B & W and Airport cards

Hi,
Is there a slot for an Airport card in the B&W?

No, the AirPort wireless system came along after the B&W G3s were discontinued. You can go wireless either by installing a compatible PCI card, a USB plug-in adapter (I'd install a USB PCI card to provide additional USB ports, since you only have 2), or a Wireless Ethernet Transceiver, like the Linksys WET-54G (requires no drivers, plugs into the ethernet port and converts it to a wireless signal).

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IPFW on Leopard / Tiger and AIRPORT CARD

Hi All,
I am creating a firewall rule using IPFW on my mac machine having an Airport card installed.
The rule is as below
ipfw add deny 802.11 from me to any 22
ipfw add deny 802.11 from me to any 80
ipfw add deny 802.11 from me to any 22 out
ipfw add deny 802.11 from me to any 80 out
But when i try to perform an SSH from another machine to this and vice-versa it works! Ideally it should not work....
However, if i replace the protocol "802.11" with "tcp". It blocks all the SSH option from and to my machine.....
My doubt is isn't Airport card belonging to 802.11n/g technology?
Please explain!!
Network diagram
macbook1 ))))) ((((( macbook2
macbook 1 ---> created a test network (wireless)
macbook2 ---> joined the test network created in macbook1 wirelessly.
Many Thanks for your help!!
reg,

If you want to block these ports on a per-interface basis then you need to specify 'via en1' for your AirPort card, IIRC:
ipfw add deny tcp from me to any 22 via en1
although why you want to block outgoing SSH is beyond me.

Mac Pro and Airport Cards

I've seen it written here about the new airport cards in the new Mac Pros. I was wondering if anyone might have called Apple about them. Are they user installable?

I called Apple tech support earlier today and asked them about it. They told me that I would have to take it to an Apple Authorized Service Center or Apple Store to have the new airport card installed. I figure, if I really needed it, I could do that so I cancelled my order and re-ordered without the airport card.
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Pismo and Airport card; Card not found

I just got an airport card for my Pismo. The computer cant see the card. What do I need to do to get it to work?
Specs:
PB Pismo G3
728mb Ram
OSX 10.4.11
Airport Card

I figured it out.
For those having the same problem, Make sure your card is installed correctly. The airport card DOES NOT go in the PCI card slot.
Read the correct instructions below.
1. Shut down your PB.
2. Pop open your keyboard.
3. Take off the heat shield.
4. You will see a small black wire just to the right of the PCI slot. This is your antenna.
5. Plug in the antenna to your card and slide the airport card ABOVE the PCI slot, with the serial numbers facing up.
6. Adjust the antenna wire to fit as you put the heat shield back on.
7. Power up and hit ok on the dialog screen saying airport card found.
8. Wait for wireless network to appear in your wireless network and then your ready to go.

Kernel Panic and Airport Card

My powerbook keeps giving me kernel panic messages. The culprit of this is a loose airport card (probably due to my computer being dropped). I took it into the Apple store yesterday and the guy said that my best bet was trying to stick a piece of plastic to hold the card in. I did this, and it still came loose and continued to give me the kernel panic. He said my only other option would be to buy a new computer. I find it hard to believe that there isn't a fix for this. Does anyone know if there is a fix for a loose airport card, or am I really out of luck like the Apple store guy said?

if reinstalling the card did not work, could be either loose or damaged card socket as cornelius mentioned.
you may want to consider taking it to service provider in your area who could open up the case to see exactly what is causing the problem: some loose screws/cables inside, damaged socket etc.
some service providers do not repair laptops though and send them to Apple anyways:
http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/
if it is just some loose connections inside, you may be charged for labour to fix it.
if the socket is damaged, it can be replaced as a separate part, as a guess it takes couple of hours labourparttaxes
and could be close to $300.
problem possibly could be caused by the bottom case, where the socket is connected on the inside.

G4 AGP Graphics and AirPort Card-not recognized

I have installed an AirPort card into my G4 (AGP Graphics) but the computer does not recognize that the card is installed. I bought this card on ebay and I need to know if my computer is to blame or if it is the card. How do I check this?

That is correct.
However if you have the hardware test CD that came with your G4, you might want to run the tests on it and see if it will provide you any further information on the status of the AirPort card.
A couple of other things to try:
Resetting the PRAM.
Resetting the open firmware. The procedure is
Start up into Open Firmware by pressing and holding the Command-Option-O-F key combination during startup.
At the Open Firmware prompt, type: reset-nvram
Press Return.
At the Open Firmware prompt, type: reset-all
Press Return.

