Airport Wireless Card Issues

On my MacBook Pro 13 inch I notice freezing that in safari or firefox the browsers freeze after five minutes. I'm connected to my wireless router at home with full signal, yet after five minutes of being connected I can not browse the web, the browser freezes. In order for me to reconnect to the web and continue browsing, I have to disable and then re enable the Airport Wireless Card. Any suggestions?

Sounds like you have not installed the internal antenna correctly.
Properly attaching the antenna on an AirPort Extreme Card
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108039
iFelix

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My Power Book G3 Pismo with an Airport wireless card running Mac OS X 10.4.11 will not connect to my new Airport
Extreme Base Station using WPA Personal/WPA 2 Person encryption. The Airport firmware is version 9.52. From
posts I've read online at different places indicates the Airport card should support the WPA encryption. Perhaps the problem
is the Base Station is using a combination setting and the fault is in the base station?
Thanks for any suggestions

Perhaps an inexpensive usb wireless adapter would work as well?
This is probably the simplest way to get the G3 connected to the wireless network.
I'll have to read up on getting an express and using it as a wireless bridge as I am unfamiliar with the concept.
The new AirPort Extreme is broadcasting a wireless signal.
A new AirPort Express could be located close to the G3. The Express will pick up the wireless signal from the AirPort Extreme, then provide an Ethernet connection to the G3 though a short Ethernet cable.
This can work very well......IF.....you keep the G3 at a fixed location, since it will always be connected to the AriPort Express using an Ethernet cable.
I do have an old Linksys Wireless G router. I wonder if that would work?
In theory, yes. But it would have to use much older WEP "security", which is easily cracked in minutes using free tools available on the Internet. So, anyone who really wanted to get on the network could do so. It's an option, but not a very good one.

Airport wireless card to other networks?....

I'm using an Imac G3 and am running mac os 9 and was thinking about buying a airport wireless card to put into my computer so I can finally connect to the internet through this computer.
but ive had a few questions before I buy this airport card.....
this computer is the only apple brand computer running on the mac os and I use a linksys router from my PC sending my internet signal...and was wondering if i was to install an airport card into my imac would i be able to pick up that linkys signal and be able to acess the internet or would i have to go and buy a airport base station to get the internet signal for just my imac to pick up because it cant detect a linkys signal?

rhayden, Welcome to the discussion area!
If you install the original AirPort card in your iMac G3 you will be able to connect to any 802.11b compatible wireless network. You will need to ensure that your Linksys base station is operating in an 802.11b compatible mode.
BTW, you also need the AirPort card adapter to install the AirPort card into your iMac G3.

Airport Wireless Card not connecting to ABS

I updated my ABS firmware a few weeks back when many people did and had issues with the update, no wireless connection. I rolled back to the previous ABS firmware version with no luck. I went thru several hard resets and go nothing. So I just went ahead and updated to the current ABS firmware version. I have no problem using the internet over the lan and other computers can connect wirelessly, but the wireless on the G4 Ti won't connect. It shows and error window. I thought the wireless card went dead, but it works just fine on other wireless networks. Any thoughts would be great.
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ok i'm back again. so now i'm on to the internet but my connection is really weak, 1 bar. i talked to the guy who installed the wireless router and he said that its because the aerial is in the base and has to receive the signal through my desk. but he also said that he didn't know much about Mac's. so i'm not to sure he knows what he's talking about. is there any other reason why i'm getting a weak connection. i tried moving my mac around but that did not help.
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Fujitsu Amlio Li 2735 Wireless card issues

