Mac Mini upgraded with Atheros Airport Extreme

Earlier this year I upgraded my mid-2006 Mac Mini (Core Duo) with an (Macbook Original Wireless WIFI Card 802.11n AR5BXB72 - Atheros) Airport Extreme Card to get N-WiFi.
That works fine in Leopard 10.5.8; but in 10.6.4 & 10.6.5, I can't get connected to my router. Is a new driver needed for 10.6 ?
Network Utility / Info Tab / Network Interface (en1) reports "Model: Wireless Network Adapter," as (802.11a/b/g/n).
As an aside, the Bluetooth seems much flakier now than with the original card.

Stick to 10.5.8. Once you make hardware from one Mac run on another, there is no guarantee it will survive updates. And what elements are needed to keep them running through updates are very rarely if ever known. The only hardware you can swap from a Mac Mini Intel to a MacBook or vise versa is the hard drive. Even then, it will likely need to be reformatted for the new machine after being transferred since many drivers are system specific, and the machine may not know what to do with the different drivers.

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Mac Mini core duo upgraded with Atheros Airport Extreme

An update for those interested - In a posting Nov 12, 2010,
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12574450
Al Cellier said : Earlier this year I upgraded my mid-2006 Mac Mini (Core Duo) with an (Macbook Original Wireless WIFI Card 802.11n AR5BXB72 - Atheros) Airport Extreme Card to get N-WiFi. That works fine in Leopard 10.5.8; but in 10.6.4 & 10.6.5, I can't get connected to my router. Is a new driver needed for 10.6 ? Network Utility / Info Tab / Network Interface (en1) reports "Model: Wireless Network Adapter," as (802.11a/b/g/n). As an aside, the Bluetooth seems much flakier now than with the original card.
The update, as of July 21, 2011 has that now that I have installed 3 antennas onto the WiFi card instead of just one, and now the Mini works great in Snow Leopard 10.6.8 !!!
We are getting full 300Mbps status on the n protocol.
No added drivers or tweaking, just the antennas and the system update (system update alone was not enough).
Mac user since 1984, and an optimist ...

I purchased 2 extra antennas (I found the seller on ebay; they are small circuit boards with attached cable and tiny connector). They sit just outside the box at each rear corner, and are taped to the housing; the cables were fed into the unit thru the ventilation slots, carefully routed to the wifi board where they snap into place. Unfortunately I didn't take photos inside; I could photograph the antennas sticking out, if you want.

Mac Mini won't recognize Airport Extreme

I just purchased an airport extreme and am trying to hook up my mac mini via an ethernet cable to the airport extreme (plan to add a new macbook w/ wireless). Would like to share a dial-up connection between the mini and the yet to be purchased macbook (I know dial up is lame but I can't yet get DSL in my area). I plugged an ethernet cable from my mac mini into the <--> on the airport extreme and run the AIRPORT SETUP ASSISTANT. The assistant recognizes that I do not have a aiport card installed in my mini and says "you will only be able to configure the aiport base stations using ethernet". I think this is okay since I am hooking up the mini via an ethernet cable. When I continue the ASSISTANT says "No new airport networks were found". Am I able to hook up my mini this way? Any help would be very appreciated. I talked to APPLE technical phone support and they suggested that I take my mini and new extreme into an apple store to be looked at???
Thanks !!

Thanks !! Using your answer I determined that my ethernet port was not enabled. I was able to see the AP and configure it. Unfortunately, although I was able to connect to AOL via the AP built in modem I can not launch any web sites via the safari browser or the built in AOL browser. Was on the phone with AOL for an hour and they basically threw in the towel because I was able to connect to AOL. I went to the Apple store in Tucson AZ. and was very dissappointed with the "genius" bar. The first guy looked really confused when I explained the problem and said I should proabably wait for another "apple genius" (he did hook up my mac mini though - and ran some disk checks which seemed like a waste of time). The other "mac genius" came over and I kid you not said "well - good luck". He did not even attempt to help me. I was absolutely floored. He walked away with another customer. I started to pack my stuff up and walk out of the store when a young kid (another "mac genius" came over and asked if he could help). He explained that there are known issues with the airport express and AOL (even though APPLE advertises AOL compatibility). He suggested that I update the firmware - even though the unit is brand new.
So here I am. Trying to use the APPLE products that everyone seems to rave about. The technical support at the APPLE store was extremely poor. I migrated from WINTEL machines to my first mac (the mini) and this is not what I expected to encounter.
Thanks for your help. At least half of my problem was solved.

