I am having a bit of a problem with my mid 2007 Macbook. Specs: Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Whenever I log into OS X and plug in the ethernet cable to my macbook to go on the internet (this is the university network in the halls of residence), it connects to the local network fine, i.e. I am able to see shared computers on the network in the halls where I am and I can see shared libraries in itunes, but whenever I try and log onto the internet it doesn't connect. Looking at my iStat widget it shows an ip address but it doesn't show an external ip address, it only says it is updating.
Restarting doesn't solve this problem as it stays on updating the external ip and so I cannot connect. I left it for 5 hours on Saturday afternoon to which it still didn't connect.
The only workaround I have found which isn't very convenient is whenever I want to go onto the internet on OS X, I have to shut down, boot up in XP via BootCamp, go onto the internet briefly, shut down, the reboot in OS X again, where magically the internet is working, and I have an external ip address.
If, I close the clamshell of the laptop, or if I let it go to sleep, I have to go through the whole process of booting into XP and then back into OS X.
I would also like to point out that the wifi is working fine, I can connect to it fine when I am on campus or at home, it is just whenever I am trying to connect via ethernet in my room, which incidentally is the only place where I connect using the ethernet that it doesn't work, and sadly that isn't an option in my room as there is no wifi access. This problem has only occurred in the past 5 days or so, I had been able to connect fine using the ethernet cable since September when I started. Also I haven't changed any network configurations.
Also, no one else seems to have this problem, my flatmates computers are working fine (none of them are using a mac though) and also the people I know who are using a mac are not having problems either.
I have googled this problem and only found a few other instances where people are having the same problem, but as of yet I haven't found a solution.
If anyone has any ideas, I'll be highly grateful.
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Whenever I log into OS X and plug in the ethernet cable to my macbook to go on the internet (this is the university network in the halls of residence), it connects to the local network fine, i.e. I am able to see shared computers on the network in the halls where I am and I can see shared libraries in itunes, but whenever I try and log onto the internet it doesn't connect. Looking at my iStat widget it shows an ip address but it doesn't show an external ip address, it only says it is updating.
Restarting doesn't solve this problem as it stays on updating the external ip and so I cannot connect. I left it for 5 hours on Saturday afternoon to which it still didn't connect.
The only workaround I have found which isn't very convenient is whenever I want to go onto the internet on OS X, I have to shut down, boot up in XP via BootCamp, go onto the internet briefly, shut down, the reboot in OS X again, where magically the internet is working, and I have an external ip address.
If, I close the clamshell of the laptop, or if I let it go to sleep, I have to go through the whole process of booting into XP and then back into OS X.
I would also like to point out that the wifi is working fine, I can connect to it fine when I am on campus or at home, it is just whenever I am trying to connect via ethernet in my room, which incidentally is the only place where I connect using the ethernet that it doesn't work, and sadly that isn't an option in my room as there is no wifi access. This problem has only occurred in the past 5 days or so, I had been able to connect fine using the ethernet cable since September when I started. Also I haven't changed any network configurations.
Also, no one else seems to have this problem, my flatmates computers are working fine (none of them are using a mac though) and also the people I know who are using a mac are not having problems either.
I have googled this problem and only found a few other instances where people are having the same problem, but as of yet I haven't found a solution.
If anyone has any ideas, I'll be highly grateful.
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