Air port card for emac

I own a emac computer and my children just got mac books, we bought a base station so we could have wireless in our house but we arre having trouble finidng what type of card to buy for the emac. We got different answeres from the people that worked at the mac store, one told us to buy a usb card and one told us only to buy the orginial air port card.
So i guess my question is, can we not buy the airport extreme card, do we buy the orginial or buy a usb?
and does it make a difference if it was used or not?

First use the information in KB 86325, eMac: How to locate the serial number and identify your model to identify which type of eMac you have.
If you have one of these eMacs
eMac (ATI Graphics)
eMac (USB 2.0)
eMac (2005)
you require the AirPort Extreme card.
Any other eMac requires the original AirPort card.
and does it make a difference if it was used or not?
Used cards can work just as well as new ones.

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First before getting another wireless USB adapter, try the following:
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Under "Preferred Networks," delete the network(s) you regularly use from the list.
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Launch the "Keychain Access" application located in Applications/Utilties.
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Click on the "Kind" filter at the top, and look for any "AirPort network password" entries...and delete them.
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System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Wi-Fi tab
Add the preferred network(s) using the "+" button.
Restart or log out then back in.
2. Move System Configuration Files
(Note: You will have to reestablish your network connections settings.)
Go to /Library/Preferences
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I have a Pismo and a G3 iBook 500. Both have air port cards in them. The pismo is running 10.4 and the iBook is running 10.3. Neither of them are able to pick up my Linksys router. I have a Pc laptop, G4 eMac and a BW G3 tower that can all pick up the router just fine. The eMac and G3 are both running a USB network adapter. Any suggestions?
Also does the original base station need a card in it? I found an auction that says the card has been removed from the base.

Is your Linksys operating in an 802.11b compatible mode?
Also does the original base station need a card in it?
Yes

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10.6.8 macbook pro was using it perfectly fine the day before shut down pc as usual.wake up try to connect to internet find out no air port card installed
tried a few resets from site not having any luck.

Hello and welcome to Apple Discussions.
Most likely you either, didn't get your Airport card fully inserted when you removed it to replace your RAM module or the antennae wire was not fully pushed in. Push on the Airport card (make sure it's facing the right direction) until you're certain that it is fully seated. When you connect the antennae wire, there should be one or two audible snaps and the square end of the connector should be right against the end of the card.
If you need additional instructions look here:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-iBook-G4-14-Inch-933-MHz-1-33-GHz- AirPort-Extreme-Card/176/1
I just used that model as an example as I don't know which iBook model you have.
Good Luck,
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Actually, if your System Profiler says there is no Airport card installed, the problem wouldn't be the antennae wire.
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Can I get the Air Port Utility for my windows based pc or my Galaxy S4?

Yes, for Windows. No, for the Galaxy.
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AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows - Support - Apple   requires Windows 7
AirPort Utility 5.5.3 for Windows - Support - Apple   requires XP SP3, Vista SP2, or 7 SP1
AirPort Utility 5.4.2 for Windows - Support - Apple   requires XP SP2, Vista

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I am just about to purchase a eMac USB2.0 and I am very confused about which type of Airport Card to install. I have read in some places that it takes the original Airport Card and then on this Apple site it says that this model is Airport Extreme ready.
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GArry
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Every reference I have says its the extreme version.
However, before you buy, find out if the serial number of that eMac falls in the ranges noted in this Apple article:
http://www.apple.com/sg/support/emac/repairextensionprogram/
A significant number of machines within these ranges suffer from a logic board problem that is impractically expensive to fix unless you have little or no money in the computer. The Apple program that fixed this at no charge expired last summer, so you would be on your own for the significant cost of repair.
The issue affected USB 2.0 eMacs with 1.0 and 1.25 G processors. I've never heard it affecting the later 1.42gHz machines. Hopefully you are looking at a 1.42 eMac, as they are fine machines with "new-enough" video chipsets to support Core Image technology used by OS 10.4 and later.

