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Ipod won't connect to my wireless router.

My ipod was working just fine at my mom's house using her wifi, but at my dad's house it won't freaking connect.

the modem is a ssid 2wire. I don't know the model, but it's WEP password protected. Yes I have the pssword.
The modem is using DHCP settings.

I go to settings, wifi, click on my network, type in the password but the lock is still there. is it supposed to be?

anyways, it says its joined, (hence the checkmark) but when I try using safari or youtube it says "cannot connect".

I've went through the network connections on my desktop, although its connected directly to the router through LAN, and it has a diiferent subnet mask.

ipod subnet mask : 255.255.0.0
desktop subnet mask : 255.255.255.0

I dont know if that makes any difference, but anayway I tried changing it to static and changing the subnet mask to the same thing. still no luck. I also tried making the IP's the same.

Do I need to fill in the client ID, DNS, and the search domains?

Also there was a DNS server IP on my desktop so I input that on my ipod but that only made it take longer to tell me that it couldn't connect.

I read the wifi section in the manuals but that was useless.

I'm kinda ****** off about it so if anyone can help me thanks.

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dell dimension 3000, Windows XP Pro

Posted on Jul 31, 2008 1:03 AM

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Aug 5, 2008 5:46 AM in response to Roger Whiteley

Update - 2.0.1 = bricked ipod and blue screened laptop AGAIN 🙂, way to go Apple.........

Tried new user account approach recommended by others,
Reinstalled 1.1.5 downloaded direct from Apple, got Wireless working... so getting a bricked iPod operational with a new user profile is a good start if you only have one computer and no easy access to a MAC or an Apple store.

Tried upgrading to 2.0.1, more blue screens during 'preparing iPod for update' progress bar.
On reboot, Stopped local software firewall (have two physical firewalls), removed external USB mouse, downloading 2.0.1 upgrade again............. dare I upgrade with Firefox running?

No difference, string of beeps followed by BLUE SCREEN AGAIN..

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Aug 5, 2008 2:43 PM in response to pap3rcl1p

ugh.... this is friggin ridiculous....

ok well.... I tried using the 26 hexidecimal key I found. that didnt work.
My dad gave me a wireless router to try. so basically we have 3 routers in the house.....

kitchen has a wrireless router which goes to every room, and in my room a have a non-wifi router, and I hooked up my linksys to that router and I pick the signal from my iPOD but it still wont go on youtube or safari.

I think that might be a reason why im getting connection prblems. but the main wireless router is the main HUB. so I dunno....

also the linksys one is not protected. its open but it still don work.
but it also gives me different stuff too.

from DHCP it gave me a different IP, (same subnet mask as my desktop), a router IP, and a DNS. we have a workgroup but I'm pretty sure we dont have a domain name.

If I do static, what should I put in? same stuff as my desktop computer?
Do I need a domain name?
and is there anything I can do from my PC that might help?
I'm gonna ask my dad to help me out.

I'm also gonna try to install 2.0 if its free.

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Aug 5, 2008 7:01 PM in response to pap3rcl1p

I got it!

donald was right. It was the 10 digit code on the bottom of the router.

:P

Although I did try that before... I must've typed it wrong.

well thanks for the help guys!

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Aug 6, 2008 3:05 PM in response to pap3rcl1p

Cool I'm glad you got it working....
If you have three routers there's no wonder you had problems 🙂, you should only ever have one DHCP server, unless you have a huge network, that is, the other DHCP servers should be turned off from the router browser interface..

Configuring DHCP scopes (IP address ranges ) to not overlap is the other solution, but different DHCP server setting could lead to exactly the type of problem you described. Didn't think of that one!!!

Aug 24, 2008 6:17 PM in response to Donald Palmer

Thank you so much!

I have just bought a Mac book and got a free Ipod touch with it.
The mac book worked when I plugged the cable in but didnt when I tried the wireless internet.
The ipod touch worked on what seemed like every wifi connection but mine.

But then.... I tried the 10 digit code on the bottom of my 2wire and it fixed both problems, so once again thank you so much.

Now I need to find out why torrent downloading doesn't work on my mac.

Aug 29, 2008 4:11 PM in response to Voyvodich

Please which line does the 10 digit code go in? I have been trying to get this to connect for 6 months. At other location with Belkin wireless router it works fine, but not with 2wire modem.

Ipod won't connect to my wireless router.