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Rho wrote:So, the other day, my laptop randomly stopped connecting to the internet. It's an iBook G4.
I'll go into System Preferences, select the wireless network, enter in the password (which I know is correct), and it'll then say "Connection Timeout" whenever I enter it in.
I don't know how much further I can get into detail on this. That's about the basic gist of it.
I really don't know what to do. I need to be able to connect by Friday night.
Does anybody know how I can get this thing to not timeout?
Rho wrote:It is indeed a Mac.
I unplugged the wireless reciever for two minutes, waited, plugged it back in, waited, nothing.
Restarted a few times, nothing.
I'm going to try reinstalling the operating system.
I didn't install or uninstall anything, nothing out of the ordinary, nobody else has used it.
This occasionally happens to me at home. It might be electrical interference from external devices (i.e. TVs, microwaves, that giant electromagnet that I know everyone keeps somewhere in there home). Did you purchase any new hardware recently? That might be the root of the situation.
Also, can it connect to other networks? If it can't, then its probably an issue with either the Airport card or the kexts (kernel extensions) that control the card. Do you use Software Update frequently? If not, DO IT. Apple occasionally releases security fixes and patches that might fix the problem.
In addition, try moving the laptop closer to the base station. I use my MacBook on the third floor of my house, and every now and then it decides to time out continually while connecting to my network.
Hmm. Can anything else connect to the router? Try another laptop or a smart phone and see if you can connect. Have you tried blanking the password?
Reinstalling the OS is overkill. If its an OS problem then your going to have to consult TLOAF because I have no idea how mac's work.
This is strange though, I will admit that.
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