Mac mini will connect to AirPort Extreme, but not internet

I just picked up an AirPort Extreme and hooked it up. My Mac mini connects to the base station with no problem, but will not connect to the Internet. Wen using the airport utility it is an amber light next to Internet.
I am able to get my iPhone and iPad to connect correctly. They both show that they are connected to the base station and the Internet. No sure what I need to do on my Mac to get it working properly.
I'm running 10.8.2 on my Mac. APX is 5th gen.

have you configured your Airport extreme to provide addresses via DHCP?
If your WiFi settings are:
IPv4 Address: 10.0.1.4
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 10.0.1.1
DNS Server: 10.0.1.1
and WiFi is working with no problems
then having the same settings, just different IP address' last digit should work for Ethernet...
Have you connected the Ethernet cable to the computer as well as the Airport Extreme ?
Alternatively, you may change DNS server address to 8.8.8.8

Mac Mini upgrade with nanya ram

Hi all
I've come accross an interesting offer on a 2x1 Gb ram made by Nanya.
200 pin DDR2 SODIMM 60 ball GREEN PACKAGE
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1GB
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I wanto to use them on a mac mini dual core.
Do someone has experiences withe these rams?
I havv read that someone has used nanya with macmini but he hasn't mentioned the exact model.
Thanxx.

The attraction of cheap RAM is understandable, particularly memory that is generally known good, but there are reasons that places such as crucial.com remain in business despite their relatively high pricing structures, and where Mac systems are concerned the rate of failure with RAM is certainly higher than with PCs - which makes the extra cost of buying from sources that offer comprehensive warranties rather more worthwhile than might at first seem.
Newegg have often been quoted as among the lower cost vendors offering good levels of service - it may be worth looking at their returns and replacement terms.
Personally, I would not opt for a RAM supplier who does not give an assurance that memory they provide will be at the very least exchanged at a future date if found defective in the specific system concerned.

I recently (4 days ago) bought a Mac mini server with 10.7 lion; will I qualify for a free upgrade to Mountain Lion Server?

How has Apple honoured buyers of other releases of OS X immediately before a new version was announced?

omnomnomz wrote:
How has Apple honoured buyers of other releases of OS X immediately before a new version was announced?
I recently (4 days ago) bought a Mac mini server with 10.7 lion; will I qualify for a free upgrade to Mountain Lion Server?
Mtn Lion not due out until the Summer, so no, you will not get a free upgrade.

Does Windows 7 work with an Airport Extreme. Mine does not recognize it

Does Windows 7 work with an Airport Extreme. I can't get mine to connect with it? The package insert says it only works with XP or Vista

This should help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86258
Use system profiler to identify which iMac you have
exactly. If your iMac has USB 2.0, then I think you
can only fit Airport Extreme anyway.
I have a question too ... I'm about to fit an Airport
Extreme extreme card to my 15 inch USB 2.0 iMac too.
Is the aerial already built in? I presume one is
required in some form?
James--I'm afraid that your link doesn't help me. I'd already seen that, and found that my iMac seems to correspond to two different categories--being both a 17-inch flat panel, and a 17-inch 1GHz. According to Duane's post, iMacs with clock speeds of 1 GHz or greater take the Airport Extreme card. According to two different individuals at a local Apple Store, I got two answers. One said Extreme, the other said, nope, the old Airport. How do I determine the "for sure" answer? Anybody know?
FWIW, here's my sys profile info:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Model: iMac
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.5.8f1
Serial Number: QT3050UCNHX
Thanks any and all for help.

