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USB wireless adapter - working, but not working!
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<blockquote data-quote="AnkeMac" data-source="post: 601771" data-attributes="member: 49332"><p>I have read quite a few posts about problems connecting to the internet via USB adapters - and have followed tips on IP addresses etc - but still can't get online wirelessly. Can anyone help?</p><p></p><p>My Airport card had stopped working so I bought a PlusCom 54Mbps Wireless USB adapter. It states that it is Mac OSX compatible (I run 10.3.9). </p><p></p><p>At first the Network Preferences said my computer had a self-assigned IP address, so I connected manually with the following settings: </p><p></p><p>IP address - 192.168.1.126 </p><p></p><p>Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0</p><p></p><p>Router - 192.168.1.1</p><p></p><p>DNS Servers - 192.168.1.1 and 208.67.222.222</p><p></p><p>This seemed to have sorted out the problem as the Network Status shows a green light for internet connection and states I am connected.</p><p></p><p>Also, the W-LAN utility that came with the USB adapter shows a strong signal. </p><p></p><p>My Internet Connect utility says I am connected via Ethernet (en2).</p><p></p><p>But Safari and Firefox cannot load pages, and when I tried to ping a website, I got 'unknown host' results.</p><p></p><p>How can I convince Safari and Firefox that the internet connection is there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnkeMac, post: 601771, member: 49332"] I have read quite a few posts about problems connecting to the internet via USB adapters - and have followed tips on IP addresses etc - but still can't get online wirelessly. Can anyone help? My Airport card had stopped working so I bought a PlusCom 54Mbps Wireless USB adapter. It states that it is Mac OSX compatible (I run 10.3.9). At first the Network Preferences said my computer had a self-assigned IP address, so I connected manually with the following settings: IP address - 192.168.1.126 Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0 Router - 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers - 192.168.1.1 and 208.67.222.222 This seemed to have sorted out the problem as the Network Status shows a green light for internet connection and states I am connected. Also, the W-LAN utility that came with the USB adapter shows a strong signal. My Internet Connect utility says I am connected via Ethernet (en2). But Safari and Firefox cannot load pages, and when I tried to ping a website, I got 'unknown host' results. How can I convince Safari and Firefox that the internet connection is there? [/QUOTE]
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