[DM-MUG] USB Wireless adapter

[Jeremy Geerdes]

According to Apple support, it would seem that the ability to join a  
WPA network with an AirPort card depends on having the right software,  
rather than specific hardware.  Check out the link below:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2594

Basically, you must have OSX 10.3 or later, plus AirPort software  
version 3.3 or later (for original AirPort cards) or 3.2 or later (for  
AirPort Extreme cards).

It would also seem that third-party wireless solutions work around  
this by providing their own software.

Jeremy R. Geerdes
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Des Moines, IA

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On Mar 12, 2009, at 10:01 AM, Rod Ragner wrote:

> I purchased a Dual 500MHz "Gigabit Ethernet" PowerMac G4 with  
> AirPort Card, 22" (ADC) Cinema Display, (Graphite) iBook Special  
> Edition with AirPort Card, and (Graphite) AirPort BaseStation in  
> September 2000 (using my Apple employee discount). I purchased  
> nearly the same equipment (15" Cinema Display) for my brother, Brad,  
> at the same time.
>
> All of the AirPort Cards do not support WPA, only WEP.
>
> I purchased many many Macs since then and all of their AirPort (and  
> later AirPort Extreme) Cards do support WPA.
>
> Note: I am no longer an Apple employee, no longer get one 25%  
> discount and three 15% discounts per year, and have to pay the same  
> price as everyone else.
>
> Could it be that the earliest AirPort Cards did not support WPA? Did  
> Apple quietly update them with WPA without making a big deal about it?
>
> Rod Ragner
>
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