Airport card reset on Powerbook 12

Can one of you tell me how to reset my Airport card in my Powerbook12?
Whenever I am trying to get onto my newly WEP protected network, I get a message saying that there was an error joining the network.
When I do the same on my Powerbook15, I can type in my password and I get online no problem.
thanks in advance

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Airport card reset

Can one of you tell me how to reset my Airport card in my Powerbook12?
Whenever I am trying to get onto my newly WEP protected network, I get a message saying that there was an error joining the network.
When I do the same on my Powerbook15, I can type in my password and I get online no problem.
thanks in advance

Rebooting the PowerBook should reset the card.

Where can I buy a replacement AirPort Card for a PowerBook?

My old G3 Firewire PowerBook is having problems recognizing my AirPort Base Station. I think the internal AirPort Card is intermittent. Where can I buy a replacement Apple AirPort card ? My local Apple Store claims that they are no longer available now that the Extreme cards are standard issue.
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Kevin

L.A. Computer Company Store is one location.

Problems with AirPort Card in G3 PowerBook running OS X.2.2

I am having difficulty getting past first base trying to connect a 400MHz G3 PowerBook to our home network (Ethernet Switch and AirPort Extreme with the computers running OSX.4.7).
The PC-slot card I am using is from Japan ("AirMac") but has been functioning perfectly well for a colleague in his G3 iBook. The rest of the network works fine and I can access it via the cabled ethernet using the PowerBook.
I am running OSX.2.2 in ye olde PowerBook and am unable to even "see" the card when it's inserted. No airport options show in internet connect or any of the network / system preferences.
I've pored over what I could find on the apple support site and can't find anything to help / clarify. I am wondering whether OSX.2.2 specifically is the problem, and perhaps it doesn't recognise these cards or any cards in the PC-slot (I've used other cards in the slot previously but only under OS9).
Of course I've restarted, zapped, and rebooted everything I could think of.
I'm a very longtime Mac user, and moderately tech-savvy, but relatively new to both OSX and AirPort.
Help?!

dxw, Welcome to the discussion area!
The PC-slot card I am using is from Japan ("AirMac") but has been functioning perfectly well for a colleague in his G3 iBook.
In Japan the original AirPort card is called the "AirMac". It is NOT a PC card. It is intented to fit in an internal slot on a Mac. It will not work in the PC card slot of your PowerBook.
Does your PowerBook G3 400 MHz have FireWire?
If it does NOT have FireWire, it is a Lombard and you can not use that card. You will need to find a compatible PCMCIA wireless card.
If the PowerBook has FireWire, it is a Pismo. Instructions for properly installing that card can be found in KB 50028, PowerBook G3 (Firewire): Customer-Installable Parts Procedures.

Airport card for a Powerbook G4 and DVD hardware upgrade

Hi all, my sister has Powerbook G4 titanium onyx model # 48407 and needs to find an airport card and have it installed. Can you advise us where she can look to purchase one. Apparently apple nolonger makes them.
Also, our second question is: Can a DVD player be installed also. If so, where can she locate one.
Here are her machines specs:
Machine Model: PowerBook G4
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 667 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.2.6f1
Serial Number: QT1470P6KVB
Sales Order Number: Z03Y00RSA

These products are available, although I would think hard about the expense considering the value of the computer, even more so if you pay for installation.
The old original Airport cards can be found at many used parts dealers like iFixit:
http://www.ifixit.com/Products/Titanium-Onyx/Wireless/43/25
Remember that these are 802.11b only, not the newer G or any other variant of Wifi, but it would still work on all common wifi networks. It also will not do the better WPA encryption, only the old minimal WEP encryption. Installation is not difficult (iFixit has excellent instructions), or you'll have to find a shop to install it.
You can get wifi cards that use the PC card slot, but last time I looked, it was a nightmare figuring out which ones were compatible.
The optical drive can be replaced with a combo (plays DVDs) or Superdrive (burns DVDs) from places like MCE or OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powerbook/
http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&StoreCode=MTOS&CategoryCode=SVCPBG4
Oh, there is a specific titanium section of these forums you should try, as these for the aluminum G4.
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=129

How to set up wired PowerBook (dead airport card) to wireless network

The airport card in our PowerBook isn't working and not worth fixing. I wanted to hook it up via Ethernet to Clearwire modem, but it appears there is only one Ethernet port on it which I have to use for my airport express for my iMac to access. There is a USB port on the airport but didn't know if that would do anything. Darn, I'm usually good at this stuff, so please help!