Speed issue with the AirPort Extreme (802.11n)

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help out with this.
I am the Design Manager and IT Director at a publishing company where we have just upgraded to an AirPort Extreme (802.11n) base station to drive our network. We went this route as all of our machines are Mac Minis with built-in Airport and we were in a situation where re-doing a hardwire on the building was not going to be a possibility due to budget costs.
Our new configuration seems to be running very well and has the following devices connected to the AirPort Extreme:
Linksys Firewall Router (which was used on our old system and was requested by corporate to stay in the lineup to keep the static IP addresses we've already defined for our printers, VPN, etc. intact). The configuration on this part is modem to Linksys router to uplink port on the Airport).
New Panther, Intel based Xserve connected to the Airport's Ethernet port 1.
A 4 port ethernet switch connected to the Airport's Ethernet port 2 which drives four of our HP LaserJet printers.
Ethernet port 3 is not occupied.
All of the ethernet cords connecting our equipment are brand new.
For the most part, everything's been running blazing fast with a remarkable speed increase over our old hardwired setup. However, I've received a few complaints about slow speeds when dragging and dropping and working with files that are stored on our Xserve - we get alot of the "spinning wheel" and the transmission speeds seem very slow.
At present, we have several category 6 ethernet cords on backorder. I was planning on using one to take advantage of the gigabit ethernet capabilities between the Airport and the Xserve (as these are the only two elements of the network that support gigabit ethernet, besides the majority of our Mac Minis. Printers and cable modem are only 10-100 capable, so those will stand as is).
Can anyone tell me if the gigabit ethernet cord will be the solution to this one slow aspect of the new network? Any other settings I could apply to possibly speed up the transmission time when moving files to and from our server? Good news is that every workstation in the house is getting a full 4 bars.
Many thanks!

PS, just wanted to point out that we are also running in bridge mode.
Thanks!

Airdrop - Mid 2010 Mac Mini - Upgraded to OS X Yosemite

I upgraded my Mid 2010 Mac Mini to Yosemite yesterday and thought I'd try using Airdrop to send a file to my almost brand new IPad with OS 8. Airdrop is listed in Finder on my Mac Mini but when I open it it doesn't find my iPad but the screen states "Airdrop let's you share instantly with people nearby. To share with someone using a Mac, ask them to go to Airdrop in the Finder". If alternatively I right click on a document in Finder and select 'share' the Airdrop option is there but greyed out and if I click on Airdrop a message appears stating "To share with someone using a Mac, ask them to go to Airdrop in the Finder" - no mention of what to do if you want to share with an iPad. I have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi switched on on both devices and have the Airdrop status set to Everyone on the iPad. On the Mac Mini in settings - extensions - share menu, the Airdrop box is white with black tick whereas other tick boxes are blue with a white tick. Does all this mean that my Mac Mini even with Yosemite can't operate Airdrop at all or maybe only with another Mac (maybe it's too old)? Or maybe I'm missing something?

You need a newer model Mac to use AirDrop between an iOS device (e.g. iPad) and a Mac
System Requirements
To see if your Mac works with AirDrop, make sure you’re in the Finder by clicking the desktop (the background area of your screen), or by clicking the Finder icon in the Dock. Then, check to see if AirDrop is listed as an option in the Go menu. If you don't see AirDrop listed, your Mac doesn't support this feature.
In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
your iOS device needs to include a lightning connector
your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed
your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model with OS X Yosemite installed
Your Mac and iOS device both need bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on. You do not have to be connected to a specific Wi-Fi network.
To transfer files between two Mac computers, you need the Mac models listed below with Wi-Fi turned on and OS X Lion or later installed.
MacBook Pro (Late 2008 or newer)*
MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 or newer)*
iMac (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2010)
Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices - Apple Support

Is there a way to connect an old Sunflower iMac (OSX 10.4.11) to a new Time Capsule? It used to work with old Airport Extreme with updates thru Snow Leopard but now seems to only allow WEP encryption instead of WPA.