Kernal Panic and "Airport card not installed"

Hello.
I opened my laptop's lid this morning to find that my airport card did not turn on automatically as it usually does. Nor would it turn on from the menu bar. So I decided to restart the machine. Upon restart and log in, Airport said that the card was not installed. Restarted again... kernal panic. Restarted a third time... another kernal panic. Then tried to safe boot, successfully booted and logged in. Restarted from the Apple Menu. Another kernal panic. Reset the PRAM and had a successful boot, but still have same airport not installed message.
Does anyone have an idea about what may be happening? Or any other ideas of what I can do. Anything would be of great help.
Thanks

Jason:
Your Airport Extreme card is either not securely installed or has failed and needs to be replaced. Remove the Airport Extreme Card, wipe the contacts and re-install, making sure that it is securely in place. Then restart and see if the card is recognized. If it is not, you need a new card.
cornelius

Bluetooth and Airport card install

I just bought the Bluetooth card and the Airport exteme card for my G5 dual 2.5 GHZ late 2004. Any idea where can I get installation instructions.
Thanks
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5 Dual Layer burning Pioneer 111D Mac OS X (10.4.7) 7 GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL 2.5 TB Internal storage

Some help here
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=595691#595691
and here
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/pdf/g5/apec_c.pdf

About to buy Quad G5 - ? about RAM kits and Airport Card

Hi! I don't need it (current G5 dual 2ghz runs great), but boy do I want it!!
So, I am looking on MWarehouse and MConnection since they have $200 rebates on the G5. I called one of the stores mentioned above and they told me that I couldn't order the machine with the airport / blutooth card installed... that I would have to build through Apple. Huh? Strange! I forgot to ask if they sell it and I could install it (easy, I know). That would be silly of them not to sell it.
Ok... now RAM. So many choices. I think I want to throw in 4 extra GB's... that would be two 2GB RAM kits. I found such a variance in price, it makes me nervous. Will 2 of these kits suffice? ---
KINGSTON 2GB KIT FOR APPLE POWERMAC -- $265 each kit
MFG#: KTA-G5533/2G
(it says 2 modules... so they must be 1GB each?)
VS.
Kingston memory - 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) - DDR -- $319 each kit
Memory - 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) - DDR - 400 MHz / PC3200
MFG#: KTA-G5400/2G
(is this one better for the little extra?)
So, with either of these, I'd be using up 4 of the 8 slots, right? For a total of 4.5GB RAM.

i went through a similar 'ordeal' just before buying, thank god i read up a bit though, i've saved myself hundreds of dollars by not buying RAM and 2nd Hard Drive through apple, for the same price as 4GB i am able to get 8GB, and the exact same RAM as what apple use -- apple really overcharge in some areas!!
I decided to wait until i recieved the apple to see exactly what ram they use and try match it. i ordered 2GB from apple, otherwise i've had to have either 2x256MB sticks or 2x512mb sticks, and would have to go through the hassle of selling them on if i wanted the maximum 8GB (anything above 8GB obviously involves 2GB sticks, and you'll have a heart attack seeing the price for just one of them).
so i don't know about in the US, but the G5 i got here in the UK (assembled in Ireland) uses Samsung 4200 Ram, and i've been able to find the exact same ram on ebay and some websites, and at just under half the price apple sells them for. Otherwise from what i've read most people recommend Crucial, which is a bit more expensive, which is probably why apple don't use them!!
also the Airport issue, just do as you are doing and get it pre-built through apple, i thought it was just some PCI card or something, but it's actually a pretty nifty looking grey strip (antennae) on the back, and there seems to be some wiring that goes behind and underneath the main CPU housing.. i'm sure it wouldn't be too tricky a job for someone to self install, but i myself wouldn't have liked to try, when apple do it for little extra

I have purchased a Imac G5 20" Computer. I does not have wireless, so I purchased and airport card to install. after opening the computer, there is no metal stand to install the card. i ordered a stand on Ebay. Do I need to buy an antenna too?

Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I am a first time Apple user and first time Support Community user.
If anyone has any other upgrade suggestions or something you would do to this unit, please let me know.
Mainly bought it to interface with an iPad down the road, but i need wireless internet.
The ethernet cable works fine but not in area where I want the computer.
Thanks !!!

Yes, you will need an antenna as well. You will probably want to add more memory, you can have up to 2GB (an iSight can take 2.5GB), and depending on the size of the drive, you might want to put a bigger one in as well.

Airport card(s) for Power PC G5 and Powerbook G4

I would like to set up an Airport base station to connect my Power PC G5 (dual 2 ghz with 5GB of SDRAM and OS 10.5.8) and my PowerBook G4 (550 Mhz, 512 MB SDRAM and OS 10.4.6). Can someone tell me what combination of base station (Airport Extreme?) and Airport cards would be appropriate for this setup and recommend a supplier, since I suspect cards may be hard to find for these older computers?

