Graphite base station and tiger
I have a graphite base station that i know works. When i had panther no problems using it, upgraded to tiger and it connects to the station but i can not get internet service using dial up. Browser info said not connected to internet but i have used it on other pc. I have a original airport card that came with my ibook. Any help would be thankful.
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So, the Base station Dials up... or what?
Open Internet Connect and watch the messages for clues.
Is the Interface that is used to connect to the ABS dragged to the top of Network>Show:>Network Port Configurations?
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Dial up account setting issue with graphite base station and ibook
hello, I have spent hours and hours researching this issue. I cannot connect to the internet using my graphite base station and ibook. It seems to be a settings/configuration issue for my dial up account. what settings do I use? which account do I choose? Same as modem settings? is there a conflict somewhere? The airport card was checked at the apple genius bar, it's ok. How do i configure the base station? Thanks. What's with the paper clip deal? Is orange or green the preferred color?
Anyway, how do you change the modem settings on the airport.
You need to administer the Graphite using AirPort Admin Utility. To do so with a computer running Mac OS X 10.4, you should use AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow 4.2.5. First, join the computer to the Graphite's wireless network. Then, launch the utility, select the Graphite on the opening screen, click "Configure," and enter the Graphite's base station password. (Note: the base station password is not the same thing as your wireless network password and is also not the same thing as your dial-up account password.) The dial-up modem settings are found in the "Internet" pane of AirPort Admin Utility. In the "Connect Using" pop-up menu, select "Modem (V.90)" if your Internet Service Provider ("ISP") supplies a telephone number that is compatible with the V.90 protocol. The actual settings to enter (the dial-up telephone number of your ISP; your ISP account name and password; and (if necessary) DNS server addresses and/or domain name) are those specified by your ISP.
Does this affect the dial up internal modem settings?
No. The internal modem settings and the AirPort settings on your computer are found in different portions of the Network pane of System Preferences. The computer connects to the base station via AirPort, regardless of how the base station connects to the Internet.
The internal modem settings on the computer, if they work, may be useful as a reference. The account name and other settings to use in the "Internet" tab of AirPort Admin Utility are the same ones that you would use on your computer if your computer were connecting to the Internet using its internal modem.
What's with the paper clip deal?
A paper clip is used if you need to reset the base station. See step 4 of Article HT2439 -- Resetting the AirPort Base Station (Graphite). (Note: the references in this article to AirPort Setup Assistant are out of date. You must instead use AirPort Admin Utility to reconfigure the base station, as well as to reinstall base station software, if you reset the base station.)
Is orange or green the preferred color?
Green. See Article TA25946 -- AirPort Base Station (Graphite): LED Behavior. -
Software Base Station and Tiger
I have a mac with an internet connection which I can share with other macs via airport using the sharing control panel. fine.
However what i want is this:
internet connention -- mac -- airport express -- computer
ie I want to share the internet connection via airport to an airport express and thence to an other computer (that doesnt have a wireless card) linked to the airport express via ethernet cable.
Is this possible? I have tried but there appears to be a problem as you need to have the Mac sharing the intenet connection via airport whilst the airport iexpress is being set up. May I am attempting the impossible. Any tips?
thanksHowever, when the AE is set to join an existing
network I found the the tab relating to ethernet is
all greyed out and there is a message kindly
informing me that the ethernet port is disabled when
the AE joins an existing network.
Any work around? or impossible?
Impossible.
In order for the ethernet port to be active, you need to be using WDS, this is not possible with a mac created software base station.
You either need another Airport base station or a wireless adapter for the other computer.
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Graphite base station not working with my Intel Based Mac Mini and iPhone.
