Self assigned ip

[pothen]

every time i try connecting to the interent, my airport just says,
"AirPort has a self assigned IP address and may not be able to connecg to the internet"

hence i cant connect to my wireless.
can anyone help me, i tried searching google, but only found something about deleting airport preferences in your library (didnt work). I have a mac book pro, and running all available updates.

 

[belvdr]

It's not connecting to your wireless for some reason. Do you have the SSID, encryption keys, etc all set correctly? Have you rebooted your wireless router/access point?

 

[pothen]

yes, it was working fine a while ago, and it is connected to my router, just not getting an ip address as far a i know. and i have no encryption on my router.

and i tried rebooting router, access point, i also have a couple other computers (windows computers) that are working.

 

[pothen]

i also went to school and tried the wifi there, didnt work either, just thought i'd add that

 

[belvdr]

Well, it's definitely a client side issue. I doubt you're connecting to your wireless router if you're getting a self assigned IP and also cannot connect at school.

 

[angelwatt]

Have you checked to see if you have the Network settings set for a static IP?

System Preferences > Network > Airport > Advanced > TCP/IP

Then see if the IPv4 is set for Manually or Using DHCP. Most people should be able to get by with the Using DHCP.

 

[Chase R]

I have the same problem as you at school.

It worked last semester, however, this semester it refuses to connect. It shows I have a full connection, but it says "Self-Assigned IP Address" and it won't connect to the internet.