[DM-MUG] Airport puzzle

[Jeremy Geerdes]

I've read that there can be a few issues with iBook G4's and wireless  
networks - namely Airport Extremes/Time Capsules - depending on a  
couple of things. The first thing I would check, though, is the  
Airport Extreme's radio mode.  To do this, open the Airport Utility on  
one of the computers that can see the station, select the Airport  
Extreme, and click the Manual Setup button.  Under the Airport tab, in  
the Wireless section, there is a select menu for Radio Mode. Make sure  
that this is set to "802.11n (b/g compatible)."  If it wasn't set to  
that before, set it there now.  If it was, then I would suggest  
disabling the Extreme's 802.11n support for the moment.  To do this,  
hold down the Option-key as you open that same select menu.  A bunch  
of additional modes will appear below the original four.  Select, for  
the moment, "802.11b only."  Save the changes, wait for the station to  
restart, and check to see if the iBook can see it now.  If you just  
set the station to "802.11b only," and the iBook sees it now, you  
might now be able to reset the station to "802.11n (b/g compatible)"  
mode.  I've read that sometimes just temporarily switching the radio  
mode can convince the computer to find the station.

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On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:34 PM, Ray Bowler wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Over the weekend I replaced my airport base station (the flying  
> saucer) with a Time Capsule which uses  Airport extreme. My mini and  
> my wife's Mac book have extreme cards. This works fine. I also have  
> my wife's old iBook and when I look at the Airport in System Profile  
> it just says it is an Airport card. I cannot get this iBook to  
> connect to  the network or even recognize that it exists. When I  
> connect with an ethernet cable it recognizes the network and  
> connects.  Are the base station and the early Airport card  
> incompatible? Any suggestions?
>
>
> Ray Bowler
>
> rbowler.home.mchsi.com
>
>
>
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