iBook G3 airport card not finding networks

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iBook G3 airport card not finding networks

i have an iBook G3 that i have just put an airport card in, after installing the airport card it shows the card is installed but no networks have been found. i did some research online and it said to check the antena, make sure the card is inserted all the way, and to try and reset the PRAM (by pressing OPT,CMD,P,R during bootup) after clearing the PRAM it showed networks but when trying to connect to the networks it says their was a problem connecting and to retry. when i go to try and connect again the airport card shows that it can't find any networks. Are there any other ideas i should try or what could be the problem?

iBook, iOS 3.0

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 8:19 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 12, 2012 1:12 PM in response to milesc1991

Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.

The iBook G3's original AirPort Card is not capable of handling encryption beyond WPA. It will not work with WPA2-encrypted networks.

Also, it needs a network that supports the 802.11b standard used by the original AirPort Card. If you are using a router, it needs to be set to mixed mode (b/g or b/g/n) in order for the original AirPort Card to access the network.

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milesc1991 Author

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Jan 12, 2012 1:30 PM in response to Ronda Wilson

The network is in mixed mode with a wpa encyption, but it is not picking up any signals from any networks at all unless i clear the PRAM before i turn on the computer and even then it wont connect to a network, and after a couple minutes all the networks will disappear. im just wondering if that would be a bad card, antenna or what or if their was another way to troubleshoot the problem. as i have made sure the antenna was connected correctly and the card is inserted properly.

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