I am so glad you fixed it. I am so glad I could help. --- On Mon, 3/9/09, Chris Hofstader <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Chris Hofstader <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Network Issues > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 6:05 PM > Hi, > > Thanks very much. I managed to figure it out by going into > the system settings and actually eliminating some junk > networks that got added while I was down on the beach. This > is one area that I think Windows does very well - namely, if > no prefered networks are in range, it will give you a list > that includes the server's status (password protected, > open, etc.). It would always automatically pick up anything > in one's prefered network list if it's there and not > run the user through a full set of the things a user needs > to do to get through the network diagnostics that Safari > dumps you into. > > I also found that the help files on this matter are pretty > lacking so I used the old trick of deleting all networks and > starting over. Hence, the problem seems to be gone. > > cdh > > > On Mar 9, 2009, at 3:21 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote: > > > > > Hi, Chris, > > Is your network in your preferred network list? > > If so, you should be able to connect just fine without > any issues. > > I have never seen this issue before, since I am a new > mac user, but you should've been able to connect to your > network just fine if it is in your list of networks. > > Hth, > > Chantel. r > > > > > > --- On Mon, 3/9/09, Chris Hofstader > <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> From: Chris Hofstader <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [macvoiceover] Network Issues > >> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 12:17 PM > >> Hi Everyone, > >> > >> I spent last week hiding out in South Beach trying > to work > >> on CSUN stuff for Raising The Floor (RTFI) and > doing some > >> testing on URC stuff (www.myurc.org). When I > got home, my > >> wireless networking started working very > strangely. > >> > >> Specifically, if I open Safari, I get the page > that says > >> I'm not connected and asking if I want to run > network > >> diagnostics. I go into the diagnostics utility, > follow all > >> of the instructions to hook up with my home router > and all > >> is happy again. Unfortunately, I have to go > through this > >> routine everytime I turn the Mac on. Does anyone > know how I > >> can get the Mac to the state it was in before I > went south > >> for a little bit of disappearing into the world of > the rich > >> and beautiful (of which I am neither). > >> > >> While down in South Florida, I was able to get a > connection > >> if I plugged directly into the Ethernet cable in > the > >> apartment where I was staying. This worked pretty > well but > >> required fiddling with the cable modem every time > we > >> switched computers. Meanwhile, although I have a > t-Mobile > >> account, I could not get online at Starbuck's > which sort > >> of boggled my mind as I've used this same > Macintosh at > >> other Starbuck's around the country. > >> > >> Unrelated: Can someone send me the link to > download and > >> install the new Safari beta? I'd like to give > some Aria > >> pages a run for their money versus JAWS 10.0 > before I get to > >> Los Angeles and get slammed by the FS marketing > machine. > >> > >> Happy Hacking, > >> cdh > >>> > >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >>> > >>> Manage your subscription by using the web > interface on > >> the link below. > >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending > email to > >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field > OR by > >> logging into the Webinterface at > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >>> > > > > > > > >> > >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > >> > >> Manage your subscription by using the web > interface on the link below. > >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email > to > >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR > by logging into the Web > >> interface at > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > >> > > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on > the link below. > > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by > logging into the Webinterface at > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >