I have an intel N card and I'm trying to connect to my friends network. My computer says im connected with excellent strength but firefox and IE say i;m not online. My friends computer works so why not mine?
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When both your friend and you are connected to his wireless, and he can get onto the internet, do both your ipconfig /all readouts look the same, except for the last number in your IP addresses?
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paste your ipconfig /all here and your friends
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could be that you've mistyped the security key, or he might have MAC filtering on.
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Just kidding but anyways Your computer has a MAC address that is unique to your computer much like a home address, and MAC filtering only allows, well allowed MAC addresses to access your router. And are you on a different computer, or how did you post this if your internet doesn't work?... -
Yeah I'm on my friends computer. How would I make my computer a compatible MAC address?
EDIT- Okay we reset the lynksys and modem and it worked. -
Be aware that MAC filtering sometimes makes things worst. I tried it in my network with two wireless connections, and I lost communication.
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MAC filtering is a GREAT security method... as long as you know what you're doing it won't cause any problems.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
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I agree, MAC alone is not a good security. And Netstumbler doesn't work with all systems, it doesn't work with mine.
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I didn't say alone it's great security, but even pairing WEP and MAC filtering will keep out most "road warriors," and WEP is a horrible encryption method. WPA2, which is like impossible to crack and MAC filtering is how I set up all my business clients (doctors, etc) who need the security. I stand by my post.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
As with any security the more layers you have the better it gets.
Why don't I have internet acces?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by eL_eRiC, Jul 13, 2008.