Is there a way to connect an old Sunflower iMac (OSX 10.4.11) to a new Time Capsule? It used to work with old Airport Extreme network, run from a intel iMac with updates thru Mavericks but now seems to only allow WEP encryption instead of WPA and can't connect to Time Capsule. Airport Extreme Base was controllable from either computer up through Snow Leopard (I didn't do any of the Lion upgrades). Then when I upgraded to Mavericks I lost the ability to use Airport Utility with this hardware on the Sunflower but could still connect wirelessly to network without any problems. But now with the Time Capsule upgrade the Sunflower is blocked from network by a dialogue that requests ony WEP password, not WPA pwd used by Time Capsule. Neither can I use the old airport extreme base to extend the time capsule network since I can't input the correct password/encryption approach to join it. Is there a work around? Would a newer but old Airport Express be able to extend network to Sunflower? Or maybe a third party wireless (such as Netgear, Dlink, etc) that has browser type control rather than special utility?
Another question--before I used MAC addresses to control who could access network. Now on Time Capsule I don't see anything about this--so is it true now that the only access control is via WPA2 pwd now (which appears to be the encryption pwd and not the time capsule pwd)?

Is there a way to connect an old Sunflower iMac (OSX 10.4.11) to a new Time Capsule?
I can’t claim to completely grasp the issue(s) you’re describing, but the underlying problem is presumably your iMac’s obsolete AirPort card. Whatever the case, an obvious (if not particularly helpful) answer to your stated question would be to connect your iMac with an ethernet cable, using powerline adapters as an alternative if you don’t want to have wire running all over the place.
My still fully functional clamshell iBook, with an original AirPort card, connects wirelessly to my 4th Generation TC network by means of a cheap 802.11b/g/n USB Wi-Fi adapter. This might be an option for you too.
Another question--before I used MAC addresses to control who could access network. Now on Time Capsule I don't see anything about this
When you edit your TC's settings the access controls appear under the Network tab, don't they?

WHY is my iMac so SLOW with my Airport Extreme?!?!?

I have an iMac G5 and an Airport Extreme base station. I just opened Safari on the iMac and in the time it took for it to open the Apple home page I was able to go to my backpack, dig out my HP Netbook, turn it on, log in to Windows, open Safari, and navigate all the way to this page and start typing... and my iMac is STILL trying to load the Apple home page... WHY, APPLE? WHY?? I love my iMac, why won't it work with my Airport Extreme? Everything else I have works fine, in the same locations, and the iMac worked fine when I had a Belkin router... ever since I got this Airport Extreme the iMac has turned into a big white web-surfing glacier. ...Whats's the deal?

Hi,
If you have three or four bars of signal in from the airport it is probably related to the internet cache and not your Airport. But, I also noticed you are using Leopard (the Vista of OSX). Install Onyx and run Automation. Make sure you selct the internet cache in the settings window.
Upgrade to Snow Leopard. It is 30 bucks well spent. Leopard is a monster! Also, as much as I am a macaholic, Google Chrome is a much better browser than Safari.
Onyx - http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx

Intel Mac Mini: possible to remove Airport card?

Is it possible to remove temporarly the airport extreme card from an Intel Mac Mini to use the card in another Mac having a free Airport Extreme slot?
That is, Intel Mac Minis have a "standard" airport card already mounted inside, or the built-in airport connectivity is supplied by a specific el.circuit with no Airport card at all?!
Mac mini + iBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

The AirPort Extreme card in the Mac mini is a "standard" card, not special circuitry on the Logic board...so, yes, it would be possible to remove & replace it.

