Q: 802.11n base crashes 10.4.11 on connection

Just bought the 802.11n base station. Everytime I connect to it on my 10.4.11 eMac, the eMac crashes. If I go back to the original base station, no problem. I don't need to administer the new base from the eMac as I have a 10.6.8 iMac for that. Thoughts? Thank you.

eMac w/ AirPort base, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Sep 25, 2011 12:43 PM

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BDAqua Sep 25, 2011 2:44 PM in response to geraldfromdorchester
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Sep 25, 2011 2:44 PM in response to geraldfromdorchester

Hi Gerald, I've read of this a few times, the secret is to set up a separate SSID on the Router that only does 802.11b/g & Join that with the 10.4 Mac.
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geraldfromdorchester Sep 25, 2011 3:43 PM in response to BDAqua
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Sep 25, 2011 3:43 PM in response to BDAqua

Thank you BDAqua! I'm a little short on terminology; when you say SSID does this mean creating a second wireless network or simply another name? And is the process fairly straight forward through the airport utility? I suppose I could set my old base station back up as well.
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BDAqua Sep 25, 2011 4:03 PM in response to geraldfromdorchester
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Sep 25, 2011 4:03 PM in response to geraldfromdorchester

Yes, SSID is just the Network name you see under the Airport icon, I don't have the n AEBS so don't know exactly how to do it, but I think Airport Utility will do it, not sure if this covers it or not...

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/airportextreme_802.11n_userguide.pdf
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geraldfromdorchester Sep 25, 2011 4:25 PM in response to BDAqua
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Sep 25, 2011 4:25 PM in response to BDAqua

Seems to rule out multiple SSIDs.
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BDAqua Sep 25, 2011 7:11 PM in response to geraldfromdorchester
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Sep 25, 2011 7:11 PM in response to geraldfromdorchester

Is this an Apple Router? If so which one?
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geraldfromdorchester Sep 26, 2011 3:10 AM in response to BDAqua
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Sep 26, 2011 3:10 AM in response to BDAqua

Airport Extreme 802.11n. Thanks.
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BDAqua Sep 26, 2011 3:46 AM in response to geraldfromdorchester
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Sep 26, 2011 3:46 AM in response to geraldfromdorchester

Well, that's the one people did make abother Network on to cure the 10.4 crash problem, but I have no idea where exactly that setting is in Airport Utility, but try the Network tab.
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