Airport no longer connects

Airport on my PowerBook doesn't connect. It was
previously connecting to my Belkin Pre-N which quit
again, and is again on it's way back to Belkin for
repair. In the mean time, I've been connecting it to
my iMac's airport through a shared connection, which
no longer works now either. The PowerBook doesn't
even recognize (see) my iMac's shared connection. It
does see another wireless router that's within range
and has a good signal strength, but it still wont
connect to the internet.
I'm confused. Wasn't the belkin the access point for your
airport/wifi/802.11/whatever network? When the belkin went
to the shop, did you set up the iMac as an access point and
connect it to your ISP? Or did you hook up the iMac to the DSL/
cable modem and then connect the powerbook with an
ethernet cable?
I've had another post on here about why my powerbook
can't connect through Apple Mail or iChat but will
connect to the internet on Safari. Now, it wont
connect to anything.
Yeah, I remember thinking that your powerbook was probably
still using the airport interface instead of the ethernet. You
were probably piggybacking on someone else's signal without
knowing it. Their server settings would have allowed you to
surf the web, but blocked smtp or chat services.
Before coming up with a solution we need to understand your
problem exactly. Fill us in on how things got set up after removing
the belkin.
-Phil

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How to load 5.6 into ML.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
Leave the package open on the desktop so you can see the file. AirportUtility56.pkg
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
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Hi yonajon!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1589
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4259
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