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2 Airports+OSX = 1 inactivated airport
I installed OS 10.2 on my PBG4 (500MHz, RevA) and I am truly impressed with this OS, but I have one problem I can't figure out. I connect to 2 different airport networks; one at work and one at home. I installed OS 10.2 and it automatically detected the apropriate network at either location (no more need for location manager, or so I thought). However all of a sudden I can no longer connect to the net via airport from home, although I can connect via ethernet wire. Curiously, another laptop (running OS9.2) cannot connect via airport either. It seems to me, that OSX has transferred some setting from my base station (Apple basestation) at work to my base station (Farrallon Gateway) at home and thereby inactivating its wireless connectivity. What should look for to rectify this major problem?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Are both networks configured using DHCP?
The automatic location thing only works when you have DHCP at both sites, so that your machine gets its IP address, gateway, etc. automatically when it joins the network.
If you have your home network configured statically, for example, to use 192.168.1.x addresses, but the office uses something different (e.g. 192.168.0.x), your Mac won't know this, and won't be able to communicate with others.
I use DHCP at both work and home and my AirPort has always (even prior to 10.2) automatically configured itself appropriately.
The automatic location thing only works when you have DHCP at both sites, so that your machine gets its IP address, gateway, etc. automatically when it joins the network.
If you have your home network configured statically, for example, to use 192.168.1.x addresses, but the office uses something different (e.g. 192.168.0.x), your Mac won't know this, and won't be able to communicate with others.
I use DHCP at both work and home and my AirPort has always (even prior to 10.2) automatically configured itself appropriately.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Camelot:
[B]Are both networks configured using DHCP?
Yes, I use DHCP both at home and at work. And usually both computers can access the net at the same time. But at some point, and I can't figure out what triggers this, one computer can no longer access the net. The IP addresses are still correct if one is 192.168.0.2 the other is 192.168.0.3 and everything regarding the network settings are correct. I suspect the basestation (Farrallon Gateway Wireless) is getting confused somehow. Pressing the reset button on the basestation appears to fix the problem.
thanks!
[B]Are both networks configured using DHCP?
Yes, I use DHCP both at home and at work. And usually both computers can access the net at the same time. But at some point, and I can't figure out what triggers this, one computer can no longer access the net. The IP addresses are still correct if one is 192.168.0.2 the other is 192.168.0.3 and everything regarding the network settings are correct. I suspect the basestation (Farrallon Gateway Wireless) is getting confused somehow. Pressing the reset button on the basestation appears to fix the problem.
thanks!