My Airport Express died after 2 years of use. I had to resort to plugging in my old but still functioning Graphite Airport base station. Since the set up assisant on my Mac mini does not work with the older base station, I used my G4 400 tower to set it up. I got it working and tested the connection. On to testing my iPhone. It sees the new network. Password is entered and the wifi icon shows full signal strength, but does not connect to the web. Next I try my Mac mini out on the new network and it too sees the network, but does not connect to the web. I double check the older G4 and the connection is still strong and fast. I shut the G4 down thinking that maybe the Graphite can only support one computer at a time, and the Mac mini and iPhone still can't connect to the web. I'm not sure what to do with this one. Is there a setting that I need to use? As far as security goes, the Graphite base station was set up with a WEP password. Any help would be great
Message was edited by: SorianoI suggest using AirPort Admin Utility (version 4.2) to check the base station settings and change them, if necessary. (AirPort Admin Utility should be able to configure a Graphite base station from a computer running Mac OS X 10.4, even though AirPort Setup Assistant can't.)
In the Network pane of AirPort Admin Utility, please make sure that "Distribute IP addresses" and "Share a single IP address (using DHCP and NAT)" are checked, and that everything else is unchecked. I am assuming that the Graphite is the only router in your local network and that there are no computers connected via Ethernet.
The Access Control pane of AirPort Admin Utility should list either all of the relevant AirPort ID's or nothing. You can find the AirPort ID of an OS X computer by looking at System Preferences>Network>Show:AirPort>AirPort.
The Internet pane of AirPort Admin Utility should be set in accordance with your Internet provider's requirements. Most likely, it should be set to Connect Using:Ethernet and Configure:Using DHCP.
After verifying the settings, power down the computers, base station and cable or DSL modem for a few minutes, then start them up sequentially, leaving time for each to get fully up and running: first the modem, then the base station, and finally the computers.
The network preferences on the Mac Mini and the iPhone are also relevant. I assume that the preferences are unchanged from those that worked with the AirPort Express.
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Can no longer access Graphite Base Station, Please help
For no apparent reason, my DP 800,10.4.11 can no longer access my Graphite Base Station. For years I have had no problems.
But this morning I lost access to my base station. I entered the PW as usual, but it did not allow access. I verified the PW in Keychain (and the base station name), but again I struck out. The machine is otherwise fine (or so it seems).
I have done the following, all unsuccessfully:
• Shut down with cold restart
• Zapped PRAM
• Safe Booted
• Created a new account/User
• Ran DiskWarrior
• Rebooted Base Station
• Reverted to a week old backup, still no joy.
I can successfully connect to the base station with my iMac, so I am certain the base station works.
I know nothing about this stuff, but it now seems the problem is with the Airport card inside the DP 800. Is this likely?
What if anything else can I do to either isolate the problem, or better yet, fix the problem?Some things to try:
Create a new Location in System Preferences > Network. (Start from scratch; don't do it by modifying an existing Location.)
Turn off WEP encryption on the base station.
Physically move the base station and/or computer to overcome possible wireless interference in the original position. (Note: the base station does not need to be connected to the Internet while you test wireless connectivity.) You can also try enabling Interference Robustness (on both the computer and base station) and changing the wireless channel.
See whether the DP 800 can connect to a different wireless network.
I'm somewhat surprised you say you entered the password "as usual." Under the typical settings, your computer would remember your network and its password and join it automatically. (I know you haven't declined to store the password in the Keychain.) Moreover, your reference to the "base station name" strikes me as odd, as you do not need to know the base station name in order to connect to the network. Did you mean the wireless network name? Or might the password you have been entering be the base station password, instead of the wireless network password? -
How to use a graphite base station as inserton point or bridge
I have an old 6400 running 9.2.1 an a graphite base station. I have done this before on my FW800 but I dont find the software in 9.2.1. You just connect the connect the ethernet out of the system to the ethernet in on the base station. I think I used something like the Airport Admin Utility. If you do a "find" on Airport in 9.2.1 there are no hits. I tried looking under downloads and didn't find anything. The LAN portion of my network goes from the moden to the router and one port of the router to the base station. I configured it using Airport Admin Utility from my FW800 no problem, no problem. The old Mac compatible airport cards are almost impossible to find. Ideas
I am trying to use a free graphite base station as an airport card.
