An odd workaround for a failed wireless connection

Nov 16, '03 11:48:00AM

Contributed by: Zo-1

So I lost my Airport connection - don't ask. Sun spots. No way the GHz Titanium was going to get on web. All settings good to go, Network Preferences showed Airport connection. Safari said different. I've worked with this before, maybe because I have a third-party base station/router, and knew it was just a matter of jiggling something somewhere. Recursive troubleshooting. When Network Prefs doesn't work, Airport Setup Assistant, setting everything to Automatic, usually does. Has to be Automatic though. Forget setting TCP yourself.

This time, nothing. Various power cycling and cursing later, it occurred to me, Okay, how can we get even more basic. In /Sysmtem -> Library -> Core Services, that's where Setup Assistant lives -- and you can run it right from there. Instantly on the web. No visible changes to any settings, but Panther's happy, and that's what mattters.

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