How do I fix broken airport antenna?

I have an older G5 tower, 1.8GHZ, and the airport is not working. External antenna is broken. Does anyone know how to remove the broken antenna?
< Edited by Host >

If there is any portion of the antenna body protruding out of the connector, you should be able to just pull it out. You may need to use a pair of pliers, but it should come out. If you have completely broken off the antenna and only have the connector remaining, then you might be able to pull the shell out with very small needlenose pliers, though the center conductor might be a bit of a problem.
A replacement source:
http://www.dvwarehouse.com/Apple-Airport-External-Antenna-for-Power-Mac-G5-2004- 2005--MacPro-Early-2008-A1066-922-6043---NEW-p-33986.html

Similar Messages

How do I fix "broken links" in iTunes?

Hey Guys!
I just got my first ipod and I'm going insane trying to set it up this morning. The main problem is that for some reason iTunes decided to add each of my songs twice, but then marked one with that "!" sign that I think idicates a broken link. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the program, and for the life of me I can't determine why it's doing this.
Shouldn't it just automatically know the files don't exist and take them out of my library?
Or, can I tell it to go fix the broken links? If so what is the command for doing that?
I am running Windows Vista if that makes a difference. And my brand new ipod is a 16GB Nano (but I have about 70 GB of mp3 files - I'm having to pick and choose what goes on my Nano, which is fine).
I'm sorry if this turns out to be a "duh" solution but I can't find a good answer anywhere online (I tried ITLU and that complex playlist solution from PaulMayne.com already, to no avail).
Thank you so much
Heidi
heidicorinne at gmail.com

I'm having the same problem. Also using OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2).
Any ideas how to fix this?

Broken airport antenna female plug?

So, my airport t-antenna's needle plug broke. I replaced it with a wire safety pin. Worked wonerfully. The wifi connection was just as good, and it was cheaper than spending $40 on a new t-antenna.
Unfortunately, today, I knocked it out accidentally and now when I place it back in it just falls out. It's loose. It doesn't hold itself in. And even when I hold it in, it doesn't pick up a signal. I have no idea what's wrong.
Is there any way I can fix it?

buy a USB WiFi adapter, make sure it is compatable with your version of OS, cheaper faster more efficient than airport.

Broken airport antenna

The internal antenna on my airport extreme card broke. would an apple store be able to fix it?

An Apple service center could fix it - and that could be arranged via your local Apple Store.

How to debug/fix broken iTunes WiFi Sync to iPad/iPhone?

I've had nothing but trouble with iTunes WiFi sync to my iPad and iPhone. Basically, the devices simply randomly fail to appear in iTunes. When they appear, I can sync just fine; but WHEN they appear seems to be more related to astrology than computer science.
-- OS X 10.8.4 on latest MacBook Pro, VERY clean install (no odd "tinker" type apps that might mess things up)
-- iTunes 11.0.5
-- Latest iOS on iPad and iPhone
-- Clean WiFi network with Airport Extreme (latest) access point
All other WiFi works perfectly .. Internet, printers (AirPrint), AirPlay, Apple TV, etc etc. Never had a single problem.
But iTunes WiFi sync is a complete mess. About 50% of the time when I start iTunes the devices dont show up at all. Closing and opening iTunes sometimes makes the devices appear, sometimes not. As I type this, my iPhone does appear (and is doing a WiFi sync), while my iPad, sitting next to me on my desk, is totally missing from iTunes, even though it is clearly (a) on, (b) connected to the network (I just browed a web site to be sure) and (c) connected to a charger.
I've been testing and experimenting with iTunes WiFi sync for two years now, and basically I think it's a disaster, and clearly one of Apple's weakest efforts to date. It's fragile, temperamental, and nearly unusable. I've spent hours on Google looking at others experiences, fixes etc, and none have worked. Considering stuff like AirPlay and AirPrint work perfectly, I think something is basically broken in the iTunes WiFi sync stack. I'm assuming Bonjour is used for finding the devices and if iTunes can find my Apple TV at once (it ALWAYS does), why can't it find my iPad (or vice versa?).
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be interested to hear them. Note that I've 30 years of computer architecture under my belt, so I do know just a *little* about what is going on here, but any and all suggestions accepted.
--Tim

Hi there,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4062
-Griff W.

How do I fix broken song files in iTunes with songs transferred from my iPod to my computer?

Recently got a new computer but when I tried to transfer the files in My Music>iTunes to my new computer I realized that only about half the songs in my library have folders in the iTunes folder, even purchased songs (no idea why). I could download mp3s of every broken song and re-do it that way, but I would rather figure out a way to restore the files from my iPod and save a lot of time.
I enabled disk use on my iPod and dragged the folders from iPod_control>Music to a folder on my desktop but the songs are all assigned random four letter names. I don't know if iTunes will be able to detect the right file to restore each song if I just direct it to this folder (using the prompt when you try to play the song), not to mention that the random songs are broken up into 49 separate folders so I would just have to randomly guess which folder to direct it to (I have 1993 songs). If I drag all the files into iTunes will it just create doubles of each song? I don't care about play counts, I don't know if that's stored in the song file, but it's not a big deal for me to replace all the songs in iTunes with the files from my iPod as long as all the files work.

Thank you so much! I now know how to convert AIFF audio files to ACC files, and I can keep the original AIFF file! One other concern though -- how do I tell which is the bigger AIFF file and which is the new smaller ACC file? iTunes doesn't have an obvious place/window that tells me the audio file size. Is there a way to tell the two apart. It looks like it creates an identical file name, not even a "copy" extension or anything -- so it's impossible to tell them apart. Is there another secret here?
g-5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) iPod Nano

How do I fix the airport dropping internet issue? 10.6.8

Started doing it about a month ago conveniently a year after I got the computer. Seems to be a pretty common problem but I can't find a remedy. None of my hardware has changed since it worked flawlessly about a month ago. Now I have to unconnect and reconnect airport every ten minutes if I want to use the internet. Being an online student you can tell the obvious problems.