I would just add that either card - Airport/Airport extreme will work with any base that supports the 802.11 a/b/g and now n standard - basically all. You can buy an n with an eye toward future upgrades but I use an a/b/g Airport Extreme, several years old that I'm happy with. So, you can look at saving money and getting a generation obsolete if it's just for home. To put it into perspective, the a/b standards were 8 or 9 Mb transfer rate, IIRC, and the g brought it to 54 Mb. Consider the size of network and the size of your ISP "pipe" (ISP data rate) you have.
As far as Airport cards are concerned, the earlier poster is correct. I would just add that there are physical differences between Airport and Airport Extreme cards so they indeed are not interchangeable. The Airport - Powerbook g4 500/550, etc. - uses a card with an end connector, that is, a plastic socket perpendicular to the card which mates to an adapter bracket in the computer. The Airport extreme has an edge connector ("pin" lands right on the edge of the card) which slides right into a socket on the board. Your generation of powerbook would likely use the former (I have a pb g4 500MHz titanium which uses Airport; my pb g4 1.67 GHz uses Extreme).
Go to System Profiler/network/airport and that will tell you if you have a card installed and which one.
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How do i know an airport card is installed & not working or not installed?

My Mac details are:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
I've always just connected to the internet via an ethernet cable to my router/modem, but now I don't want the long cord going from the phone line to the office within the house. I have a Airport Express and was wondering if I could set this up in the lounge and connect my computer/laptop/stereo etc.
To do this do I need to have an airport card installed. If so, which one and are they easy to instal?
Appreciate any help.
Cheers
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If you remove the side door and look down at the mother board, you can observe if the airport card is there. You can also use ASP . There are kits for the bluetooth and airport card available. Installation is not difficult. The difficult part is finding the connector wires. these are tucked at the top border of the mother board. The other issue is which lead goes to which connector. You can find the answer on the internet, just Google it.
Bottom line on the original Mac Pro the wireless reliability with that card is short range. Must have not too much interference.

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.

G4 without airport card installed

Hi, ive got a G4 lamp style imac without a airport card installed. I have a wireless route connected to the above mac. Installed the airtunes software and it says airport card not found.
Does this mean I have to buy and airport card or can I connnect to the airport express basestation using my wireless router?
many thanks

David White15:
A Base Station won't "detect" a remote Base Station - ie you cannot just use an Airport Express, cabled to a Mac, as a replacement for an Airport card without first performing the required configuration of both Airport Express devices.
What you first need to do is set up a wireless distribution system (WDS) between these two Airport Express devices. Since you apparently don't have an Airport card equipped Mac to help you perform the configuration, you must configure each device manually, one at a time, with a direct cabled connection using the Airport Admin Utility. The general instructions are found at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107454
This is a complicated setup, not really a beginner's project, so it doesn't surprise me you couldn't figure out how to get this all to work even with the help of Apple tech support and Apple's Knowledgebase articles. My suggestion - use one of your Airport Express devices as a Base Station, and buy an Airport card for your iMac. That will be a lot easier to set up.

Airport card on ibook won't connect to D-Link router

Greetings:
Just bought an airport card to put in my iBook. This replaces a MacSense Aeropad Mini (external wireless card) that has been hanging off the computer and working fine all over the house.
Although I get the iBook to see the airport card (filled-in icon in menu bar) and it tells me there's a signal, I can't get my browser to go to any sites ("Firefox can't find the server at....")
Router is a D-Link DI-514, connected to a Qwest DSL line. I've made sure the WEP hex password # is the same, and I THINK the "network name" is the same (when inputting it in the airport drop-down menu option.
Any ideas on what to do next? Ditch the D-Link and buy an airport base station that'll speak the same language?
Thanks,
Carlos Alden

Okay, some progress:
After hours of googling and fussing with settings on the D-Link and Airport card, I discovered that this problem has a history with Apple/D-Link users, and one must set the "preamble length" in the router setup to "long." The default setting is "short."
Did that, and I was able to get through, but noticed that the signal range is very short, maybe 30 feet. Totally goes out in the other room. This never happened with the MacSense external card. I tried fooling around with the D-Link antennae and now have cut the signal altogether again and can't get back in.
I think it's time to buy an Airport base station, whatever the latest incarnation of it is. It's pretty frustrating know that there's probably some solution but it's buried deeply. Any ideas on how to get this operating more smoothly would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance for any help,
Carlos Alden

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