Wow, thanks for that fast reply.
The PowerBook is about 6 years old, apple called it vintage. Although it has airport in it, this happened once before where the antenna or whatever came dislodged. Hubby likes to fall asleep with laptop in... His lap!
I also have a 2008 iMac running off the same airport and was trying to see if I could daisy chain something up. I have a FireWire cable too. I hear you smiling...
So if you can explain what a wireless USB adapter is I'd appreciate it. I thought I could just hook it straight up to my modem or airport express but apparently each have only one Ethernet.
I'm the kind that sits and looks at what I have, so never would have thought about buying more stuff! :)

PowerBook Airport Card looses network and causes unstable...

The Airport Card on my PowerBook 1.67 is having some sort of strange problem. The wireless network I am using suddenly cuts off and disappears and the signal indicator on the toolbar drops to zero bar.
But this is not the only problem, the desktop will become very unstable -- when I move the mouse, the cursor jumps around (sort of like something is running busy and causing the computer to lag).
When I turn off Airport the problem goes away (unstable stage).
Sometimes I have luck by going under preferences > network > airport to re-sign on to the network I was using, but sometimes it will not come back on (it won't pick up the signal), or the desktop cursor keeps jumping (unstable). And I have the restart the computer then it's back to normal.
Did Apple release any update on Airport Card? Thanks

Interesting....
My wife's 15" 1.67 GHz PowerBook just started experiencing the same problem (except for the Desktop issue). She can be using her laptop and her preferred network will suddenly vanish. She is usually less than 30 feet from the router at the time and had strong signal strength prior to losing the network. Meanwhile, other iMacs and iBooks in the house can still see the network and have no loss in signal strength.
This problem started happening less than a week ago. Prior to then, this laptop received excellent wireless reception in our house. No changes have been made in our Linksys router in over a month. No Apple updates have been installed since March 2nd (Security Update 2006-001).
This issue seems to be different from past Airport reception problems discussed on this board regarding a design problem. Up until now, she has experienced fairly good reception with her PowerBook. I agree it is not as good as the reception on our iBook, but it has not been an issue for her.
When did you start noticing your version of this problem?
Mitch
PowerBook 15" 1.67GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Cost of airport card

does anyone know the cost of an airport card for a powerbook g4? got my logic board replaced and airport card hasn't been installed onto it?

(a) sconn69 is in Ireland.
(b) The card you are referring to is the AirPort Extreme card. Depending on sconn6's PowerBook G4 the original AirPort card may be needed.

Airport card needed?

i'm moving in with friends who have wi-fi and i need to know if i need an airport card for my powerbook g4 in order to pick up the signal. does this labtop already come equipped with airport card and is it compatible with wi-fi that isnt an airport base.

Hello Mintilint,
Yes you do need an Airport card for your portable Mac.
Specifications
Forum Category: PowerBook maybe helpful pick your sub category, according to your type of Pbook.
Also see my spex, adding more info to yours would be helpful to your helpers.
This, ifelix is a very good site regarding airport and connecting.
Good luck with your move & your mac; )
Eme'~[)

Did all dual-USB iBooks have an airport card installed by default?