Hi, this has worked for a few...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
10.4 instructions...
Is that Interface dragged to the top of Network>Show:>Network Port Configurations.
If using Wifi/Airport...
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
For 10.5/10.6, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click OK.

How do I fix broken HSB Sliders?

My HSB Sliders aren't working - they're stuck in some weird default color positions that don't give me the preview of the color i'm sliding over - however the preview box does change. The slider just doesn't show the actual color range.

Jambottom,
It seems that the issue is caused by a corrupt folder called en_US or similar (depending on language) within the Adobe Illustrator 18 Settings folder, see post #7 by Jules in this thread,
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1595766
so the solution should be to move or rename that folder (or the whole Adobe Illustrator 18 Settings folder).
You can find the folder in Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed.
As a temporary roundabout way, you can select the lower rectangle to the right of the rainbow and DoubleClick to apply that to change the top rectangle and the values: the lower colour is the right one.

HT4995 My iPad 2 Location Service works fine but does not work on my home Airport router. How can I fix the problem?

My iPad 2 Location Service works fine but does not work on my home Airport router. How can I fix the problem?

lbryan1987 wrote:
I dont want the button problem solved i need to know how to restore the phone without using that button or going into settings
You don't in the condition it's in. You will either have to get the phone replaced by Apple or pay a 3rd party to repair it.
there seriously should be more than two ways to solve this other wise apple is useless and we will never buy another apple product.
Seriously? It's physically broken!

I have an Airport Extreme as my router and am using time capsule to extend the network in my new house. My ISP is only providing me 4-5 ip addresses and wants me to set up my router to issue out new ip addresses for all my devices.How do I fix this?Help

I have an Airport Extreme as my router and am using time capsule to extend the network in my new house. My ISP is only providing me 4-5 ip addresses and wants me to set up my router to issue out new ip addresses for all my devices.How do I fix this?Help.
They said I need to change my settings to NAT settings. I haven't been able to figure out or find anything. I have also spoken to Apple Support on the phone for hours without being able to figure out how to do this ( i don't think he knew much either lol.) Please help me because I've got about 15-20 devices in my house that require to be connected to the internet and this is just making things ridiculously slow and painful for me.
Thanks!

It is on DHCP & NAT under router mode yet my isp is still the one issuing ip addresses to my devices instead of the router issuing them

I'm having multiple crashes on my new 5s. I can't connect to my Mac Pro!! Power cord broken. How can I fix this without connecting to my MacBook? Very frustrating and disappointing. Please help!!!

I'm having multiple crashes on my new 5s. I can't connect to my Mac Pro!! Power cord broken. How can I fix this without connecting to my MacBook? Very frustrating and disappointing. Please help!!!

Hi there Rlong50,
You may want to try force closing all open apps and resetting the device as an initial troubleshooting step. Take a look at the articles below for more information.
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
-Griff W.

My iPod Touch 2g is unresponsive to the touch completely. I have restored it twice and updated it, the water sensor shows it has not been wet. Not jail-broken.How do i fix this and will Apple fix it? Thanks

I have restored it twice and updated it, the water sensor shows it has not been wet. Not jail-broken and exterior buttons all work. It seems to have problems connecting and being found by a computer (Windows). How do i fix this and will Apple fix it? Thanks

lol yea when i inserted the link i just copied and pasted thats why that happend... Lets try again... http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/
Anyways when I go to it theres a drop-down list and you select the one you want and I know the number next to it identifies the model but the thing is they don't have my model listed so my main question is, what version eg. 2.1.1. or 2.2.1 etc. etc. etc. etc. will work with my model of ipod touch which is the 2g Model A1288?
Does anybody know? Does it work with any firmware thats for 2G ipod touches or do i have to get firmware thats model specific?

I tried changing my password, and it changed to one that wasnt it, and i dont know it. So i tried it too many times and now its saying it is disabled, connect to itunes. but a problem is that my power button on top is broken. how to i fix it?

I tried changing my password, and it changed to one that wasnt it, and i dont know it. So i tried it too many times and now its saying it is disabled, connect to itunes. but a problem is that my power button on top is broken. how to i fix it?

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

After replacing wifi antenna wifi is still dimmed/greyed out. Bluetooth works fine. How do i fix this issue? Could there be another part that needs replacing?

my wifi was greyed out so I replaced the wifi antenna. I just put the new one in and restored the ipad but the wifi still is greyed out but the Bluetooth works fine. What could the problem be and how can I fix it?

This article offers some suggestions which may help: iOS: Wi-Fi or Bluetooth settings grayed out or dim
This likely has nothing to do with your router.

I lost my connection when I was using internet and when I want to reconnect to airport it give me connection timeout error, I changed my password on router but still doesn't work. How can i fix my problem?

Hi,
I lost my airport connection when I was using internet and when I wanted to re-reconnect to airport it gave me connection timeout error, I changed my password on router but still doesn't work. How can i fix my problem?

Hello there hastibahreini,
It sounds like you were using your Wi-Fi network from your Airport base station and the connection cut out. You have reset the password on the device but the issue persists. I would try the 3 resets outlined in the following article in order to help resolve the issue. If it persists, is the Wi-Fi connection issue happening on more than one device or computer?
Resetting an AirPort base station FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

How do I fix broken airport antenna?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for