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Let me guess, the router you want to connect to is LinkSys...

As a recent convert from XP to OSX via a Macbook I can tell you that all is not well in the land of WiFi. Some access points/routers, esp. Linksys are NOT Mac compatible. LinkSys goes so far as to tell some help-line callers that they do not "support" Macs. I don;t know if this is Apples fault or LinkSys but I presume the latter, because most routers (I use Buffalo) work just fine.

One workaround (laughable I know) is to reboot the router/access point and then connect from your Mac... it will work for awhile but not for long...

Good luck, I'm enjoying your journey.

Tim
Posted by: narocroc   Posted on: 01/13/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Macbooks & WiFi  narocroc | 01/13/07
No LinkSys  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 01/14/07
Macbooks & WIFI  jmanseau | 01/16/07
Macbooks & WIFI  seh2000 | 01/19/07
Linksys Routers...  mrlinux | 01/22/07
ndiswrapper  D. T. Schmitz | 01/13/07
This is how easy a Mac is??????  georgeou | 01/14/07
What a pathetic, trolling post... typical Ou  V-Train | 01/14/07
not really  D. T. Schmitz | 01/14/07
Vist  D. T. Schmitz | 01/14/07
Grownups  frgough | 01/15/07
Haha, good one George!!  NonZealot | 01/15/07
The Mac is plenty friendly.  nomorems | 01/16/07
that is an insane recommendation  doh123 | 01/29/07
MacBooks and encrypted networks  soap3778 | 01/13/07
Strange  Len Rooney | 01/14/07
Tried all that ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 01/14/07
The Mac is like the Zune  NonZealot | 01/14/07
Funny!  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 01/15/07
Typical zealotry in action!  nomorems | 01/16/07
PPC software will work fine  zdnet@... | 01/15/07
I'll have to check that again ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 01/15/07
Have you tried Internet Connect?  mmay | 01/15/07
I'll try that  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 01/15/07
Uh-oh  Benton Rich | 01/15/07
And Mac zealots poke fun about Windows...  NonZealot | 01/15/07
Not quite...  Benton Rich | 01/16/07
Restting WEP on Airport  geoff@... | 01/19/07

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