My guest network will not connect. Where do I look at the set up?
I use comcast as my ISP and use their Arris router (modem??) to connect. I have an airport extreme for my wireless network for printing, ipad, etc.
I set up a main network and also a guest network so that I wasn't giving everyone my main network password. It has worked fine until I updated to 10.8.5
Now, whatever device I use, iphone, ipad, iMac, to try and connect to the internet, and choose my guest network, which I can see in the list of networks to choose from, along with my main network, the indicator on the device just spins, but it never connects to the network.
I looked in airport utility and see the internet with a green ligh and the AE with a green light. Where do I see my networks, and how they are set up, in order to figure out what has gone wrong?
Thank you for your help.
Michelle
Hi sundancepass!
I have a couple of articles for you here that may help resolve this issue. First, a link to the new user's guide to the iPod shuffle! While this is a guide for the second generation iPod shuffle, not much has changed, so it will still be mostly relevant:
The New User's Guide to iPod shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1654
There may be a very small issue keeping your iPod from showing up in iTunes. This is an often overlooked mistake, and there is an article about this issue right here:
iPod shuffle (4th generation): Not seen in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3572
If you are still having issues with your iPod showing up in iTunes, you may want to refer to this article for further troubleshooting:
iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden
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