kimmyanne823

Q: trouble connecting to internet via airport

i can't connect to the internet via airport.  Does anyone know what the problem may be?

iBook, Mac OS X (10.3.x)

Posted on Apr 8, 2014 3:29 PM

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  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Apr 8, 2014 8:42 PM in response to kimmyanne823
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    Apr 8, 2014 8:42 PM in response to kimmyanne823

    There are several items that may be behind this issue.

     

    So troubleshooting them by trial and error is most likely

    a way to attempt to resolve the cause, especially with

    an older OS X and hardware, while trying to connect to

    a newer base station and different newer frequency...

     

    •Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628

     

    The above covers several areas of settings and ideas.

    If the computer has been online, and now does not work

    wirelessly, that may be a matter of an accidental change

    in settings; or something turned off that used to be on.

     

    A general overview, w/ examples of settings similar to the above, for 10.3.9/10.4.11 appears here: http://www.tr.txstate.edu/get-connected/computerservices/wireless/encrypted/maco sx-wpa2.html

     

    Is you computer running OS X 10.3.9 Panther? If so,

    your built-in AirPort card may be an 802.11b version

    and the security protocol would not work with a newer

    or modern wi-fi base station (WEP, WPA) unless those

    settings were changed. You can turn off security if the

    computer is too old to be able to connect with the old

    settings for that protocol. Also, a later wireless base

    station may not see an old wi-fi card using 802.11/b.

     

    So it is a matter of knowing what you have on either side

    of the connection issue; the base station and the wi-fi

    card have to use the same frequency and security. Or

    there are work-arounds to attempt to correct this matter.

     

    Hopefully you can connect and use the wi-fi internet.

    Good luck & happy computing!

  • by dalstott,

    dalstott dalstott Apr 9, 2014 10:15 AM in response to kimmyanne823
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    Apr 9, 2014 10:15 AM in response to kimmyanne823

    You might need one of these adapters to connect to a newer base station. I got mine to allow my Clamshell iBook to work with my newer Airport Extreme Base Station.

     

    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/MXP3802NU2C/

     

    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/MXP3802NU2CO/