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Unable to connect to internet with iPod Touch

Hello,

I received an iPod Touch for Christmas but cannot connect to my wireless network at home. I have spent a lot of time talking to Apple Techs and they tell me that I need to update the firmware of my router. My router is an Actiontec MI424WR. When I attempt to connect, the iPod says it "connects" to my SSID but when I launch the browser, it says "cannot open page because the server stopped responding." The IP adddress on the iPod starts with "169" but Apple says it should be "192." Apple says the router needs to be updated with newer firmware. Can anyone direct me as to how I can update the firmware for this router? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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rixter

The '169' in the IP address is an Automatic Private Address (usually given out by the device itself) and is not being given by the router. Might want to check what type of security (WEP or WPA) the router is set for and match it on the iPod touch.

cjacobs001

make sure you are using lower case letters in your WEP Key and no capital O's, only zero's ( 0 ).

Techman28

good deal I experienced this exact same thing when my daughter opened up her iPod Touch. Took out the caps in my wep and bam started working and obviously dad gets to play first so try that. The router shouldn't need a new firmware update.

DCGTLS

I have the same router that you have. In my house we have a 1st gen and a 2nd gen iPod Touch as well as a 1st gen iPhone and 2 2nd gen iPhones that all connect to the Verizon router. I did have to redo the settings on the 2nd gen iTouch several times before it would work. I do not know if I was fat fingering the WEP or what but once it started woking on xmas morning it has been fine since.

Just go thru and triple check your WEP key and make sure that you are entering it in correctly and you should be fine.

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