Sorry that is not possible. The graphite AirPort base station (ABS) can not act as a wireless client. -
Graphite base station reverted to 40 bit WEP
My Graphite base station somehow reverted autonomously to 40 bit WEP. It had been set up for 128 bit WEP with a 13 ASCII character password that yielded a 26 character Hex Equivalent WEP key when queried. (And the 26 character key was necessary for PCs to join the network.) In the process of adding a wireless multifunction printer to the network, I opened Airport Admin Utility to double check the settings, and found that it was showing 40 bit WEP, and now indicated a 10 character Hex Equivalent WEP key, apparently derived from the same 13 character ASCII password, since my MacBook Pro had no problem joining the network. I then tried to reapply the original WEP settings, but found that 40 bit WEP and None are now the only available security choices. I am running Mac OS X 10.4.11, though the base station was originally set up under Mac OS 9.2 running on an iBook G3. On the MBP I had Airport Admin Utility 4.2.3, which I updated to Airport Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow v.4.2.5. However, there was no difference in the available security choices. Any suggestions on how to recover?
Yes, it's definitely a Graphite base station. I bought it not long after AirPort was introduced, initially using it at my primary home with dial up internet on a wireless/wired network. I replaced it with an AirPort Dual Ethernet when I upgraded to cable modem internet. Later I installed the Graphite in my vacation home with dial up internet, then upgraded to DSL, on a totally wireless network, where it is adequate, if antiquated. So I have set it up three times, though the last time was several years ago. Each time, there was a choice of two WEP levels, maybe 64 and 40 bits rather than 128 and 40, but each time I chose the higher level. That was borne out by interrogating the base station for its Hex Equivalent WEP Key in order to get a PC access to the network, since the response was a 26 character Hex Key. More than one PC used that 26 character key to join the network. Now that 40 bit WEP is the only choice available in AirPort Admin Utility, when queried, the base station returns a 10 character Hex Equivalent WEP Key, though the 13 ASCII character network password has not been changed, and I have done nothing to change its configuration.
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Help please: extreme card in 17" iMac with graphite base station SUPER slow
I am at my wits end and hope someone can help me. I have a graphite base station that has worked perfectly with a TiBook for years...I just got a 17" iMac with an Airport Extreme card and it is having big problems. The symptom is difficulty connecting to the base station, and when it does manage to connect, it is really slow...we're talking about 300 KB per MINUTE. The signal strength shows 4 bars, and I confirmed with AP Grapher that the signal is always running 70% or more. The older TiBook meanwhile works great, as it always has. A peer-to-peer wireless network between the two computers (bypassing the base station) also works great. Wired connection to internet also great. So I suspect the problem is the communication between the graphite base and the Extreme card...though this is supposed to work fine. It seems the hardware itself must be OK because the base serves the old TiBook so well, and the peer-to-peer network works great too. I am well and truly stumped and hope someone out there can help.
G5 Quad Mac OS X (10.4.3)I am having what I think is a similar problem, although my problem is more related to a complete loss of signal. I am starting to think, from what I am reading in other posts here, that it is something related to 10.4.3, as the problem I am experiencing began after installing the 10.4.3 update. Do you know if the iMac has 10.4.3? Also, are you using something prior to 10.4.3 on the other, unaffected machines? You can read the post about my problems at the following 2 links:
From Apple's AirPort Discussion Forums (here):
Topic: HELP! AirPort Signal "Suddenly" Sporadic on iMac G4
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=264690&tstart=0
From the Mac OS X Hints Forums:
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=48498
Please let me know the problem you have is similar to the one I have, and if you have 10.4.3 on the affected machine. In advance, thank you. -
What can I do with perfectly good Graphite Base Station?
I have a Graphite Base Station that works perfectly fine, never a problem. Except, In order to print from upstairs via my iBook or the upstairs desktop, I have to yell downstairs "Wake up the office Computer!"
