the network.
5. going into the router (again, from the other MB) and chaning the type of security from WPA2 to WEP and to no security.
5. connecting via ethernet.
NONE of the above worked/ changed anything. I still get a self-assigned IP.
Any ideas would be MUCH appreciated...
After last doing a software update (about 10 Jan), my airport on my aluminium macbook stopped communicating with my wireless router. It used to be on DHCP but it doesnt seem to be able to retrieve a working IP anymore. Instead, it receives a an IP starting with 169 which doesnt work, and no router IP appears in the box. I can, however, see the wireless network. When I try to connect to it, I am only able to get a self-assigned IP.
I have an identical Macbook in the same house which works just fine. After my other one stopped connecting I avoided installing the OS updates which I suspect caused the problem.
I tried:
1. turning the airport on and off;
2. removing it from the list with types of connections and re-adding it (which was supposed to reset the drivers)
3. removing the network from the network list and re-adding it.
4. going into the router (from the other MBas I cannot get into it via the laptop that s not connecting anymore) and changing the name of the network.
5. going into the router (again, from the other MB) and chaning the type of security from WPA2 to WEP and to no security.
5. connecting via ethernet.
NONE of the above worked/ changed anything. I still get a self-assigned IP.
Any ideas would be MUCH appreciated...