Airport will not pick up wireless networks

have a friend with a laptop (preferably running the same os as you) come over and try connect. If they can, your card is broken and can be replaced fairly cheaply i believe. If they cant, but can connect via ethernet cable like you can, the wireless antenna could be broken, or the settings stuff up... but it is more likely to be broken.

If you have to, try bringing your laptop to an area with free wireless (maybe starbucks) and try to connect there. If you cant, it would also hint that your airport is broken.

You could probably skip both these steps by going to your local apple store, and try joining their wireless network (they should have one) to see if its your router or your airport card.

If you have your internet hooked up via ethernet cable, you don't need the use of the Airport Card because you are not going wireless from your computer to the Netgear Router. Your internet goes straight to your computer from the router. If you are saying you get no internet at all utilizing the ethernet connection, I would think you have another problem. Go up to the Airport Icon on the menu bar and turn off your Airport. You didn't say whether your Netgear Router was wireless.

TiltonRoadEnd, Welcome to the discussion area!

(1) Ensure that the Netgear is operating in an 802.11b compatible mode.

(2) Try configuring the Netgear so that is it using a channel between 1 and 11.