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Linksys wireless router issues with Jag
Please help me. I have Tibook 400 with 356 ram running jaguar. Jag works great, but I am having trouble connecting to the internet wirelessly. I can connect no problem via PPPoE when the computer is plugged in through an ethernet connection, but when I try to connect using my Linksys router it says it is unable to connect to a PPPoE server. I am able to get to the Linksys Wireless router site "192.168.1.1" and get connected, but when I try to go to another site, Internet Connect says it cannot connect to a PPPoE server. I have been able to get it to work in the past but now I am at a loss. My isp is SBC dsl and I have a brand new linksys wireless router w/ a 4 port hub. Both companys do not provide osx support. Is there a standard procedure for using non "Airport" brand wireless routers? Any info is welcomed. Have I provided enough info regarding the issue?
First off, welcome to MacNN.com Forums!
It helps to keep these topics in the right place. This is really a Networking question, not a powerbook question.
I'm going to try and answer your question, and then move it to the appropriate Networking forum. Thanks for understanding why it's been moved. Putting topics in their proper forums increases your chances of getting a correct answer.
Now, when you use the linksys router, you don't use internet connect in OS X. You connect to 192.168.1.1 and you enter in the username and password for PPPoE connection into the linksys configuration screen. Then, you connect via the wireless using DHCP (if you've told the linksys to use DHCP assigned addresses) - this means, that the router handles making the connection instead of the OS X computer, and then distributes that to you via airport.
Email me, or reply here if you need more assistance.
It helps to keep these topics in the right place. This is really a Networking question, not a powerbook question.
I'm going to try and answer your question, and then move it to the appropriate Networking forum. Thanks for understanding why it's been moved. Putting topics in their proper forums increases your chances of getting a correct answer.
Now, when you use the linksys router, you don't use internet connect in OS X. You connect to 192.168.1.1 and you enter in the username and password for PPPoE connection into the linksys configuration screen. Then, you connect via the wireless using DHCP (if you've told the linksys to use DHCP assigned addresses) - this means, that the router handles making the connection instead of the OS X computer, and then distributes that to you via airport.
Email me, or reply here if you need more assistance.
here is what i just tried
I nixed my internet prefs in system prefs, rebooted, started up ie5, went to 192.168.1.1 , signed on using name and password, went to status page and tried to connect, got an error message "IE script error, cannot find PPPoE server"
I nixed my internet prefs in system prefs, rebooted, started up ie5, went to 192.168.1.1 , signed on using name and password, went to status page and tried to connect, got an error message "IE script error, cannot find PPPoE server"
okay.
Good of you to nix your internet connect options.
You should also go to System Preferences, Network, proxies tab, and remove proxies there (write them down in case you should need to add them back later)
you got into the admin page at the linksys.
You selected PPPoE in the WAN type connection box.
You entered your username and password into the PPPoE fields in the linksys page.
You pressed Apply.
You used the status link at the top of the page.
On the linksys status page, you pressed connect.
It refreshed the page several times, and connected.
You should make sure that the linksys has enabled DHCP to connect to the tibook, and that the tibook's airport is configured to use DHCP assigned IP addresses in System Preferences / Network .
Good of you to nix your internet connect options.
You should also go to System Preferences, Network, proxies tab, and remove proxies there (write them down in case you should need to add them back later)
you got into the admin page at the linksys.
You selected PPPoE in the WAN type connection box.
You entered your username and password into the PPPoE fields in the linksys page.
You pressed Apply.
You used the status link at the top of the page.
On the linksys status page, you pressed connect.
It refreshed the page several times, and connected.
You should make sure that the linksys has enabled DHCP to connect to the tibook, and that the tibook's airport is configured to use DHCP assigned IP addresses in System Preferences / Network .
What he said. You should NOT be entering any PPPoE settings in the MacOSX Network panel, just set it to DHCP and thing should be cool.
nixed all prefs in Network, reset router, started over, the wireless router will go and get an ip adress in the acceptable range, but when i try to log on the linksys site (168.192.1.1) it says that it cannot find a proper server. i do not understand why this is happening, because a week ago it was working fine. this is very frustrating and i know i seem to be a mac rube, but if someone out there who has a linksys wireless router and also connects to the internet using a PPPoE log on name and pass word, could list the steps they successfully use to gain acess, i would be much obliged . please, teach me how to fish, to all linksys naysayers, the routers work very well and have a much greater range than the Airport base station. even though this post points to the contrary. i also nixed the proxy settings in Network and in IE5, does this matter?
Well, I have the same hardware as you but I dont use PPPoE to log into the internet via ADSL. I use another method that doens't require me to enter a password and username.... etc etc...
Anyways, when I first set up the Linksys Access Point/Router, it couldn't obtain any IP address from the ISP's DHCP server. Finally got it to work by changing the MAC address of the router so that it follows the same MAC as my PC (Which was working perfectly before).
You might want to give it a try. The setting is in the "advanced" tab of 192.168.1.1 and the item called "Mac Addr. Clone".
Anyways, when I first set up the Linksys Access Point/Router, it couldn't obtain any IP address from the ISP's DHCP server. Finally got it to work by changing the MAC address of the router so that it follows the same MAC as my PC (Which was working perfectly before).
You might want to give it a try. The setting is in the "advanced" tab of 192.168.1.1 and the item called "Mac Addr. Clone".
Burlynurd, make sure that you have removed any and all PPPoE connection software from your computer, as well as removing any PPPoE settings in the Network settings. MacPOET, Enternet, etc. are examples of this connection software. If your ISP provided an "installation CD," it probably installed the software, perhaps without you even noticing it.
Running both hardware (the Linksys router) and software PPPoE connections is guaranteed to screw everything up. PPPoE requests from the software positively boggle the router and it sort of freaks out.
Running both hardware (the Linksys router) and software PPPoE connections is guaranteed to screw everything up. PPPoE requests from the software positively boggle the router and it sort of freaks out.