Did all dual-USB iBooks come with an airport card installed? I ask because I just bought one from eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270303646742) (model M6497) and the owner didn't know if it had an airport card installed. Of course, I don't know if the laptop's been modified at all, I was just trying to get an idea of how likely it was that it would come ready for wireless. Thank you

Possible sources for the original AirPort Card:
http://www.macofalltrades.com/AppleOriginal_Airport_Card_APp/airport1.htm
http://www.dvwarehouse.com/Apple-Original-AirPort-Wireless-Card-802.11B-p-31366. html
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/M7600LLE/
http://www.synaptech.com/catalog/index.php?mainpage=index&cPath=4953
http://www.teksale.com/laptops/laptopparts/listings/apple-airport-original.htm
http://www.megamacs.com/v1/?action=view&pid=967052
http://www.macrecycling.com/apple-airport-card-ibook-g3g4-powerbook-g4-p-100531. html
http://memorysolutions.com/memorysolutions/orapaica1.html
http://store.airportcardsdirect.com/
http://www.powerbookguy.com/xcart/catalog/Airport-Cards-price0-p-1-c-507.html
http://www.ifixit.com/cart/catalog/product98_AirportCard.html
http://techrestore.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16174
Links priced low-to-high, last checked November 9, 2008.
Installation instructions can be found in this Knowledge Base article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=111919

USB Airport card

I'm probably the 1,000 person asking this question...please forgive me but I need an answer ASAP without alot of research. Has anyone tried using the new Airport type cards that just plug into a USB port? If so, do they really increase the range 3 to 5x? Do they work well with iBook G3 with Tiger OS?
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

When Apple first discontinued selling the original AirPort Card, they were selling for up to $200 on eBay.
These links were last checked on 1/30/08:
http://www.synaptech.com/catalog/index.php?mainpage=index&cPath=4953
http://www.dvwarehouse.com/Apple-Original-AirPort-Wireless-Card-802.11B-p-31366. html
http://www.teksale.com/laptops/laptopparts/listings/apple-airport-original.htm
http://www.macofalltrades.com/AppleOriginal_Airport_Card_APp/airport1.htm
http://www.powerbookguy.com/xcart/catalog/Airport-Cards-price0-p-1-c-507.html
http://store.airportcardsdirect.com/
http://www.expercom.com/productdetail.html?PRODUCTID=305851
http://www.macrecycling.com/apple-airport-card-ibook-g3g4-powerbook-g4-p-100531. html
http://techrestore.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16174
http://www.ifixit.com/cart/catalog/product98_AirportCard.html
http://www.megamacs.com/v1/?action=view&pid=967052
http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/index.cgi?command=dispitem&type= sku&sku=10061
http://www.welovemacs.com/ibkap.html
I wouldn't want anything but an original AirPort card with my iBook G3. They have been so great that I just wouldn't think of trying anything else. I'd rather pay a little more and get something I know will work. No drivers to download and install. It's all right there. The first couple AirPort Cards I bought were about $100 from Apple. I've bought two used ones for $50 each.
I would want to buy one that had a 30-day warranty (at least), since I did have to replace one once (a very rare occurrence).
I am told that usually a used card is as good as new; they fail so infrequently.

Airport Card for G3

Do airport cards work in this version of the iBook? I read somewhere that they don't but I have seen a couple posts on here saying that they do! Anyone know?

Possible sources for the original AirPort Card (links last checked today, 12/18/08):
http://www.macofalltrades.com/AppleOriginal_Airport_Card_APp/airport1.htm
http://www.dvwarehouse.com/Apple-Original-AirPort-Wireless-Card-802.11B-p-31366. html
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/M7600LLE/
http://www.teksale.com/laptops/laptopparts/listings/apple-airport-original.htm
http://www.synaptech.com/catalog/index.php?mainpage=index&cPath=4953
http://www.megamacs.com/v1/?action=view&pid=967052
http://www.macrecycling.com/apple-airport-card-ibook-g3g4-powerbook-g4-p-100531. html
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Apple-Airport-Card-80211b-p-16144.html
http://www.powerbookguy.com/xcart/catalog/Airport-Cards-price0-p-1-c-507.html
http://www.ifixit.com/Apple-Parts/Airport-Card/IF143-010
http://techrestore.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16174
http://store.airportcardsdirect.com/
http://www.welovemacs.com/ibkap.html

