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Connecting to net

  • 11-02-2008 6:44pm
    #1
    ryanmatty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    Just back from new york where i picked up a macbook. Im trying to connect to an eircom router but it wont pick it up when i do a search. Any ideas how to solve this. Prob something simple but new to apple mac so dont have the knowledge of how to use it yet.


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  • #2
    ball ox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭ball ox


    You could try downloading KisMAC and connecting through that


  • #3
    Breezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,230 ✭✭✭Breezer


    Is there actually a known problem with eircom routers and Macs? I've heard this so many times. Although I can pick up 3 of my neighbour's eircom networks from my MacBook, strange :confused:


  • #4
    Type 17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭Type 17


    Breezer wrote: »
    Is there actually a known problem with eircom routers and Macs?

    My wife's MacBook works fine on our network (Apple APs), but also works seamlessly on both my parents' and her parents' networks (both Eircom Netopia Routers).

    To ensure that you are troubleshooting it from scratch, have you checked that you can connect to the Netopia through Ethernet?


  • #5
    Iomega Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 523 ✭✭✭Iomega Man


    fine here too,
    using a MBP and iMac with one of the older Netopia 3347 eircom routers..Never had a problem


  • #6
    WUSBDesign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 549 ✭✭✭WUSBDesign


    Is your eircom router's wireless channel set to 12 or 13? WiFi hardware in USA can only do channels 1 to 11, so sniff the "air" around (with iStumbler) on your MB and select a free channel which your MB's WiFi can use.


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  • #7
    Breezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,230 ✭✭✭Breezer


    Type 17 wrote: »
    My wife's MacBook works fine on our network (Apple APs), but also works seamlessly on both my parents' and her parents' networks (both Eircom Netopia Routers).

    To ensure that you are troubleshooting it from scratch, have you checked that you can connect to the Netopia through Ethernet?
    Is that to me? I'm just curious, I have a BT modem that works fine :D Thanks though!


  • #8
    Type 17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭Type 17


    Breezer wrote: »
    Is that to me? I'm just curious, I have a BT modem that works fine :D Thanks though!

    No, it was to the OP :)


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