trying to get a mac, os x 10.1.4 to hook 2 net my belkin router

[Esquire]

keeps saying software update can't connect, i entered manual dns numbers of my router 192.168.1.11 that what my router sees the mac at.

any ideas

 

[n0cmonkey]

Are you connecting wirelessly or using a cable?
If wireless: Is it connecting to the wireless access point properly?
Are you assigning it static IP information or are you using DHCP?
If DHCP: Is it getting an IP address?

 

[Esquire]

hey, i'm hard wired, using dhcp, my router says the mac gets 192.168.1.11, so i entered that in the macs network place

 

[n0cmonkey]

You could try looking at the logs (/Applications/Utilities/Console.app or something).

In the Mac's terminal, try:
ifconfig -a

If en0 isn't getting all of the proper entries filled (IP address, subnet mask, etc.) then there is an issue.

Then:
netstat -rn
There should be a default route type entry (could be gateway, router, default route, 0.0.0.0, or something else entirely I don't have a Mac on me). If it isn't getting that there's an issue with the DHCP.

Try an nslookup on the Mac, or try going to 64.233.161.99 in your browser.
If the nslookup doesn't work but going to the IP address does, it's definitely a DNS issue.

 

[Esquire]

hey i tired using the ip 4 apple.com its on there site... 258.63.2 something, that didn't get there, eaither did apple.com

so its a dhcp issue?

thanks

 

[n0cmonkey]

It's possible it's a DHCP issue, but without checking the other things it's harder to diagnose.