Hello,
I have a laptop that I want to run Arch Linux but I have a issue that I do run into with many Linux distros, not just Arch in particular. The issue is that Fujitsu have made it that my wireless card does not automatically start on boot and it does not have a physical switch on the laptop, what you have to do (For windows at least) is have a application installed that allows you to enable the card. Now this software is only avalible on Windows, not Linux but, Ubuntu and Debian based distros seem to be able to automatically enable the card on boot. This does not happen however in other distros like CentOs.
So I know that it is possible to get the drivers working under linux but I have no idea how to get them working in Arch and preferably in the live cd install although, I can install the base system through other means but I would like to use the internal card.
From lspci | grep -i net it is identified as:
Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 04)
And from iwconfig
wlp8s0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode: Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off FragmentL thr:off
Encryption key:off
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ip link set wlp8s0 up does nothing and dmesg | grep firmware produces no output.
(I do know there is a hardware 'modification' that you can perform to break contact with one of the pins on the wireless card but I would rather leave that as a last resort)
Any help is appreciated and I hope you can solve my issue.
Last edited by Nimphina (2013-02-06 21:46:54)

the sad clown wrote:
The easiest way to figure it out is to boot a Ubuntu live cd, and check dmesg for what is enabling your wireless card, then check the configurations associated with that event and translate them to your arch setup.
Edit: You might want to also run "rfkill list" and see if it really is a hard lock that is preventing the card from working.
The card seems to have a soft lock on it.
I did today somehow manage to get the card to work on Arch but I am not 100% how or why is started enabled, I'm guessing it was somehow enabled from this morning when I used a liveUSB LMDE.
Anyway, this is the dmesg I get under that live USB:
[ 14.395332] Registered led device: ath5k-phy0::rx
[ 14.395356] Registered led device: ath5k-phy0::tx
[ 14.395369] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)
[ 14.619395] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 14.619400] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 14.619404] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.619407] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.619411] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.619414] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.619418] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.619437] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: AM
[ 14.626874] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: AM
[ 14.626879] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 14.626883] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.626886] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (N/A, 1800 mBm)
[ 14.626889] cfg80211: (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (N/A, 1800 mBm)
(Full dmesg is here https://dl.dropbox.com/u/47430381/dsmeg.txt)
EDIT:
Regarding the softblock, I spent the last hour or two trying to get it working and found I could just run: rfkill unblock 0
Excuse my Linux noobines, I don't usually spend a lot of time getting my wifi working via CLI.
But on a final note, it there a way to get this to work on start up? Via bash scripts of similar?
Last edited by Nimphina (2013-02-07 22:14:15)

Older Airport Wireless Card.

I have an older (2000) G4 with the graphite colored cased that I would like to add to my wireless network. I know my machine takes the older styled original Airport card, not the Airport Extreme card. Where can I get one of the older cards to add to my machine? I'm told I need to be sure it's an 801.1b style but I don't know if it's a PCI card or what. Any help? I'm running a Netgear Wireless Router. I can access the internet with the G4 using the RJ45 connection but I want to get rid of the cords.

You can use either the original AirPort card, a PCI 802.11 card, or a component such as this one. Click here for places you can get the original AirPort card.
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T540p Thinkpad Wireless card issue

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If you just got it, you could probably return it and order one in a different configuration.
I, too, recommend getting the Intel card where possible. It just seems Intel has fewer support issues than other wireless cards.
For what it's worth, with some patience it's not horribly difficult to replace the card. I had to replace a fan on a Thinkpad X-series and in the process learned about replacing the wireless card. If you follow Lenovo's manual (free) and go slow, it's not complex.
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Lenovo C200 All in One Wireless card issues

I have a brand new Lenovo C200 Atom DC 2 All In One PC (Desktop). I seem to have a problem with the wireless adaptor which is a Atheros AR9285. When I first power up the PC it connects to my router and gets internet speeds of around 5MB per sec, after a few minutes it spows down to around 120kb per sec! I called Lenovo support and after holding for 50 mins to get through I was told that I needed to contact my internet service provider who would be able to change the channel on the PC and improve things!
I have seven other PC's connected to my router and none of them have any problem. Also I cant transfer files from my central storage drive with the Lenovo because the connection times out because it is so slow. I am convinced it is a problem with the wireless card, there is nothing else that could possibly cause this that I can see. Also this is the 2nd Lenovo with the same fault, I sent the original one back and this is a replacement.
Technical support are supposed to be calling me back tomorrow but I dont hold out much hope with them after they told me to speak to my internet service provider.
Has anyone got any ideas what I could do to cure the issue?
Any help appreciated.

