Macbook Pro won't connect to the internet no matter what I do

[Megaman]

Hi everyone.

I'm having a huge issue with my 15.4" 2.33GHz MacBook Pro. It won't connect to the internet. My browser says that I don't have an internet connection.

Here's what I've tried without any luck:

I tried both Firefox and Safari.

I tried resetting the browser.

I connect directly to a modem, I'm not using a router at all.

I unplugged my modem for about 10 seconds, re plugged it, waited and tried it again. No luck.

I phoned my IP and they said that the connection is working so I plugged in a PC and the connection works without a problem on the PC.

My network settings do show me the proper settings (i.p address etc.) according to the I.P. tech guy, and it does say that there is a connection.

I created a new location in my network settings.

Used disk utility "First Aid" to verify and repair disk permissions and disk.

Performed a "Hardware Check".

I was running Leopard 10.5.4, then performed a new system install.

I performed a clean install. Tried connecting.

Went backwards and Installed 10.4 (Tiger) to see if that would work.

Finally, I tried connecting my computer at work.

All this with no luck yet.

If someone could help me, I would greatly appreciate it

My last resort (that I know of) would be to "Resetting an Apple portable's System Management Controller (SMC)".

 

[logana]

Is this a USB modem - if so get rid off it and use a router !!

Very few USB modems have Mac drivers.........

 

[Schtumple]

Is this a USB modem - if so get rid off it and use a router !!

Very few USB modems have Mac drivers.........

+1

Modems are very dodgy I find, get a cheap wireless router off of ebay and set it up that way, you can ring your internet provider and they will give you assistance in most cases.