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rickrn - Jun 30, 2007 - 9:39 am

Hi
I have installed an airport card to my iMac G3 450+ and it connects fine to my Safecom wireless router. The problem is it will not connect to the internet because it is assigned a temporary IP address (169 not 192). I am using DHCP and when I renew the lease nothing happens.
I have reinstalled OS 10.3.9 and have downloaded all the current updates.

To complicate matters further I have managed to connect via Ethernet to carry out the updates but now it will not connect to the internet also. In network preferences it tells me I am connected via Ethernet and even assigns an IP address but when I open Safari no pages are downloaded.

I have also connected it to my ibook G4 and macbook pro using Ethernet connected via airport but again it tells me I am connected to the internet but will still not load any pages. I think the airport card is fine so therefore assume it is a software problem due to the other issues.

Can you help?

Many thanks

Rick

GrantG - Jul 1, 2007 - 5:49 am

I believe the problem is with your router. A temporary address of 169.* and not 192.* means that your iMac is not receiving an address via DHCP. I'd connect via ethernet cable to the router and then troubleshoot from there in the router's webadmin interface

rickrn - Jul 1, 2007 - 8:14 am

Hi Grant

Thanks for the advice, I have managed to connect via Ethernet to my routers admin page, however I have no idea what to do now! Any suggestions?

Many thanks
Rick

GrantG - Jul 1, 2007 - 6:16 pm

Do you have authentication enabled in your router settings? If so try temporarily disabling it then restart your macs and see if they pick up a proper DHCP address. If they do then the problem is in the way you've told your macs to connect to the router.

Here's a tip that I use to get my macbook talking to my d-link wireless router. At the router I have 64-bit encryption enabled, but to connect to it I have to tell the airport to use 128 bit encryption and then enter my 10 digit hex password.

hth
Grant

rickrn - Jul 2, 2007 - 4:19 am

Grant
Thanks for the response I am away at work this week so unable to access my router. I will check out the settings and work from there.
Once again many thanks for your assistance.
Rick