Realtek RTL8187

[Slyvester]

Hi.

 

Sorry for the thread, I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but searching was getting me no where with all the different topics including RTL8187.

 

I've just installed iDeneb 1.4 without any problems (except audio) my wireless connection shows as a LAN connection and I have no problems connecting to my router (as far as I can tell) using the Realtek application.

 

But I can't connect to any websites or anything to do with the internet.

 

Are there some settings I need to change to get this working? What sort of commands can I run to test the connection or any tests so I can try and narrow down the problem.

 

Thanks for you help.

[srs5694]

Open a command prompt window. Type:

 

ping 192.168.1.1

 

(Change "192.168.1.1" to the IP address of your router or any other local machine.) If you get ping responses, then you know that your basic connectivity is working and the problem is with the router, the routing configuration on your computer, or your hostname resolution. If you get no pings back, then your basic connectivity is not working and you should focus on that.

 

Assuming basic connectivity is working, try:

 

ping 17.112.152.32

 

That's Apple's Web server's IP address. If that works, then your routing is working and the problem is most likely in name resolution. If this command doesn't work, then it's a routing issue -- either in Mac OS or in your broadband router. Check the settings for both.

 

If you can ping off-site systems by IP address, try using their names:

 

ping www.apple.com

 

If this works, then name resolution is working and any further problems are likely to be client-specific, such as bad proxy configurations. If you can't access anything by name, then you need to look at your nameserver settings in your network configuration. (Or depending on your configuration, it could be that your broadband router doesn't have this detail set correctly.)