I have a wireless internet router and all the other computers in the house connect jut fine. but my MacBook rfuses to connect many times and I have to run Connection doctor to fix it temporarily. What can i do to fix this?
2007-12-20 03:17:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
P.S: My computer uses an Airport signal (no adapter) and I use a Linksys router.
2007-12-20 05:18:26 · update #1
As you are getting a connection which you need to repair a lot, and the other computers are running fine on the connection, it is probably your adapter that is going bad.
Your first step should be trying to update the driver your adapter uses. You will need to go to the adapter manufacturers website, download a new driver, and install it. Make sure you get one which is for the Mac and not Windows.
If that does not work, take the adapter out, and try putting one of the other machines adapters in, but make sure you have it use the driver for Mac, not Windows, and see if that corrects the issue. If it does, then you need to buy a new adapter. If you can't use one of the other computers adapter, then go and buy one for the Mac and see if the replacement works. If it does, great, if not simply return the adapter and get your money back.
One of these should fix this issue. Most if not all routers work with both Windows and Mac based OSs, as well as Linix, etc.
It would help us if you told us what manufacturer your router is from, as well as the adapters, how long the network has been up, how old the computers are, what OSs they are running, etc. But you didn't, and so this is the best I can do, and it should work, one of these options.
2007-12-20 03:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by Serenity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get one which is compatible with mac
2007-12-20 03:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jefalito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