Trouble connecting to internet with older powerbook g4
Hi everyone, I don't know very much about Macs at all.
My uncle in law gave my stepson a Powerbook G4 laptop and I can't connect to the internet with it.
The airport wireless thing recognizes our grandma(who lives right next door) her wifi internet that we run my laptop on in the house (its windows though) it says the name of the network but once i type in the password which I know for a fact it's right since my other laptop is sitting right next to it running just fine with the same password (but i don't use her wifi i have my own ethernet connection, i just tried it to see if it works) so the password doesnt work
its the right password but i keep getting this message:
"This computer was unable to join the AirPort Network you selected. You may have entered an incorrect password (def. not,got a computer right next to it same password just fine) or network name, chosen the wrong type of wireless security, or you may be out of range of the base station (also def. not we're like just a few feet away). To change your previous choices click Go Back.
What system software version is the PowerBook running? You can check that by going to "About this Mac" under the apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen. Newer system software generally works better.
How many black arcs do you see in the signal strength indicator at the top right of the screen? You might have an old Airport card that doesn't have a lot of range. Try walking outside and closer to the signal source with the PowerBook and see if the signal strength improves. You might also try restarting, as that sometimes resets things that are out of whack.
Did you check to make sure you're using the right security type (WEP, etc)?
These are just some normal things to check on. Give more specifics on the computer and its software and you might get more help.
John
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Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
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IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 220.164.120.207(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 222.172.200.68
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NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::fcf2:3afb:8e12:c353%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
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DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
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Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:cf2e:308c:c4e:389f:235b:8730(Prefe
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