Airport Card no longer recognized by PowerBook

I always take my PowerBook G4 to class with me for the purpose of taking notes during class. I was connected to the internet there, over the wireless network (on campus) with no problem.
When I got back home, my PowerBook wasn't seeing the wireless network (at home, seperate from the wireless network on campus), but I knew it was working because my iMac is connected to it just fine, along with two other computers in my house. I tried restarting a couple of times, and actually typing the name of the network into the Airport drop-down menu. This all did nothing, as did repairing the disk permissions.
I find it very unlikely that the card is not seated correctly, because first of all, when I brought the PowerBook back from campus (when it was working properly) it was tranported in my TUMI bag, which has a dedicated padded holder for PowerBooks, and then immediately took it out and sat it on my desk next to my iMac only to find the PowerBook no longer seeing the wireless signal.
And at this point, I could still turn Airport on and off, and I restarted the computer a couple of times to see if it would pick up the signal, all the while Airport was still recognized by the system (I could still turn it off and on from the drop-down menu, but no wireless networks were present).
So, I popped in my OS X DVD to boot from it to use the Repair Disk feature. It came up with an error that said something to the tune of "incorrect number of threads." It repaired the disk without any probems, or so I thought (and so it thought).
Now, the computer wouldl not function because it runs into a kernal panic, forcing me to hard shut-down the computer. It happened everytime, sometimes during startup, sometimes not until I got into OS X, but always soon after the OS starts.
I then booted the computer as a "Safe boot" and this seemed to stop the kernal panics, and I shut down the computer and started it again with no panics. There was no longer any recognition of the Airport card, either. Not even through the Airport Setup Assistant. It keeps telling me there is no card installed.
I have tried two seperate cards, as I thought maybe the one went bad, but nothing came of this. I tried zapping the PRAM, booting into Open Firmware to reset to defaults, all leading to nothing. I even went so far as to completely erase the drive and do a clean install of OS X, which now drops my system down to 10.4. NOTHING.
Please, anyone willing to help that would be great, even if you would like to contact me through iChat and we can discuss this over iSight to get to the root of the problem. Screen name is CoreyAtMiamiU.
Sorry about the long post and thanks for taking the time to read it.

This is a user to user discussion area. So it is unpredictable as to when someone with a suggestion will respond to your post. An hour in the middle of a work day isn't a long time.
Since the card is recognized, there isn't anything wrong with that side of the card. If the card isn't receiving a signal, either the RF side of the card has failed, the antenna wire isn't connected properly, or the antenna in the PowerBook has failed.

Powerbook G4 Airport Card Missing?

I have a powerbook g4 and once a working wireless airport card. It used to work fine but recentely my computer claims that i have no airport card installed and the airport status menu is missing from the top righthand bar. Why would I use to have this hardware but somehow missing it now?

Firstwelcome to the discussions.
It might be something like the antenna wire has come loose or even the Airport Extreme Card ahs dislodged. It may also be you need to Verify and repair permissions.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607640&#607640
You might also go up to the signal strength indicator at the top menu bar and single click on it and be sure the Airport is On.
Don't forget to restart your computer, or even shut it clear off for a couple of minutes and allow it to reset your system.
Cheers Don

"No AirPort Card Installed" Message after PMU reset

My battery memory time was getting shorter and shorter, even after a full re-charge (less than 50 minutes). Apple Care suggested that I do a PMU reset and then recalibrate the battery. After I did that my AirPort icon has disappeared, and when I try to use Airport Setup Assistant, I get a message that says "No AirPort Card installed."
Yikes - any thoughts about how to get my AirPort working again?

You might want to post in the Powerbook G4 section, you might get more help there. Do you have built in airport or a card? If you have a card try pulling it out and re-seating it.

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