Problem connecting to Netgear

I just bought a new Macbook, and cannot get connected to my home wifi network. I have a Netgear WGR614 router from Comcast. I currently do not have any security on the network and have been able to connect by Windows laptop as well as PS3. However, my Macbook shows that the network is locked requires a password. I don't have a password and cannot get the Macbook to connect.

Hi Russ,
I can't say I've seen a scenario where any of my Macs showed a protected WiFi access point when it's not protected in some manner, but I suppose it's possible. Have you tried resetting the router to factory defaults? Have you tried enabled some sort of encryption (preferably WPA or WPA/2) to see if that allows a successful connection? Lastly, have you tried contacted Comcast (the provider of the hardware) for configuration assistance?

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Thank you for your suggestion but I have already had a couple of phone sessions with NETGEAR support and they don't see any problems with the router settings etc. They referred me to Apple support, who helped me discover that it is possible to communicate with the router but only if I turn off the encryption/security software, which I don't want to do. The frustrating thing is that I can connect wirelessly from a laptop running Windows 7 and two Anroid smart phones, with WPA-2 in place, without a problem. Do you have any other ideas?

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Wondered if anyone could assist me in this.
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Hughxxx, Welcome to the discussion area!
...added a iMac G5 (Intel/10.4.4)...
You do not have an iMac G5. You have an Intel iMac. Those are discussed in the iMac > iMac (Early 2006) > Internet, Networking and your iMac discussion area.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
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