New logic board and network connection problems

My late 2007 MBP just had a new logic board installed. I have home and work wireless networks that are configured to connect automatically. This always worked flawlessly in the past. My MBP would find the network, connect and all was well. Since I've had the new logic board I'm having issues. The wireless network will be detected but an IP address is not assigned so I can't get on the network or internet. Both my home and work networks were set to assign a specific IP address to my computer. The MAC address detected by the router is correct, at least according to System Preferences.

The only way I can connect is to disable the firewall (Allow all incoming connections). When I do this I connect immediately to the network and everything works as normal. I can even turn the firewall back on and everything will be fine, that is until I leave work and turn the computer on at home. Then I have to go through this again. And then again when I go to work in the morning. I've tried deleting my router profile and resetting from scratch, deleting the network profiles in System Preferences and re-detecting. I don't know what else to try. It's an annoying problem.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
Kevin

MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz, iPhone 3g White, iPod Nano 8GB, Apple TV 4GB, Time Capsule 500MB, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 15, 2009 6:54 PM

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Jun 20, 2009 7:24 AM in response to kevin.sinn

Hi,

Just wondering if you ever figured this one out? I'm having the same issue: same model MBP, had a logic board replaced after the graphics chips died, and after a few days I am having unpredictable glitching out on the network connection.

Network connections work fine on Windows, the router is fine because other machines connect to it. Switching firewall off and on does seem to do the trick.

You ever get it sorted? Anyone else know?

Cheers
joe

Jun 20, 2009 8:44 AM in response to squidrigailov

Not yet, at least I don't think so. I called Apple Support and have a Case ID with them right now. I then dug a little further and found some possibilities which I'm working out right now. Search the forums for "logic board replaced can't connect to WiFi". There are a number of identical situations posted.

I'll post my solution when - and if - I come up with one.

Cheers!
Kevin

Jun 22, 2009 4:48 AM in response to kevin.sinn

I think I have it fixed. One of the solutions I read about had to do with the 10.5.7 upgrade. I have always installed the smaller upgrades, not the larger "combo" upgrades. One tip suggested installing the full combo upgrade because, among other things, it re-creates two specific files that control how the computer interacts with the network. I installed the combo upgrade last Friday and connected without difficulty to the network at my office this morning. If I connect just as easily when I get home tonight I will consider the problem solved.

Cheers!
Kevin

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