I’m trying to fix up Margaret with my old Lombard while her iBook rests in Apple’s recovery room. It works OK so long as it’s plugged in — dead battery, sigh — but I can’t get it online with the Lucent WaveLan Silver card I have. I tried the AirPort software that comes with System 9 (which the Lombard is still using); I’ve tried IOXperts’ 802.11b driver, which recognizes the base station but won't connect through the base station to the internet. I’ve sent them a note asking for help, but would also welcome geeky feedback from anyone else who has a guess at what might be going on.
Posted by AKMA at December 22, 2003 10:42 AM | TrackBackAre you using WEP? Could a password need to be typed into the Lombard's control panel?
Posted by: J. P. at December 22, 2003 01:09 PMJ. P. --
Password entered; without it, the card wouldn't communicate with the base station. It's getting past the base station to the net that’s the problem.
Posted by: AKMA at December 22, 2003 02:37 PMAnd you definitely have a valid IP address from the router (typically 192.168.x.x)? If the latter is true, then I would try resetting the base station...
Posted by: J. P. at December 22, 2003 08:25 PMIf you can't ping a numeric IP address (e.g., 17.250.248.32 - www.mac.com), then you may need to tell the machine the default gateway for your router.
If you can ping that numeric address, then you may need to enter the appropriate DNS server address.
Posted by: Wes at December 22, 2003 11:01 PM