I'll enjoy the idea of 'better' security that the Extreme offers but I'm wondering..... what I can do with a perfectly good Graphite BS? My understanding is that I cannot use it as a bridge, so are there any creative uses for a Graphite BS or should I just pack it back in the box and list it on eBay?
iBook G4, iMac G5, iPod Mini 6Gb Mac OS X (10.3.9)
iBook G4, iMac G5, iPod Mini 6Gb Mac OS X (10.3.9)Stephanie,
A true dilemna. And a simple technical issue, to which there are 4 simple answers. Can't say I can help choosing one.
1. Reconfigure the iMac G5 energy saver (assuming iMacG5 is office computer, rather than upstairs desktop) to put the display to sleep, and the disks too, but keep the computer awake. Not sure of the energy consumption required for that, or if it's noisy. My PMG4 MDD "Windtunnel" sounds like a 737 at 100 paces, so this isn't an option I use.
2. AirPort Express, just for the printer. Slightly cheaper than the AEBS, but you get printing without the iMacG5 in the loop. It doesn't even have to be in the same room as the iMacG5.
3. A new printer for upstairs. Maybe the cheapest option of all.
4. The AEBS. You should also see a 5x increase in the intra-Mac file transfers - depends on the AirPort card in the iBook and the wireless card in the desktop computer. Could be sentimental about the Graphite Base Station (Apple users tend to be like that) and keep such a thing of beauty, or sell it for sweetie money.
Now I only have one question, which I'm sure someone else can handle. Can the AEBS (or AirPort Express) turn on the printer from it's sleep mode, just like the Mac can ? We can sort of assume that it can, but I'd prefer if some said "it does for me". -
since latest update to airport extreme im getting 10 unknown base stations and time caps showing up as though they are a part of my network. sometimes i can "forget" them and they will disappear initially but soon return. i need and want only my connection inside my home . any ideas. i have done a factory reset and set up a new network but they continue to show up.
I'm not convinced that the problem lies in Airport Utility. This same thing was happening to me, nearly exactly as you describe it. The thing is that with me, the problems clearly started when I updated the firmware in my Airport Express (n). That's when all the wacky stuff started happening. Sometimes it would show up in AU, sometimes it didn't and even if it didn't, I could still access the internet through it.
But as you said, the problems got really bad when another Express (b/g) was put on the network with it. Even when it did work, the (b/g) would make it impossibly slow.
You know more about this than me, and clearly have more patience if you've restarted the network fifty times. I gave up at about ten.
In any case, your solution is more of a work around and if you're still having that slow connection problem, I'm not sure you've got it. But thanks for your reporting of this. At least I know I'm not crazy. -
How do I set up a wireless network with an AirPort Extreme base station and two airport extreme but between apple devices either by ethernet
This Apple support document provides good general information on configuring different types of neworks using multiple AirPort routers.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
In particular, you would want to focus on the information regarding a "Roaming Network" -
I have an airport extreme base station and have no clue how to change to a pawword type network from the network i have now that is free to the neighbor hood.
Which version of the AirPort Utility are you using?
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Since updating my airport utility app to iOS 8, it can no longer see my base station and will not connect to wifi. My son's 4s with an older version of the app sees it and connects fine, so I know it's working. The internet works fine for everyone else in the house but my
Please take a look at this Apple support document to see if it help solve your issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
If this does not help, we would recommend that you post in the iPhone community support area, since you have an iPhone / iOS issue. The link is just below.
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my cable modem works fine, but when I hook it up to my extreme base station and run through the prompts and set up my wireless network it doesnt work and neither does my apple tv by default. I am unsure how to correct this problem. It will come up saying that I dont have an IP address when I have it set to DCHP so I dont know what the problem is.
Push the reset button on the modem and power the modem off
Power off everything else....all devices....order is not important
Wait 15-20 minutes or longer
Connect the Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the AirPort Extreme
Power up the modem and let it run for 5 minutes by itself
Power up the AirPort Extreme and let it run for 5 minutes
Power up each other device one at a time a few minutes apart
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The following example was one of dozens that showed up on a simple Google search of.....
monitor Internet data use on a Mac
Watch your Internet usage with NetUse Monitor | Macworld
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