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Ipad and I phone

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MGCIS 1

Flightless Bird
I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.

Does win 7 have anything to do with it?
 
W

Worn Out Retread

Flightless Bird
That is a wireless router problem.

"MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:i1kbfj$hub$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>
> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?
 
H

Heywood Jablowme

Flightless Bird
It has nothing to do with Windows 7. You connect your Ipad to the router.



"MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:i1kbfj$hub$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>
> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?
 
A

Andy

Flightless Bird
"MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote:

> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>
> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?



Without being more specific, you are asking for a lot of guesswork by the
members of the group.

What procedures have you tried so far?

Any "Error" pop up dialogs?

Andy
 
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Heywood Jablowme

Flightless Bird
"Andy" <a@b.c> wrote in message news:Xns9DB576C3693F2Cotd@216.196.97.131...
> "MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>>
>> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?

>
>
> Without being more specific, you are asking for a lot of guesswork by the
> members of the group.
>
> What procedures have you tried so far?
>
> Any "Error" pop up dialogs?
>
> Andy


I don't see any guesswork. He asked a simple question and got the correct
answer.
 
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milt

Flightless Bird
On 7/14/2010 7:44 AM, MGCIS 1 wrote:
> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>
> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?


Nope, sounds like you need to go find a newsgroup and/or forum related
to Apple products, namely the iPad and iPhone. Neither of which are
Windows issues.
 
A

Andy

Flightless Bird
"Heywood Jablowme" <heywood@jablowme.com> wrote:

>
>
> "Andy" <a@b.c> wrote in message
> news:Xns9DB576C3693F2Cotd@216.196.97.131...
>> "MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>>>
>>> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?

>>
>>
>> Without being more specific, you are asking for a lot of guesswork by
>> the members of the group.
>>
>> What procedures have you tried so far?
>>
>> Any "Error" pop up dialogs?
>>
>> Andy

>
> I don't see any guesswork. He asked a simple question and got the
> correct answer.



While a simple question, it was the wrong question to ask to aid in
solving the actual problem of not connecting to the wi-fi router, imho.

Andy
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:57:49 -0500, MGCIS 1 wrote:

> "milt" <theatre_nospam_guy@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
> news:i1ko50$qoa$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> On 7/14/2010 7:44 AM, MGCIS 1 wrote:
>>> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>>>
>>> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?

>>
>> Nope, sounds like you need to go find a newsgroup and/or forum related to
>> Apple products, namely the iPad and iPhone. Neither of which are Windows
>> issues.

>
> I have access to my wireless fine. Laptop connects Ok. Another Computer
> connects ok.
>
> When I try to access wireless from I pad or Iphone, it asks for password ,
> Which I type in and know it is correct but
> it replies "incorrect password"
>
> Now, when I go to my daughters house, Ipad or Iphone connects Ok or When I
> am on Golf Course, I connect toan open wireless OK.
>
> I just thought there was some setting in my machine that was set wrong. I
> have only been dealing with Computers since 1994
> so thought someone on here might enlighten this old 81 year Old.
> Thanks for your comments.


Reread the post from Heywood. Like Milt and Worn Out Retread, he is
correct, but he is a touch more informative, in spite of his nym.

You are trying to connect to the router, and Windows is just plain *not
involved* in that transaction. Well, it is true that you can get to the
router through Windows to do what I recommend next.

You need to do two things: look to see whether your router has MAC address
filtering turned on, and make sure you *really* have the correct username
and password - the ones the *router* is expecting. If MAC address filtering
is on, you need to tell your *router* to accept the iPhone & iPad's MAC
addresses.

BTW, MAC address, also called physical address, is an acronym for Machine
Access Control. It doesn't relate to any specific brand of computers :)

Also, as an aside: I don't recommend playing the age card...

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
 
M

MGCIS 1

Flightless Bird
"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
news:195ewv8mtiiay$.4q49rg21r6c1.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:57:49 -0500, MGCIS 1 wrote:
>
>> "milt" <theatre_nospam_guy@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
>> news:i1ko50$qoa$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> On 7/14/2010 7:44 AM, MGCIS 1 wrote:
>>>> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>>>>
>>>> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?
>>>
>>> Nope, sounds like you need to go find a newsgroup and/or forum related
>>> to
>>> Apple products, namely the iPad and iPhone. Neither of which are Windows
>>> issues.

>>
>> I have access to my wireless fine. Laptop connects Ok. Another Computer
>> connects ok.
>>
>> When I try to access wireless from I pad or Iphone, it asks for password
>> ,
>> Which I type in and know it is correct but
>> it replies "incorrect password"
>>
>> Now, when I go to my daughters house, Ipad or Iphone connects Ok or When
>> I
>> am on Golf Course, I connect toan open wireless OK.
>>
>> I just thought there was some setting in my machine that was set wrong. I
>> have only been dealing with Computers since 1994
>> so thought someone on here might enlighten this old 81 year Old.
>> Thanks for your comments.

>
> Reread the post from Heywood. Like Milt and Worn Out Retread, he is
> correct, but he is a touch more informative, in spite of his nym.
>
> You are trying to connect to the router, and Windows is just plain *not
> involved* in that transaction. Well, it is true that you can get to the
> router through Windows to do what I recommend next.
>
> You need to do two things: look to see whether your router has MAC address
> filtering turned on, and make sure you *really* have the correct username
> and password - the ones the *router* is expecting. If MAC address
> filtering
> is on, you need to tell your *router* to accept the iPhone & iPad's MAC
> addresses.
>
> BTW, MAC address, also called physical address, is an acronym for Machine
> Access Control. It doesn't relate to any specific brand of computers :)
>
> Also, as an aside: I don't recommend playing the age card...
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)


Thanks Gene, I don't recommend playing the Stumbling Block! LOL

Anway, I have the 2401 Att Wireless/Router.

Att sent me a message saying that my Router/Modem passwords did not match
and click next for them to reset password.

After several "next" pages they reset my password and gave me the new one.

My I phone now connects! Adios Amigos
 
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Dave

Flightless Bird
"MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:i1kbfj$hub$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>
> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?


I've had this problem on my iPod Touch and my iPhone occasionally. Usually
this works: on iPhone go into Settings, General, Reset, and reset Network
Settings. You will then need to log onto your router again with password.
If this doesn't work then I'd guess you have a problem with the router. You
may want to search on it as there are some routers that have issues with
iPhone and etc.
HTH,
Dave
 
M

MGCIS 1

Flightless Bird
"Dave" <davidj92@wowway.com> wrote in message
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>
> "MGCIS 1" <hrreeves@swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:i1kbfj$hub$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> I can't get my Ipad or Iphone to connect to my wireless.
>>
>> Does win 7 have anything to do with it?

>
> I've had this problem on my iPod Touch and my iPhone occasionally. Usually
> this works: on iPhone go into Settings, General, Reset, and reset Network
> Settings. You will then need to log onto your router again with password.
> If this doesn't work then I'd guess you have a problem with the router.
> You may want to search on it as there are some routers that have issues
> with iPhone and etc.
> HTH,
> Dave


Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. It's working great right now.
>
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:57:14 -0500, MGCIS 1 wrote:

> Thanks Gene, I don't recommend playing the Stumbling Block! LOL


You are trying to trip me up!

A few decades ago I restarted folk-dancing, and had a tee-shirt made up
with the obvious pun on my name and a picture of some folkdancers. It
turned out to be a self-fulfilling prediction.

I have some leg problems, so now I *do* stumble - but it doesn't stop me
from dancing...but I just *had* to put it in my sig :)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
 
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