OK after many hours of searching I found the problem, the issue isn't exactly with the Lenovo although you would expect them to supply a wireless card that is compatible with Windows 7!
The issue is with the Atheros AR9285 wireless card, if you Google the Atheros card you will find numerous posts where people have had issues with this, there isn't any one straightforward fix, it seems dependent on what router you are using and how you have things set up.
I played around with my router settings and the settings on the Lenovo and finally found a configuration that worked for me, the Lenovo dosent like some channels on the router but does others, if anyone else gets this I would recommend changing the router setting from auto channel select to one channel between 1 and 11 to find one that works best. That seemed to fix
mine.
Thanks a bunch Lenovo support, call my internet service provider, yeh right! Also when you keep people waiting on hold for 50 mins before answering a simple "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting" would be nice not an argument with your CS rep saying "You haven't been on hold for that long".
Anyone with the most basic knowledge should know that if files can not be transferred from a central drive by the wireless card its nothing to do with the internet service provider!

Late 2009 iMac Wireless Card Issues

I own a late 2009 iMac. I have been having issues with my wireless card for several years now and have been able to make do with our router being in the same room with our computer. We moved recently and now my iMac is not in the same room as the wireless router. Can some please help me fix or confirm if I need a new wireless card?
My computer shows that there is a wireless card, but the card does not see any networks. I have (on occasion) gotten the card to see the other networks available around us (as well as my own) and to even get it to hook up, but it is short lived. Sometimes the computer locks up altogether.
Can someone help me determine if this is fixable or if I need to replace the card? If I have to replace the card can I purchase one from Apple and do the install myself?
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Mike

BDAqua,
Sorry, did not even realise that I had not updated the list. I am running the latest version on the iMac which is 10.7.5.... And you could copy and paste the link into your browser...
Cheers for the response bud...

Airport wireless card not installed

Hi everybody, just wondering if anyone has suffered the same problem as i have...any help would be appreciated.
Basically, late 2007 120GB white macbook, bought new. i also run windows xp on it in bootcamp.
a few months ago the laptop started freezing up completely in both OSX and XP and would need a hard restart, on restart there would be no recognition of airport or wireless internet. when looking at airport in OS X it would say that there is no wireless card installed.
however, after a few restarts and resetting the PRAM, the wireless would cough back into life for a bit before freezing completely again and the same process encountered.
for about a month now though there seems to be no way of getting recognition of a wireless card at all, but the laptop is not freezing anymore.
any one had this problem and managed to resolve it?
ive had a bit of a poke around using google but havent really found out much about it....
just to complicate matters, my OS X disks that came with the macbook cant be recognised by it! (with no scratches or marks on them) but my OSX snow leopard disks that came with my 2010 imac do. ive done the system analysis thing with them and nothing showing.
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Take it in for repair. You may not be able to use the installer discs that came with your iMac to reinstall OS X on the MB because the OEM discs are usually machine dependent. Also, you cannot install on more than one CPU at a time. It would violate your software license to install from the same installer DVD on two machines.

Dell Vostro V13 wireless card issue

Hello. First of all sorry for posting this, because I'm quite sure that it has been asked before. For some weird reason, everytime I use the forum search engine, I get an 500 error.
I'm having troubles to configure my wireless card on my Dell Vostro V13. The wireless card is present on the interfaces list, but I can't put it up.
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Thank you and sorry for my lousy English :X

Gusar wrote:
Assuming you're using the kernel b43 driver... did you install the firmware? There's a b43-firmware package in AUR.
If that won't work, then the wl driver is an alternative.
Gusar,
The wiki says "brcm80211
The brcm80211 driver is included in the kernel since 2.6.37. No further action is necessary on the part of the user."
...so I didn't installed anything besides wicd.

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