Can I do WPA in 10.4.11 iBook PPC?

I think the "n" option (mixed b/g/n) is what's mainly getting in the way here. I wonder if it's possible to do internet sharing from the MacPro but restrict to b/g?

Oh, what channel is Internet Sharing set to, b/g only understands 1 to 11 in USA, 13 & 14 lso in some countries.

Currently it is set to channel 11.

My 10.4.11 PPC/Mini connects fine via Airport to my Modem Router using WPA2 Personal !?

But it will not connect to my 10.8.5>Mac Pro>Internet Sharing>using WPA2 Personal. 😟

BDAqua wrote:

My 10.4.11 PPC/Mini connects fine via Airport to my Modem Router using WPA2 Personal !?

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What is the b/g/n setting on your router? Have you tried b/g/n?

I've basically given up here – I'm convinced that with n enabled on the router, no security method will work with this PPC/Powerbook on 10.4.11. (I've upgraded my router's firmware, updated Airport Utility on the PB, and tried every conceivable combo of WPA/WPA2/TKIP/AES.)

It connects with no security enabled, and it connects when router is set to b/g mixed. I'm trying to figure out why with no security in N mode it works, if the sheer fact that it's set to b/g/n is supposedly a problem.

PPC connects to my Router using b/g/n/WPA2 fine, (Clearwire Modem/Router), but will not connect to Mac Pro setup for b/g/n WPA2, as a side note 10.3.9 could not connect to the same Modem using WPA2, except using Mixed WPA/WPA2 mixed TKIP/AES worked fine for 10.3.9 though.

I suspect your Router is expecting the password in n mode or some such thing... there was a big problem with PPC Macs trying to connect Apple's n routers & crashing or freezing, unless a Guest b/g network was setup.

I ended up buying a tiny little $12 USB Wireless N adaptor from EDUP (EDUP EP-N1528 300Mbps Wireless WiFi Network 802.11n/g/b LAN USB Adapter Card).

Had to download their driver specifically for OS X Tiger, and connect via their software rather than AirPort (creates a sort of pseudo ethernet/LAN port). I found WPA2/TKIP worked fine (tho WPA2/AES did not).

Thanks for the report! 🙂

Do you have a link to their drivers for OSX?

Here are all their drivers. I believe I used the EP-N1528 driver for OS X 10.4.

Thanks! 🙂

I've had a similar problem with an iBook G3 (600 MHz) running OS X 10.4.11. I just configured a new router (NetGear WNR834B v2, a b/g/n router) and set it up to use the same SSID as the thing it was replacing (a Linksys WRT54G), but instead of WEP, I configured WPA2-PSK [AES]. The iBook would not connect. I changed the SSID to be a new name and still the same results. Used WPA-PSK (TKIP), but again the same result. The warning window presented in all cases was "There was an error joining the AirPort network" (the name of the SSID was also included). I even removed the original SSID from my keychain. My router has no ability to choose b/g or b/g/n, nor a guest network option. Changing the router back to WEP and then using the same SSID & pass phrase that was used on my Linksys resulted in a valid connection on the iBook (nor did I need to reenter the generated key (which results from the pass phrase). Is is almost as if OS X 10.4.11 did not really forget the original network/SSID credential, but clearly it has a problem with any WPA or WPA2 authentication. I would be great if it worked with WPA2, but that seems unlikely.

Having a bout of that on an iBook G3 10.3.9 lately, I'm starting to believe the problem is likely that G3s cannot do WPA2 encryption, possibly that part of the drivers is G4 & up only, needing maybe Altivec since it's CPU intensive. Strange part is WPA2 was offered with the built-in Airport card, so I could be very wrong on that.