wpa-psk and wireless macbook pro -help please

[Gokhan]

hi guys

i have a freinds macbook pro that will not connect to my wireless
(d-link 900ap+)

The problem first of all is the machine (macbook pro) would not not even see the router ,so i turned on ssid and now its can see the network but as its wpa-spk protected it will not connect even though i enter the correct password

i have updated the airport software but still no go

it just says airport couldnt connect and to try again or press ok

any ideas this is driving me nuts

please

p.s my powerbook g4 connects fine even with ssid turned off !!!

 

[superbovine]

hi guys

i have a freinds macbook pro that will not connect to my wireless
(d-link 900ap+)

The problem first of all is the machine (macbook pro) would not not even see the router ,so i turned on ssid and now its can see the network but as its wpa-spk protected it will not connect even though i enter the correct password

i have updated the airport software but still no go

it just says airport couldnt connect and to try again or press ok

any ideas this is driving me nuts

please

p.s my powerbook g4 connects fine even with ssid turned off !!!

unplug the routers power for 30 seconds. this will cause the router to drop all connection and give all your machine time to reset their stuff as well.

 

[Gokhan]

ah

yeah i tried that soooo many times this works flawlessly with other laptops but this damn macbook pro wont budge ill try lowering the security on the router to plain wpa !!

 

[superbovine]

yeah i tried that soooo many times this works flawlessly with other laptops but this damn macbook pro wont budge ill try lowering the security on the router to plain wpa !!

you try updating the firmware on your router. in my experience d-link are less tempermental than linksys with the macs. I never had a problem with WPA, wep, and wep 128 on a dlink. I've never gotten anything else to work normally all the time. I have had better success getting consist results with my airport express.

 

[Gokhan]

k

it has the latest firmare so im guessing the problem is from the macbook pro end but ill have a look in to that thanks

 

[vinylator]

Try if you can connect if there is no security (eg 'no password).
I have an older linksys router and can't connect any mac if there is any security. But I have found a workaround.

Try adding the dollar sign in front of you password, like: $yourpwd

 

[Gokhan]

k

tried the $ sign in front of password still no go but i have seen that this is a wide problem on the intel machines so i am gonna have to wait for apple to offer a fix ?

if and when i dont know

 

[bcavanau]

I have my Macbook Pro (C2D) connected to my Buffalo Tech router using WPA-PSK. I am using a full 63bit randomly generated password as well...no issues at all.

So It would seem to be some compatibility issue between your 2 specific devices.

 

[Gokhan]

hmm could be

hmm could be although i aint gonna need wifi a lot so its no biggie but i would just like to verify this things airport works so i might try connecting with no security at all

thanks

furthermore my router works fine with all other laptops tested