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selwyn
Dec 12, 2008, 01:18 PM
My macbook canīt connect to the internet through the wireless usb modem that we use. I was using it for months before it stopped working. I had a similar problem a few years ago when I could use a friendīs router to go online in her home, then suddenly I couldīt do it anymore. I suspect it has something to do with the firewall. Can anyone help?


StuBeck
Dec 13, 2008, 06:40 AM
Can anyone else been able to successfully connect to the internet? Can you connect up when wired in? have you reset the router?
Solemony
Dec 13, 2008, 09:26 AM
My macbook canīt connect to the internet through the wireless usb modem that we use. I was using it for months before it stopped working. I had a similar problem a few years ago when I could use a friendīs router to go online in her home, then suddenly I couldīt do it anymore. I suspect it has something to do with the firewall. Can anyone help?

It has a ethernet cord right? Did you plug that in and it's using DHCP? Maybe you should unplug it from the outlet and re-plug it to let it reboot and see what happen. Are you using wireless or wired?
ppc750fx
Dec 13, 2008, 09:56 AM
My macbook canīt connect to the internet through the wireless usb modem that we use. I was using it for months before it stopped working. I had a similar problem a few years ago when I could use a friendīs router to go online in her home, then suddenly I couldīt do it anymore. I suspect it has something to do with the firewall. Can anyone help?

That's very unlikely. The built-in firewall only filters inbound connections. It doesn't touch outbound ones.
selwyn
Dec 13, 2008, 06:41 PM
It might be due to some differences in the wireless usb modems in Europe. Iīm using something called the Huawei 169E. I could go on one of the German forums but I have problems with the language. Iīll try to find one in English. I might have to go to a mac expert here in Berlin if I canīt figure it out.