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Hi, I have had my brand new imac for about 4 months now. It worked fine up until 2 months ago. My airport card would just dissappear. Now the icon is not grayed out it is just not there. When I click on it, it says there is no airport card installed. I know there is one because when I 1st started it up I could connect fine and every now and again it would work. I just came home one day and found that it said no airport installed. I really don't understand what the problem is. I have taken it to the apple store twice and both times I was told It was fixed but after maybe a week I would do the same thing. I just got my computer back on Monday and today I cut it on and once again no airport installed. It is really frustrating because I am going to be taking online classes in Jan and I really need a computer that workes the way it is supposed to. Is there any sloution to this problem and if not how do I get a replacement computer.

HI and welcome....
Make sure your iMac recognizes the Airport Card using the System Profiler, instructions here.
My AirPort connection does not work
Is there any sloution to this problem and if not how do I get a replacement computer.
If you don't see the Airport card in the System Profiler following the instructions at that link, you need to take the iMac back to the Apple store. You can make reservations in advance here.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
Carolyn
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Airport card for emac

I have read about installing an airport card into my emac and it all looks relatively simple. My questions are about its ease of use once installed and the speed it will run at. I am looking to move into a house with five other students three or four of which will be using the internet. The plan is to get as high broadband server as our budget allows and this is currently around 8mb. What will the end performance on my emac be? and how easy is it to get the card working?
thanks in advance

If it is an orginal card then you may find that the maximum effective speed you will achieve will be 4Mbps.
If it is an Airport Extreme card then the maximum effective speed you will achieve will be 22Mbps which is faster than your 8Mb internet connection.
iFelix

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www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport42forwindows.html

HT4628 My MacBook pro has suddenly stopped connecting to Internet and says that "no air port card installed". Please help

It was working all ok until last night, just tried connecting through cable but I am still unable to do so. How do I fix this? Any help?

What do you mean by "tried connecting through cable"? I can think of two different things you might mean.
It might help to reset the connection settings on your Mac using these steps one at a time until the problem is resolved, recognizing that, depending on your problem, not all of these steps will make sense:
1) Use the AirPort/Wi-Fi menu bar item to turn AirPort/Wi-Fi off, then on again.
2) Try to select your Wi-Fi network from the AirPort/Wi-Fi menu.
3) In the Network panel of System Preferences delete the AirPort/Wi-Fi item from the left column, then add it back.
4) In the same panel as (3), define a new location and see if you can make that work.
5) In the same panel, select the AirPort/Wi-Fi connection item, click the "Advanced" button, select the "TCP/IP" tab, then click "Renew DHCP Lease". Note that the fix this step implements may be temporary.
6) In the folder /Library/Preferences ( _not_ <yourhomefolder>/Library/Preferences), move the folder SystemConfiguration onto the Desktop, then restart your computer. See if you can now make your AirPort connection work.
These steps may not help, but they'll only take a couple of minutes to try. Before you try these, if you have any special network settings on your Mac for things like DSL credentials, note all your network settings, because the latter steps will destroy them. If you got all the way to the last step, if things don't work any worse than before, you can trash the saved SystemConfiguration folder.

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Yes, that is correct. There are a number of different Airport base stations you could have, but unless it is an Airport Express (slightly larger than a cigarette packet in size) it will have a WAN port (which connects to the DSL modem) and at least one LAN port (to which you can connect a computer with a suitable ethernet 'patch' cable). The latest Airport Extreme base station has three LAN ports, you can use any of them.
If you have the Airport Express base station, it only has ONE ethernet connection, so it can't be used to connect upstream to the modem and downstream to the computer at the same time. However, you could then try your Buffalo wifi base station instead - it may not state that it is Mac compatible, but as long as it meets the standards laid down for wifi, it should work just fine.
I thought my Older Mini had to have the Air Port card installed in order to connect at all to the Station.
No, it only need an airport card inside for wifi connection. The ethernet port on the back works with or without airport installed.
I thought I tried this and it didn't work but perhaps I did it wrong.
Without familiarity with these devices and systems, it's very easy to 'get it wrong'... and very hard to figure out what the problem is! Reading the manual for the base station will help you, as will looking at the sort of article Neil linked to earlier.
If you connect everything up and it doesn't work, post back with details of how you have connected things, how you have configured them, and what is happening - the more detail the better since small things can make a big difference in whether networks work or not!!

Air port card for emac

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