I was given an iBook but I can't connect to my home wifi
I was given an old iBook and when I try to connect to my home wifi I keep getting an error message please help
iBook, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
I was given an old iBook and when I try to connect to my home wifi I keep getting an error message please help
iBook, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
What is the error message?
You could look into Help viewer to see if there is a setup assistant
for going online. There usually is.
You can see what the selection settings are in System Preferences>
Network> and choose the wireless base station as a source, be
sure any password needed for access is entered into the computer,
and the AirPort (wireless) is turned on, you can choose 'automatic'
in the Location. Do not set up Ethernet, or other choices, just wi-fi.
In the Advanced box (click) when it opens, be sure to choose
'remember any network this computer has joined' and see that
the AirPort icon is on the top of the screen, usually by the clock;
so if you click on it, a drop-down menu for AirPort appears. The
icon represents an antenna, and the more bars equals strength.
In the AirPort menu bar choices, if you don't get a connection after
the Network has been set to airport wireless, you can choose to
'Join Other Network' from the drop-down menu, to access settings.
You can enter the name of your home network and there should
be a place to enter the password.
Depending on the vintage of the computer (I think it is a MacBook
if it is really running OS X 10.6.2; iBooks can't run that) the wi-fi
frequency provided by the base station or wireless router may
be incorrect. Since I do not know what kinds of products or specs
they are running under, that is just another item to research.
Anyway, the time is very early here and I am getting tired/er.
Good luck & happy computing! 🙂
I was given an iBook but I can't connect to my home wifi