Networked, but no Internet

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rgn22

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I am in charge of a network of Macs at a small private school, and I'm relatively new to Mac networking, so please forgive me if there is an "easy" solution to this problem.

I have a G4 PowerMac running 10.3.9, wirelessly connected to an Airport Extreme Base Station using an Aeropad USB Ethernet adapter. It has been working fine for months, but all of a sudden it cannot obtain an Internet connection. I am getting network connection, and can see other computers on the network, but nothing loads in Safari, or in IE. In the Aeropad settings, it indicates it is not connected, although I can in fact see other computers on the network. I tried removing and reinstalling the Aeropad, but it still isn't working. Additionally, the system hangs on the Aeropad settings when trying to shut down. It might be a part of the problem.
 
Did this device require driver installation from the manufacturer, or was it detected by the Mac as a "third party Airport device?" If it's the former, then you might want to download (from another machine, of course) the updated drivers from the manufacturer's website. If it's the latter, then you might want to make sure that the Airport software is up to date.
 
It required me to install the drivers from the disk. I will see if there are updated drivers from the manufacturer's site. It is just odd that the device is working on the network, but not providing Internet connection. So it must not be receiving an IP address.
 
Have you checked to make sure that the information regarding the gateway IP and DNS nameserver IPs are correct? It's possible that your ISP might have changed their DNS nameserver IPs.

I would still check for the latest software though just in case.
 
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