Restoring Wireless Access
Greetings Fellow Maccies
I have been using a wireless access to the net with my Powerbook G4 for a while. The other night I had downloaded the latest airport upgrade when I came home after more than a few drinks. On my screen was a pop up saying that reliable wireless thingy whatsit couldn't be accessed on my computer and would I like to connect to Net gear (or Gear Net or something like that ... I am still on a learning curve with all the terms). At the time it seemd to me "why wouldn't it find the wireless thingy whatsit when I was only using it a few hours ago? This is some scam." So I pressed NO. Big mistake. Since then I have been wireless-less. I am not a happy camper.
How can I get the wireless (Airport?) facility working again ?
Please help.
P.S.Take this as a warning as well - NEVER drink and upgrade. I have learnt my lesson.
I have been using a wireless access to the net with my Powerbook G4 for a while. The other night I had downloaded the latest airport upgrade when I came home after more than a few drinks. On my screen was a pop up saying that reliable wireless thingy whatsit couldn't be accessed on my computer and would I like to connect to Net gear (or Gear Net or something like that ... I am still on a learning curve with all the terms). At the time it seemd to me "why wouldn't it find the wireless thingy whatsit when I was only using it a few hours ago? This is some scam." So I pressed NO. Big mistake. Since then I have been wireless-less. I am not a happy camper.
How can I get the wireless (Airport?) facility working again ?
Please help.
P.S.Take this as a warning as well - NEVER drink and upgrade. I have learnt my lesson.
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Originally posted by mamahoohoo
Greetings Fellow Maccies
I have been using a wireless access to the net with my Powerbook G4 for a while. The other night I had downloaded the latest airport upgrade when I came home after more than a few drinks. On my screen was a pop up saying that reliable wireless thingy whatsit couldn't be accessed on my computer and would I like to connect to Net gear (or Gear Net or something like that ... I am still on a learning curve with all the terms). At the time it seemd to me "why wouldn't it find the wireless thingy whatsit when I was only using it a few hours ago? This is some scam." So I pressed NO. Big mistake. Since then I have been wireless-less. I am not a happy camper.
How can I get the wireless (Airport?) facility working again ?
Please help.
P.S.Take this as a warning as well - NEVER drink and upgrade. I have learnt my lesson.
"NETGEAR" is the default name for netgear wireless access points. So, your laptop probably couldn't find your wireless connection so it was trying to connect to another one in the area. Just fire up "Internet Connect.app". It should be in the Applications folder. And use that to find a wireless network to connect to. Or you can use the drop-down menu from the menu bar airport icon. It should list the names of available networks. You can find your airport access point from there.
Best wishes
mamahoohoo
P.S. "A man must stand on a hillside with his mouth open for a very long time before a roast duck will fly into it." OLD CHINESE SAYING (I'm not kidding).