Happy Monday!

My home internet went south last night. Not sure what happened. The "Link" light on the cable modem is still on, so that implies that the issue isn't with Comcast. But there was bad weather in the area, so I will call to make sure nothing happened.

I think it might be my router. It's an Airport Extreme Base Station, and while I can get the signal that Airport is on, I can't get it to connect to my home network. That's a new one, and makes me think that something happened to the base station. Neither of my laptops can connect, so it's not a wireless card.

Problem is, neither laptop is set up for ethernet cable. The last instructions I saw for Comcast were for Tiger, not Leopard, so the newer MacBook has never been set up for hardwire connection.

This couldn't have happened on a Friday night, when I would have had the weekend to fix it. PITA.

Anyway, reachable at select times during the day. Otherwise, not so much.

Happy Monday!

My home internet went south last night. Not sure what happened. The "Link" light on the cable modem is still on, so that implies that the issue isn't with Comcast. But there was bad weather in the area, so I will call to make sure nothing happened.

I think it might be my router. It's an Airport Extreme Base Station, and while I can get the signal that Airport is on, I can't get it to connect to my home network. That's a new one, and makes me think that something happened to the base station. Neither of my laptops can connect, so it's not a wireless card.

Problem is, neither laptop is set up for ethernet cable. The last instructions I saw for Comcast were for Tiger, not Leopard, so the newer MacBook has never been set up for hardwire connection.

This couldn't have happened on a Friday night, when I would have had the weekend to fix it. PITA.

Anyway, reachable at select times during the day. Otherwise, not so much.

Technology

I have a hardwire connection. Wireless still isn't working. The MacBook wireless symbol in the menu bar is dark--it picks up the signal. I can see what other networks are out there. When the cable is connected to the base station, my MacBook sees the Airport connection. But I can't go out to the internet.

Either a soft or a hard reset of the base station is in order, I guess. I'm going to get some help for that one, and yes, I know the instructions are available on the Apple site. But there are some things I refuse to do without someone talking me through, and sending my base station back to its original "Bicycle Built for Two" mindset is one of those things.

It is amazing how dependent I have become on being able to surf the 'net from anywhere in the house. I feel like a Neanderthal.

Technology

I have a hardwire connection. Wireless still isn't working. The MacBook wireless symbol in the menu bar is dark--it picks up the signal. I can see what other networks are out there. When the cable is connected to the base station, my MacBook sees the Airport connection. But I can't go out to the internet.

Either a soft or a hard reset of the base station is in order, I guess. I'm going to get some help for that one, and yes, I know the instructions are available on the Apple site. But there are some things I refuse to do without someone talking me through, and sending my base station back to its original "Bicycle Built for Two" mindset is one of those things.

It is amazing how dependent I have become on being able to surf the 'net from anywhere in the house. I feel like a Neanderthal.