SOLVED: Just got my macbook - Can't get on the internet

[dmw16]

my new MB came today. I have never owned a mac before, and I am having a few issues.

First, when my network has WEP enabled, I can't connect to it. I put the key in correctly and all that with no luck.

After disabling WEP I was able to connect to me network, but not to the internet. Any ideas? I used the network assistant but no luck.

EDIT: For what it might be worth, I am using the 64-bit WEP. ANd I have tried entering both the password and the keyphrase (generated by the password)

**** UPDATE *****

For other noobs like me with the WRT54G here is the link you need:

http://forums.linksys.com/link...uters&message.id=10007

Turns out the latest firmware for that router doesnt work with map. go figure.

 

[Kadarin]

Verify that your router doesn't have a MAC (Media Access Control) address filter that's preventing your wireless NIC from getting through the router to the internet. Also, take a look at System Preferences -> Network to see what your network status is for the AirPort connection. Click the Show pulldown menu and select AirPort, and click on TCP/IP to check what ip address, subnet mask, router, and dns servers you were assigned. Feel free to post them here (since they're internal).

 

[dmw16]

The MAC filtering is off. And it is now connected to the network (not sure what happened while I was out, but that seems to have gone away).

However, I have a message saying that the airport has assigned it's own IP (meaning it isnt getting one from the router).

My IP is shown as 169.254.241.173 and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0

I am going to try the network assistant again....I got a message saying that I cannot connect to my ethernet network automatically and i need to enter my IP info...

Ok, got past that (selected wrong option). Now I am using the assistant to configure my internet connection. It says to enter the network password. WHich I am entering, but it keeps telling me it's the wrong password. This is frustrating.

For whatever it's worth, I have a WRT54G Linksys router. Also, it still isn't connected. When it asks for the WEP password I dont know if it wants a key, or the passphrase.

EDIT: Making progress. I didnt know I had to put a "$" at the front of my wep password, but despite that, it still wont connect to the net, but it says it has connected to the router.

 

[Kadarin]

My IP is shown as 169.254.241.173 and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0

This is a default ip and netmask that gets assigned if the computer is configured to obtain an ip automatically (dhcp) and it cannot connect to a dhcp server. You may be connecting to the wireless, but it could be that your router's dhcp server is turned off.

EDIT: Never mind, I didn't read the update at the bottom of your first post.