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Airport will not connect to open WiFi network
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<blockquote data-quote="totalimmortal" data-source="post: 1022653" data-attributes="member: 148420"><p>My apartment clubhouse has unprotected wifi that my iMac can see, but wont really connect. It will connect but wont display a webpage, it will say it has no IP. If I go to advanced, and click "renew DHCP lease" i can get a IP address. but still no go. It might load half a page than nothing, and SLOOWWWWLLY at that. My neighbors, who have a PC, connect and browse just fine. ***!!!!!!!!!!</p><p></p><p>Im really lost, ive been searching every possible thing for months.</p><p></p><p>Why can a PC browse but not my Mac</p><p></p><p>Im on 10.6</p><p>AirPort Extreme FW: 5.10.91.19</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's everything from System Profiler about my airport:</p><p> Software Versions:</p><p> Menu Extra: 6.0 (600.22)</p><p> configd plug-in: 6.0 (600.27)</p><p> System Profiler: 6.0 (600.9)</p><p> Network Preference: 6.0 (600.22)</p><p> AirPort Utility: 5.4.2 (542.23)</p><p> IO80211 Family: 3.0 (300.20)</p><p> Interfaces:</p><p>en1:</p><p> Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x88)</p><p> Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19)</p><p> Locale: FCC</p><p> Country Code: X0</p><p> Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n</p><p> Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165</p><p> Wake On Wireless: Supported</p><p> Status: Off</p><p></p><p>(airport wasn't on at time)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totalimmortal, post: 1022653, member: 148420"] My apartment clubhouse has unprotected wifi that my iMac can see, but wont really connect. It will connect but wont display a webpage, it will say it has no IP. If I go to advanced, and click "renew DHCP lease" i can get a IP address. but still no go. It might load half a page than nothing, and SLOOWWWWLLY at that. My neighbors, who have a PC, connect and browse just fine. ***!!!!!!!!!! Im really lost, ive been searching every possible thing for months. Why can a PC browse but not my Mac Im on 10.6 AirPort Extreme FW: 5.10.91.19 Here's everything from System Profiler about my airport: Software Versions: Menu Extra: 6.0 (600.22) configd plug-in: 6.0 (600.27) System Profiler: 6.0 (600.9) Network Preference: 6.0 (600.22) AirPort Utility: 5.4.2 (542.23) IO80211 Family: 3.0 (300.20) Interfaces: en1: Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x88) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19) Locale: FCC Country Code: X0 Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Wake On Wireless: Supported Status: Off (airport wasn't on at time) [/QUOTE]
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