Airport Extreme Card in older G4 iBook.

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Airport Extreme Card in older G4 iBook.

My mother has an old G4 iBook that we want to connect to our LAN. We are contemplating buying an Airport Extreme Card, but want to know whether the age of the laptop affects the compatibility. Also, if we buy and install the card, will we be able to connect the computer to our current network, provided by Cox Cable, which is centered around a Linksys 802.11g router? At this time, her iBook will not connect to the network with our old airport at all.

G4 iBook, Mac OS X (10.4), Older model

Posted on Aug 27, 2006 3:02 PM

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Tesserax

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Aug 27, 2006 3:16 PM in response to Miacis

All models of the G4 iBook should support the AirPort Extreme card, which requires a mini-PCI bus slot. The AirPort Extreme, as you already know, support the 802.11g standard. You can verify this by going to the Specifications tab of Apple's Support site.

I currently use Cox with their Motorola Surfboard modem connected to a Linksys wireless router (WRT54GC), and then wireless to my Intel Mac mini...which has AirPort Extreme built-in.

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Aug 27, 2006 3:15 PM in response to Miacis

Miacis-
answers 2 ur airport card problem--if it is an iBook built b4 2004, u need another airport card. i dunt think that u will be able 2 go to a store and buy this specific older computer airport card, but i suggest that u talk to a pro even if it means goin 2 the store (better safe then sorry), and they will lead u 2 buying that airport card. i dunt know where 2 buy it, prob apple.com, but again, i recommend that u talk to an apple employee or pro.

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Duane

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Aug 27, 2006 8:33 PM in response to thatthaneguy

thatthaneguy, Welcome to the discussion area!

if it is an iBook built b4 2004, u need another airport card.

That is incorrect. The original iBook G4 started shipping in October 2003 and requires the AirPort Extreme card just like all other iBook G4s.

Perhaps you are thinking of the iBook G3. All iBook G3s require the original AirPort card.

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