Telkom ADSL Router with Mac

[StellenboschStudent]

Hallo,
I have a MacBook Pro, and I am trying to connect to a Telkom router for internet... But teh Airport keeps telling me Connection Failed. I have the right passwords and stuff, but it won't work, anyone with a solution (except to leave Telkom)?

 

[bwana]

Is the router wireless or do you have it hooked up to an airport base station.

Does it work hardwired?

 

[StellenboschStudent]

Well, all of the Windows based PC's are connected to the internet, just my Mac that is giving problems. Don't have a LAN cable, can't test it.
I think the WPA password written on the back of the router is wrong, or somerthing, how can I check that?

 

[bwana]

Is it a hex password? If so try putting a $ in front of it on your mbp

 

[StellenboschStudent]

No, not a hex password...
I don't want to reset the router... with my luck the pcs will then also not work...

 

[vinesh]

What Telkom Router is it?

 

[bwana]

Ok - so the telkom router is wireless?

 

[StellenboschStudent]

A piece of crap Telkom Router...don't know more. Just Black with Telkom 5102G written on it.

 

[StellenboschStudent]

No, router not wireless, good point, can use the cable that goes into the router... will go and try that...

 

[bwana]

No, router not wireless, good point, can use the cable that goes into the router... will go and try that...

what is handling the wireless then?

 

[StellenboschStudent]

Nevermind, another blonde moment. Cable going into router isn't a lan cable, normal phone cable... ooops

 

[Leftfoot]

It sounds to me that you are the wiring the router correctly
The 5102g is an ADSL router with wireless LAN capability.....do you have an ADSL LINE?

 

[StellenboschStudent]

Yes, sorry, I just had a bit of a blonde moment there. I am on the web now, with a pc, but my mac won't connect.

 

[Leftfoot]

I dont know how one does it for a MAC, but on my PC I have to set my IP address manually and my SUBNET MASK to 255.255.255.0 and point the pc to the default gateway 10.0.0.2 (for the 5102g router)

Perhaps there are MAC people that now how to do that

 

[StellenboschStudent]

I don't know how... anyone that can help me?

 

[bwana]

Are you using DHCP or manually assigning IPs?

 

[StellenboschStudent]

Dhcp