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I recently moved and was using a new wireless router (Ativa). The router has worked on both computers for over a week. However, my powerbook g4 all of the sudden quit working. The airport strength signal in the upper right hand corner says that I am connected to the network and that I have full strength, but when I open firefox it says "Server cannot be found." I have called the Ativa help line and they have offered no help and don't have $50 for Apple support. Could someone please offer some advice on this? Anything helps.
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
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Welcome to AppleNova, amc3.
Have you verified that your PowerBook is connecting specifically to your wireless network and not another nearby open network? Can you access the router itself by entering its IP address into a web browser? You can get the router's IP from the manual; it's usually something like 192.168.1.1. If you haven't done this already, it helps to configure one's wireless router with a custom network name so you can always be sure where you're connected. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Brad,
I've tried to access the router through the IP and that doesnt work. I am terrible with this internet configuration stuff. How do I configure a custom network and get that connected? Thanks for your help and sorry for the lack of computer knowledge here. |
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