Problems with Bonjour, Airport Extreme and OS 10.4.3

I have a networked, HP Photosmart 8450 printer. The printer was connected to both an iMac 20" and PowerBook G4 15" running OS 10.4.3. Yesterday, I lost the ability to print from the PowerBook. I have identified it as a problem with my Airport Extreme connection.
The iMac can see the printer just fine, and it shows up using Bonjour when I browse printers in the Printer Setup Utility. The PowerBook, however, cannot see the printer - that is, it does not show up in the browser, but only when I use the Airport connection. However, when I connect the printer to the PowerBook via USB, or when I plug a network cable in to the PowerBook, it sees the printer immediately using Bonjour.
It appears, then, the problem is with my Airport Extreme card. Has this issue been identified by anyone else/Apple? Perusing the discussion boards, it seems others have had this problem.
PowerBook G4/iMac Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Thanks for the response, however, my question remains: I'm wondering if anyone else with an Airport Extreme ("b" version) and OS 10.4.9 installed has a problem using Admin Utility 4.1.1 and/or Airport Setup Assistant 4.1.1? Specifically, the problem is, after resetting the Airport Extreme, I was able to set it up using the Setup Assistant (establish the network, set the password), but thereafter, it does not show up in the Admin Utility at all (but the Extreme's lights flash as it is being accessed) and in Setup Assistant, it shows up, but there are "errors" when trying to change settings. It is very odd.
When I was running 10.3.9, I had had no problems setting up/administering my Airport Extreme. Suspecting the Extreme itself, I even had an Apple Genius inspect it at the Apple store, but it was pronounced in working order. I might try to check the Airport card inside the G4 (by trying it in a friend's G4). If this communication problem is not shared by anyone else (ii.e., a software issue), it could be my Airport card.

How do I prevent other Mac users from changing my Airport Extreme Network Name and Password within the Airport Utility?

How do I prevent other Mac users from changing my Airport Extreme Network Name and Password within the Airport Utility? My company is using an Airport Extreme in our office now and I want to prevent other employees from messing with the network/settings. Is there a way to place a password on the settings to allow only the admin to access the network name and password?

Hi - you have will have to change the device passwords on all the base stations and then don't give them to anyone except the administrators and tell them not to save them on their computers that use the older versions of the Airport Utility - for the newer versions like the mobile apps, as soon as you enter the pasword it is saved and is visible in the advanced pane along with the network password - so if anyone gets a hold of your iPad or iPhone, they can edit the whole network - I have this same issue with my networks in the office and it is inconvenient but doable - I hope this helps

My 2012 Mac Mini came with a SSD and with Yosemite, can I add a SSHD and also migrate everything from a Macbook Pro that is running Lion 10.7.5?

Hi Apple Community,
Today I received a refurbished 2012 i5 Mac Mini that I purchased via Amazon. The Mac Mini came with a 256gb Samsung SSD only installed. The Mac Mini also has 10.10.2 Yosemite.
I am planing on ordering an "OWC Data Doubler Mounting Kit" to add another drive onto the Mac Mini.
(http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIYIMM11D2/)
I also plan on getting a second drive which would be a 1tb SSHD Black Western Digital (16GB SSD) 2.5 SATA III (6.0GB/s) 5400RPM drive.
Now here is where I am a very confused and concerned. What I essentially want to do is use Migration Assistant to completely migrate what I have on a 2012 i7 Macbook Pro's 750gb HDD to the Mac Mini's 1tb SSHD drive. I want every file and setting to be placed on my new Mac Mini just the way it is on the Macbook Pro. The Macbook Pro is however using 10.7.5 Lion while my new Mac Mini is using 10.10.2 Yosemite.
What makes me confused is, if I migrate everything from the Macbook Pro onto the 1tb SSHD, would I still be able to benefit by having the 256gb Samsung SSD in the Mac Mini? For instance, would the Mac Mini still be able to boot up super fast and use the SSD to write and read programs very fast? Or is it because I am migrating everything from my Macbook Pro's HDD onto the Mac Mini's 1tb SSHD, my Mac Mini will not be able to use the speed benefits of the SSD?
Another concern is, will I be able to use Yosemite or will I be stuck with 10.7.5 Lion? I would only like Yosemite. I do not mine if Lion is removed from my new Mac Mini.

UPDATE:
Hi again,
I made more research on raid and now I am considering not to raid at all.
Raid0 seems extremely risky because I do not know how the SSD and SSHD would react together.
And Raid1 seems like it would not be able to function the way I would like to store my files. [The SSD is 256gb and SSHD is 1tb, there is no point in raid1]
I think I will just have to add the second drive and use it without raid. I will mostly save media files such as movies, pictures, and music. And for everything else, save it onto the SSD's storage.

Mac Mini upgraded with Atheros Airport Extreme

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