Paola Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Grrrrrrrrrr This is driving me mad. I am a real computer numpty and am trying to connect my Airport to my Mac after years of not using it. Can I do it? Can I heck I have an old dome shaped airport and an ethernet modem. From what I can work out, the ethernet modem does not us PPoPE wotsit when connecting to the internet however the airport is saying that it is looking for one. Hope that I am making a little sense Any advice would be very much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Sounds like one for Kev or Dan to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Sounds like one for Kev or Dan to me! yep! looks to me like you are speaking in a foreign language!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 You have your own Airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 You have your own Airport I thought that too Ginette!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 You have your own Airport [/color] Airport is the Mac WiFi thingy. I have it on my iBook but to use it I have to install a card, the instructions to do this are so scary I've never had the nerve to buy a card and do it Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 You have your own Airport I thought that too Ginette!! And me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Aha, I see Tessa, its a "thingy"......now I get it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Aha, I see Tessa, its a "thingy"......now I get it!! Ok I quote from the iBook user guide "Airport offers an easy and affordableway to provide wireless internet access anywhere in the home, at work or classroom" seems its not a thingy at all Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Oh well. I only looked because I thought it might be about apples! Now I find it's about Apples - there is a difference! I'd never heard of an airport though. No-one's been helpful yet though Paola. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Somebody else must have a Mac on the forum This is what you get for being a little different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Somebody else must have a Mac on the forum This is what you get for being a little different Christian uses a Mac and I 'think' Snowy has one. I have one, but sadly I am a complete technonumpty, so no help at all Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thanks Tessa! i do have a Mac, but it has a built in airport. I think that if you use an ethernet cable , then turn the airport off by clicking on the icon, top right hand corner. Plug in the ethernet and you should be away! I think! If you have wifi in the house, leave the airport on and click on the wifi icon. A list of available providers should come up. Hope this helps (but probably won't) C x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I've got an iBook aswell :D although I've had it for a while only started using it all the time when my old computer broke just before xmas.......haven't the faintest idea how the airport works I did try to use it to connect to internet but just couldn't get it to work...............think it also needed a card thingy (good technical term that ) I'm getting there slowly...........it's my aim on 2008 to learn how to drive my Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 i do have a Mac, but it has a built in airport. That does sound funny coming from Christian!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 i do have a Mac, but it has a built in airport. That does sound funny coming from Christian!! .........probably means he can work from home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I'm no techno but the airport is the base station and your computer needs to have a wireless card (reciever) either built in or you can fit one in. I went to the apple shop and they fitted it for me. You connect the airport to the phone line and then you should be able to detect it from your computer. You then configure it in the airport settings. We do not have our airport any more as we changed to BT voyager but the imac detects the base station just the same and we can check signal on the airport signal just the same. Dont know if any help? If you are still struggling I have a techi apple friend I could email, pm me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Thank you Maria, I will let you know if I still have no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Sorry I can't help. I'm an eMac user - I'm having real trouble trying to start a blog on Vox- it won't let me post even though I'm registered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I was hoping you were asking for advice about a glut of apples. Since it's not a baking question and I'm a renowned technonumpty who wouldn't recognise an Apple if it stood up to say "hello" to me I'll log off now . But I do love the idea of Christian having his own airport............very apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...