HT4628: Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
Learn about Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivityQ: My ipad and iphone connect and recognize wifi signal, but my mac pro running 10.6.8 does not recognize or list the wiifi sig ... My ipad and iphone connect and recognize wifi signal, but my mac pro running 10.6.8 does not recognize or list the wiifi signal as option, any ideas? more
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Jun 24, 2013 3:42 PM in response to Telfesby Baby Boomer (USofA),Try the basics first:
Change your router channel number. Most times this works & is all you have to do.
Disconnect & reconnect your modem. unplug it for about 10 seconds. Plug it back in. Do the same for Apple’s routers. Wait for everything to reboot.
System Preferences>Network
Click the Assist Me button.
In the next window that pops up, click the Diagnostic button & do the necessary.
Research Knowledge Base for network problems that pertain to the OS that is currently installed on your computer. See these basic networking KB Articles: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401 AirPort troubleshooting guide
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712 Using network locations in Mac OS X
Manually provided DNS server addresses are higher priority than DHCP's
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1714 Solutions for connecting to the Internet, setting up a small network, and troubleshooting
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What to do when you can't connect to the Internet
Also, run the Airport Utility app which is located inside the Utilities folder.
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If using a Linksys router, contact LinkSys Customer Support and/or post in their forums.
If using Apple's Airport, please re-post over in one of the AirPort Forums.
