Mac laptop to a wireless PC network

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  • Grant
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    • Dec 29, 2006
    • 2874

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    Mac laptop to a wireless PC network

    Hello, Anyone have any experience connecting a Mac laptop to a PC based wireless network (802.11b)?

    I thought I had it set up properly but while the laptop says it's connected to my network and it can see the shared printer, it can't get onto the internet.

    If I get this working I will be my wife's hero so any thoughts you have would be appreciated.

    Thank you!
    Grant
    x20

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  • boonie stomper
    • Mar 23, 2006
    • 6032

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    Re: Mac laptop to a wireless PC network

    I can only offer hope - my nephew did it and it worked great when he showed it off to me. I couldn't believe it was a Mac!


    Unfortunately, I am totally clueless!
    ~Susan
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    • Grant
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      • Dec 29, 2006
      • 2874

      #3
      Re: Mac laptop to a wireless PC network

      OH good grief. I figured it out. I assumed that because the wireless network was new and the laptop was new that I had some something wrong with the router or something. Instead it turns out that the school Julie works set up the laptop with manual proxy settings. One little radio button click and I was good to go after about 4 hours of fuzting around with it.

      sigh.
      Grant
      x20

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      • Womentrip
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        • May 24, 2007
        • 42

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        Re: Mac laptop to a wireless PC network

        i own a mac, but i don't know how to do it hope some one here helps you
        FitDAy here


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