[DM-MUG] Airport puzzle

[Ray Bowler]

I'll check that out. I won't switch to WEP. One thing I like is the  
added security of WPA. I already have one neighbor showing up on my  
network.

On Jan 21, 2009, at Jan 21, 200910:38 AM, Jeremy Geerdes wrote:

> Yeah, that was going to be my next suggestion.  I've linked  an  
> Apple Support article that might help.  Essentially, it says to make  
> sure (a) your iBook is running OSX 10.3 or later and (b) AirPort  
> software 3.3 or later.  Apple suggests that, if your iBook does not  
> meet these requirements, you switch the Airport Extreme to use WEP  
> instead.
>
> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2594?viewlocale=en_US
>
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> On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Ray Bowler wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>> Jeremy R. Geerdes
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>>>
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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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>>>>
>>>>
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