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Problems connecting Mac to a Wireless Network that has a PC on it.

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  • 06-08-2009 4:03pm
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    littlejp
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone had this problem? We got UPC broadband in yesterday and my PC can connect wirelessly without a problem. My flatmates MacBook can only detect the signal when it is right beside the router and even then it's a very poor signal.
    Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.
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    TouchingVirus
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    Have you ruled out the Macbook as a problem? i.e. How does the Macbook perform on another wireless network.

    Have you ruled out the router? i.e. Reboot the router, do not connect a PC to it and then try to connect the Macbook on it's own


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    Germag
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    running 24ins iMac, old iMac, 2 PC's, 1 Mac book and 1Mac book pro. Some wired some wireless, all on a netopia router with eircom. No problems.


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    littlejp
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭littlejp


    the macbook works fine on other networks.
    just restarted the router there. same problem


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    TouchingVirus
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    littlejp wrote: »
    the macbook works fine on other networks.
    just restarted the router there. same problem

    Did you ensure the only device connected was the Macbook? If so then it would appear to be a router problem. As to what the problem is I'm not sure - what's the make/model of your wireless router?


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    dub45
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    Would you by any chance have mac access turned on on the router?

    Have you tried chaning the wireless channel?


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    TouchingVirus
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    dub45 wrote: »
    Would you by any chance have mac access turned on on the router?

    Have you tried chaning the wireless channel?

    As in MAC (Machine Address Code) restrictions? Surely that'd prevent connection, but not signal?

    You could be on to something regarding channels, but that would affect all users and not just the Mac Wifi, no?


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    dub45
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    TouchingVirus wrote: »
    As in MAC (Machine Address Code) restrictions? Surely that'd prevent connection, but not signal?

    You could be on to something regarding channels, but that would affect all users and not just the Mac Wifi, no?

    The mac restriction shouldnt affect signal but I am clutching at straws here:)


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    TouchingVirus
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    Heh, I was genuinely curious there..that's some good clutching, had me baffled :p


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    Cabaal
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    The fact that a PC is already on the network doesn't matter to a Mac, tbh I've found connecting macs to networks (especially if switching back and forth between numerous ones) to be much better on macs compared to Windows


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    TouchingVirus
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    Cabaal wrote: »
    The fact that a PC is already on the network doesn't matter to a Mac, tbh I've found connecting macs to networks (especially if switching back and forth between numerous ones) to be much better on macs compared to Windows

    For some reason my WRT54GL wouldn't assign an IP via DHCP when I connected the Macbook Pro to it via ethernet cable when there was a PC already connected to it. I've tried even using open source software on it to no avail. When I hook up a mac I've to reset the router for it to work.

    If I have a PC connected to the cable modem and I remove the ethernet cable from the PC and put it into a Mac then it won't work. I have to reset the cable modem and it works. I've used different cable modems and different Macbooks too, same issue.

    Just to throw out a reason why I was approaching this line of thought ;)


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