Part 2 - computer up and running - NO internet - help! :(
OK,
Got the eMac back up and running.
No internet connectivity on the eMac yet
Right clicked on the airport icon at the top right of the desktop.
Selected the correct network name, say "home".
Entered the encryption key, 128 bit hex code (40 characters) that the router is setup to use.
Checked status of Airport:
Network: home
Signal level: 12 bars out of 15 bars highlited. Good signal level.
Opened up Safari but it cannot open default url "livepage.apple.com"
Tried opening"www.hotmail.com" , also failed
HELP!
This is really an airport question. If possible you should change the title.
Can't remember if you can do that as an edit or if the moderator has to do it.
For me it has been almost 3 years since I had the grief of dealing with wireless so I will defer to more qualified members for an answer. I vaguely recall clearing all the settings (including keychain) and starting the set-up from scratch but cannot remember any details at all. Sorry.
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Which eMac is it and which O.S. are you using on it.
I had an eMac 1.25 for 3 years but recently sold it.
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From the inside of the DVD door on the front of the eMac
17 CRT/1.42Ghz/256/80/COMBO/56K
17" monitor CRT
1.42Ghz PowerPC
256meg ram (slot 1), slot 0 is empty
80Gb drive
COMBO??
56K modem? but no modem listed in hardware setup listing when running hardware diagnostics.
OS X is really working your hard drive with only 256 MB of RAM. You need at least 512 to run it properly, and I would go for a 1 Gig. Otherwise, every once in a while it will have a memory crash like the one you had.
It may have damaged your directory, so next time you boot, hold down option-S for single user, wait for all the UNIX to finish and type fsck -fy
There is a space after the fsck.
If it makes changes, type it again. Then when its done, type reboot.
Then go get some RAM. Tiger (I'm assuming) is very stable on G4's when you have the memory, it was Intel that it had some bugs on. Leopard has fixed those.
As for the connectivity, I would run the assistant. Not sure if its your network prefs or the airport. You could find your airport plist file and delete it and redo the network settings. Unplug the router and plug it in again. Etc.
OK...
next time you boot, hold down option-S for single user, wait for all the UNIX to finish and type fsck -fy
The option-S did NOT work.
I restarted the eMac and held the option key and the 's' key down at the same time. What came up was the normal Mac OS X login screen asking for Name and password.
Was the option-s supposed to bring me into the unix console????
Part 2 - computer up and running - NO internet - help! :(
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