Airport Extreme Internet Connection ( No DNS ... )

[Jmarsiglio]

Hello, I was trying to change my IP today and decided to leave my modem unplugged for an hour. I went back, re-plugged everything back into it's place when I noticed the flashing amber light on my Airport Extreme and tells me Problem: Internet Connection. I'm writing this message by connecting my ethernet directly from my modem into the computer opposed to into the router.

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Thanks for any feedback it's much appreciated I don't know what to do

 

[JayMysterio]

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I'm having the same issues myself since yesterday. Any help would be appreciated. I spoke to my cable provider who reset my modem, and all the steps, with them realizing it was an issue with the IP address on the modem. Like yours the Airport has a 169. IP address while your mac shows a correct xx.xxx. address. Supposedly the airport is registering the wrong IP address.

The provider recommended calling Apple.

Trying to put off that one hour ordeal myself.

 

[Jmarsiglio]

I can't get Apple to help me because my warranty on the computer expired and I don't feel like paying 40$+ for something like this. It seems so trivial, there has to be an easy solution Anyways, please tell me if you figure it out and anyone else if you have any feedback, it would be appreciated.

 

[naples98]

Have you tried restarting your AEBS?

 

[Jmarsiglio]

Okay, after many,many hours today ( my day off ) I managed to figure it out by researching about 50+ forums with similar problems, so have no fear we are not the only ones What did it for me was ( no idea if all steps are required )

1. Delete: Library\Preferences\SystemConfiguration folder.
2. Unplug modem + Airport power cable.
3. Unplug ethernet cable from Airport router.
4. Restart Computer.
5. Re-plug modem's power cable and wait until all lights go on.
6. Re-plug the airport's power and then connect the two with ethernet cable.
7. At this point my light was green but I still had no access to internet, so I went to TCP/IP under the Manual Aiport\Internet tab and deleted the DNS server that was in it (10.0.1.1), switched to configure IPv4 to manual then back to DHCP and it fills in with whatever it should be ( my case was 64.xx... ).
8. Updated base station and I am now sending this message via wireless internet

Good luck and post if this works!

 

[JayMysterio]

Have you tried restarting your AEBS?

That's basic 101. If you talk to someone in support you inevitably turn off/on - restart your modem, your router, and your system. My cable company could see that I had a base station, and tailored their responses toward that, and were the ones that told me to call Apple after they got me up and running again.

So yes, restarted multiple times, after the modem is restarted.

I unfortunately don't seem to have a systemconfiguration folder, so not sure how that work around will fly. After I eat, charge my iPhone, I'll deal with Apple. I luckily just activated my Applecare, so should be good to go.

 

[Jmarsiglio]

Hmmm, that's too bad, wait until I get home and I will double check. Just look under Library > Preferences. Then I believe it is the last folder. In regards to apple support, good luck and don't forget to tell us how you solved the problem as it will help people with this problem in the future. Good night

edit: Yep, it definitely is SystemConfiguration. Are you on leopard?

 

[Butthead]

I unfortunately don't seem to have a systemconfiguration folder, so not sure how that work around will fly. After I eat, charge my iPhone, I'll deal with Apple. I luckily just activated my Applecare, so should be good to go.

Unless it's been deleted, you have it. I can't get Apple's Find command from the finder to locate system folders (even from Admin level acct).

Click on your drive icon where the OS is installed, start from the top level "Library" folder, not "System" folder, which also has a Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration folder full of .bundle files.

see attached image.

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My guess is you'd only need to delete the com.apple.airport.preferences.plist from that sysconfig folder.

I checked, it's in the same location back to 10.3...10.2 doesn't seem to have it, but there is an airport.adminutility.plist file in preferences under each users acct's. "Library" folder

 

[JayMysterio]

I did follow the OP's direction, and I assure you that I don't have that folder. I don't recall deleting it at some point. I have no idea why, I also could not find it with finder.

My solution was the most simple though, while restarting the modem & airport extreme over & over again accomplished nothing. I went with just completely resetting the airport. That did the trick, despite having to put my info in again.

 

[kcerce]

I have a similar problem. I unplugged my modem to take on vacation and left my Airport Extreme plugged in at home. When I returned, I plugged the modem back in and no internet access. The AE has a green light but when running network diagnostics, i get the first 3 lights green and the last 2 yellow. I have tried unplugging the modem, router and computer all night and powering them back up, waiting 15 min in between with no luck. I replaced the Airport Extreme with an airport express and now I have internet. My modem seems to work fine since it works when wired directly to my computer and when connected to my airport express. What could be wrong with my Airport extreme?