I am having seriuos problems with my internet conection. I have just moved my IMac (running Mac OS X 10.5.6) from the UK where it connected to the internet via airport with no fuss at all, to Germany where it refuses to do the right thing!
The airport status bar on the desk top menu can "see" my wireless network with full signal. When I click on it and enter the password, it tells me that it is connecting to the network, the airport signal bar turns black - but then connection timeout appears and it all returns grey....
Then when i open up network, there is the orange blob next to airport saying it is on. I use the assist button at the bottom, set up a new location and select my wireless network. I enter the password, hit continue and the signal strength bar again turns black - and again i get a dialogue box telling me "the password you entered is invalid" and the signal bar turns grey.....
The password is not wrong, as i have other wirless machines connected using the same password. I have put the MAC address into the router (via another machine, as i can't even connect to the router from the iMac). I have tried putting a $ before the password and 0x as well as using "xxx" to encase my password yet no luck. I have also reset the PRAM. Some people have suggested it may be the Firewall, but i have not found out how to turn it off to see if it is the case!
I am not 'good' enough with computers to think of anything else, and no other threads have helped. Having had the computer connected before and other devices connected now, frustration is mounting!
Please help, and if you can keep the help in as simple terms as possible due to my lack of computer expertise!!
Many thanks in advance.
The airport status bar on the desk top menu can "see" my wireless network with full signal. When I click on it and enter the password, it tells me that it is connecting to the network, the airport signal bar turns black - but then connection timeout appears and it all returns grey....
Then when i open up network, there is the orange blob next to airport saying it is on. I use the assist button at the bottom, set up a new location and select my wireless network. I enter the password, hit continue and the signal strength bar again turns black - and again i get a dialogue box telling me "the password you entered is invalid" and the signal bar turns grey.....
The password is not wrong, as i have other wirless machines connected using the same password. I have put the MAC address into the router (via another machine, as i can't even connect to the router from the iMac). I have tried putting a $ before the password and 0x as well as using "xxx" to encase my password yet no luck. I have also reset the PRAM. Some people have suggested it may be the Firewall, but i have not found out how to turn it off to see if it is the case!
I am not 'good' enough with computers to think of anything else, and no other threads have helped. Having had the computer connected before and other devices connected now, frustration is mounting!
Please help, and if you can keep the help in as simple terms as possible due to my lack of computer expertise!!
Many thanks in advance.