Parallels the virtualization program might be giving you problems. Macs normally don't create problems.
You can take your Mac to a Genius Bar and they WILL fix it up for you.
If your AppleCare is still valid, then you can call them up on the toll free number.
Take the Mac back to the store you bought it from.
Best is to call up the toll free as you will have the router with you.
I thought that going from a Pc to mac was going to be easy. It has been the total opposite. I am frustrated and thinking about going back to PC /windows.
I bought the 24 inches Imac and had it connected to a Linksys wireless SRX200 till I started getting disconnected all the time from the net. Two days ago, I purchased the Airport Extreme Base station thinking that this was going to solve my problem. It did to an extend. I don't get disconnected but now I am seeing various IP addresses that were not present before in the system preference menu.
When I go into the system preferences menu and click on "Network Status" I get the following.
Airpot is connected to the network
Parallels Host-guest is currently active and has the Ip address of xxxxxxxxx
Parallels NAT is currently active and has the IP address xxxxxxxxxxxx
What in the world is going on? When I had the computer linked to Linksys I never got this complicate and confusing. I knew who was connected to the router at all time. It gave me a list of computers connected to the router. Now I can't even tell nor undertand what is going on.
Also, in my home we have two PC laptops running windows xp2. Why can't I see their IP addresses. Actually, I check one of the laptops and the Ip address does not match any of the IP's listed above. This is so confusion. I feel like I am rambling on.
In addition, when I go the airport admin utility program, I get a different IP address. I assume that this is the base's IP address? Am I correct on this.
Please someone tell me what is going on before I through this computer and base station out the window.
I knew that going MAC was not going to be easy!
Thanks
Henry

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