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From: gort on 17 Sep 2006 13:12 > However, since your iMac has picked up an IP address from the router, > you shouldn't need to do anything more. This router, what model is it? > > Daniele I think he will need to enter his user name and pasword, Daniele as I have told hime in my post. DAve
From: t.d.russell2 on 17 Sep 2006 13:16 gort wrote: > On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 09:45:59 -0700, t.d.russell2 wrote: > > > D.M. Procida wrote: > >> <t.d.russell2(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > Hi, I've recently purchased an Apple iMac and upgraded to broadband > >> > from dial-up at the same time. The modem supplied by the internet > >> > provider works fine, I am connected to it at the moment while I post > >> > this. So the ADSL line works fine. However when I plug the ethernet > >> > cable into the router I can't see it from my iMac, presumeably because > >> > it's not set up yet? But even hard-wiring the router to the computer > >> > doesn't work. > >> > >> As soon as you connect your iMac to the router it should pick up an IP > >> address from the router. I don't know what you know about Macs, however, > >> can you tell us what Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network > Show: > >> Network status has to say? > >> > >> Also tell us what Applications > Utilities > System Profiler > Network > >> has to say about Ethernet. > >> > >> Followups set. > >> > >> Daniele > > > > > > Thanks for swift reply. > > > > Network status gives me a green light for the built-in ethernet (when > > hard-wired to the netgear router) and says "Bult-in ethernet is > > currently active and has the IP address 192.168.1.2. You are connected > > to the internet via Built-in Ethernet". > > > > There is a lot of information in system profiler - can't tell what's > > relevant and what isn't. It confirms the same IP address. It tells me > > the router IP address is 109.168.1.1. I can see my MAC address. What > > else might be helpful to know? > > > > Tom > > I think you mean 192.168.1.1 ? > > You need to fire up a browser and put that IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the > url bar. This should then display a setup page from the router. On this > page you will need to enter your username and password that your ISP gave > you. Click on save and reboot and the router should connect you. > > Dave Yes, you're right, I meant 192 ! Don't know what I was thinking. When I paste that into the URL bar I get a message simply saying: "(169.254.189.65) is managing this device". Don't know who or what that is/means .....
From: t.d.russell2 on 17 Sep 2006 13:18 D.M. Procida wrote: > <t.d.russell2(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > > Network status gives me a green light for the built-in ethernet (when > > hard-wired to the netgear router) and says "Bult-in ethernet is > > currently active and has the IP address 192.168.1.2. You are connected > > to the internet via Built-in Ethernet". > > That's good. It means the router has given your iMac an IP address of > 192.168.1.2. Your router and the iMac are indeed talking to one another. > > > There is a lot of information in system profiler - can't tell what's > > relevant and what isn't. It confirms the same IP address. It tells me > > the router IP address is 109.168.1.1. I can see my MAC address. What > > else might be helpful to know? > > Are you sure about that address? It is almost certain to be 192.168.1.1, > > In fact, if you enter 192.168.1.1 into a web browser, you will get the > configuration page of the router. > > The username to configure the router is most likely "admin"; the > password is most likely "password" or "1234". Good idea to change these, > by the way. > > However, since your iMac has picked up an IP address from the router, > you shouldn't need to do anything more. This router, what model is it? > > Daniele The model is Netgear WGT624 v3. I've not at any point seen any screen asking me to enter a username or password. I've tried resetting the router but obviously to no avail.
From: D.M. Procida on 17 Sep 2006 13:20 gort <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > However, since your iMac has picked up an IP address from the router, > > you shouldn't need to do anything more. This router, what model is it? > I think he will need to enter his user name and pasword, Daniele as I have > told hime in my post. He won't be entering anything until he gets logged into the router, which is what I was explaining how to do. Then he can start worrying about ISP ADSL login details. (We don't even know if he has an ADSL router, which is why I asked.) Daniele
From: D.M. Procida on 17 Sep 2006 13:21
<t.d.russell2(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > You need to fire up a browser and put that IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the > > url bar. This should then display a setup page from the router. On this > > page you will need to enter your username and password that your ISP gave > > you. Click on save and reboot and the router should connect you. > > Yes, you're right, I meant 192 ! Don't know what I was thinking. > > When I paste that into the URL bar I get a message simply saying: > "(169.254.189.65) is managing this device". It means that you previously must have got logged into the router (from a self-assigned 169.x.x.x IP address - I don't even know how that's possible) and it thinks you still are. So either wait, or reboot the router, and try again. Daniele |