[DM-MUG] Airport puzzle

[Ray Bowler]

Jeremy,

Thanks for the tips. This is a G3 iBook.  I am not sure if it worked  
or not because of the password. A couple of times I had a message that  
the password was invalid although it was correct. The iBook needs to  
use WEP and the Extreme is using WPA Personal.


On Jan 21, 2009, at Jan 21, 20095:38 AM, Jeremy Geerdes wrote:

> 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
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