On the IPNR only extension that I disabled, there is no mention of Apple,
although on the Airport only extensions, it does say that PORTIONS are ©
Sustainable Networks.
What color is the icon on your Airport AP extension?
On 3/13/01 12:02 PM, "Steve Sell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, added a note to the
human symphony when this was said:
> That's odd. I'm using AirPort 1.3 with Entourage on my PB G4 and everything
> works fine (with that extension installed) - I'm using a hardware base
> station. Just FYI, Conflict Catcher reports the following on my two
> systems:
>
> Name: AirPort AP
> Package: AirPort 1.3
>
>
> Description: Provides Internet sharing support for AirPort Wireless
> netowrking. Portions Copyright Sustainable Softworks Inc. 1996-2000.
>
> Then it lists Apple's address and phone number with the note:
>
> (description from AirPort AP).
>
> -Steve
>
> On 3/13/01 10:50 AM, "Laurie A Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Now Steve, don't go making me all sad again. I just checked IPNR installer
>> log (I do save those every now and then), and that extension is listed. It
>> may be installed with the Airport software as well, but in Conflict Catcher
>> it does say "sustainable networks" as the author, and not Apple all the
>> other Airport extensions say Apple. And the icon is defiantely an IPNR icon.
>>
>> I just enabled that extension again and Entourage crashed. I disabled it and
>> everything works.
>>
>> At this stage, whether Airport installed that extension or IPNR installed
>> that extension, I am keeping it off since everything works without it!
>>
>> Also, remember I am using only a software basestation, with no apple
>> stand-along basestation unit. I've a feeling things would be different if I
>> were using a separate basestation.
>>
>> BTW -- be sure you are not confusing Airport AP with Airport AP Support,
>> which is another module/extension that is clearly installed with Airport 1.3
>>
>> There's actually a brief reference to these 2 files here:
>>
>> http://www.macfixit.com/ultimate/Forum24/HTML/000002.html
>>
>> Thanks for your help though.
>>
>> -Laurie
>>
>>
>> On 3/13/01 10:32 AM, "Steve Sell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, added a note to the
>> human symphony when this was said:
>>
>>> Laurie,
>>>
>>> I wouldn't be so sure -- I just got a PB G4 with Airport Installed and that
>>> extension was installed right from the factory. Look at the description in
>>> conflict Catcher -- the description comes from the extension itself and it
>>> clearly says it's for the AirPort 1.3. I would assume that Apple licensed
>>> some code from the IPNR folks. But it most definitley _is_ installed by the
>>> AirPort 1.3 package. I even confirmed this by installing AirPort 1.3 on
>>> another powerbook we have - neither of my machines had ever had IPNR
>>> installed.
>>>
>>> -Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/13/01 8:11 AM, "Laurie A. Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please forgive me for being such a dope. I just realized that in Conflict
>>>> Catcher, when I list files by package, it includes an extension called
>>>> Airport AP in the package. Well silly me, I natuarally assumed that
>>>> Airport
>>>> installed that and that it was a required extension. Then I looked closely
>>>> at the icon...and the icon looks different. The icon clearly has an "IP"
>>>> stamped on on it and has the IPNR colors. DUH! That's not an Apple
>>>> Airport
>>>> extension, that's an IPNetRouter extension! What threw me was that it is
>>>> also v. 1.3 so i didn't give it a second thought when I was enabling all my
>>>> airport extensions last night after installing the card. I mean it was
>>>> listed in the Airport Pakcage!
>>>>
>>>> Sure enough, by disabling just that extensio and leaving the other 3 APPLE
>>>> Airport extensions, Entourage works fine now :)
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for not catching that sooner and for not sparing the list from my
>>>> "unsolvable problem" despair.
>>>>
>>>> Please don't kick me out of the Entourage:mac club :)
>>>>
>>>> But while I am on the subject...any known problems enabling PROGRAM LINKING
>>>> over airport so I can run the Cube's Entourage app remotely from my iBook?
>>>> I've never had reason to use Program linking before, but it seems it may be
>>>> handy now that I am so mobile around the house :)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for everyone's attempt to help me solve a problem I brought on
>>>> myself
>>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> -Laurie
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/13/01 3:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] showcased their stellar typing and
>>>>> language skills in this message:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I understand you correctly. You have your DSL Modem connected to the
>>>>>> ethernet port of your Cube forming a WAN, and your iBook and and Cube are
>>>>>> using an Airport link to form a LAN. And you are using Airport 1.3 as a
>>>>>> software router between the two networks. Do you have anything else
>>>>>> connected to either network?
>>>>>
>>>>> DSL modem connected to ethernet hub, ethernet cables running from hub to
>>>>> Cube
>>>>> and iBook (this set up since I previously had a wired sharing system
>>>>> running
>>>>> with IPNetRouter on the Cube, Everthing worked beautifully with iBook able
>>>>> to
>>>>> filshare and share DSL connection. Only thing I had to change to use Cube
>>>>> as
>>>>> base station, was disable IPNetRouter and configure Software Basestation,
>>>>> the
>>>>> 2 together are redundant (Airport software is actually based on IPNR)
>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you using Airports NAT capability, or do you have two IP Addresses
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> your ISP. If your using Airports built-in NAT, you will need to configure
>>>>>> *both* the iBook and Cube to use the Airports router address. Your
>>>>>> Airport
>>>>>> software will translate the router address to the actual IP Address
>>>>>> issued
>>>>>> you by your ISP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You will also have to make sure that the TCP/IP Control Panel on your
>>>>>> Cube
>>>>>> is configured to use the Airport software as its gateway. Not the Airport
>>>>>> card. The software is your Cubes route to the WAN gateway, not the
>>>>>> Airport
>>>>>> card. -- Your iBook should continue to be configure to using its Airport
>>>>>> card, as this is its path to the gateway.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have one static IP. Cube is configured properly to route everything and
>>>>> both
>>>>> machines access the internet over DSL perfectly when Airport is enabled.
>>>>> TCP/IP CP is configured to use my normal IP addresses for settings since
>>>>> it
>>>>> is
>>>>> acting as the base station. It doesn't work if I switch it to Airport. Per
>>>>> the
>>>>> Airport manual (and the Airport software alert I got when I was
>>>>> configuring
>>>>> it, the "host computer" when it is the basestation, uses it's normal DSL
>>>>> settings. If that is incorrect, please advise (both me and Apple!)
>>>>>
>>>>>> As far as File Sharing and Airport. I'm using Airport software 1.2, but
>>>>>> had
>>>>>> no trouble using either with SurfDoubler (a software router) and my iMac.
>>>>>> (I
>>>>>> am now using a hardware router.) I just had to be clear on on my
>>>>>> AppleTalk
>>>>>> and TCP/IP control panel settings. AppleTalk had to be pointed to the LAN
>>>>>> and TCP/IP had to be pointed to the software router.
>>>>>
>>>>> Filesharing alone doesn't effect anything. I have filesharing enabled now,
>>>>> with Airport disabled and everything is smooth.
>>>>>
>>>>>> A question, is your web browser working on your Cube. My guess is that it
>>>>>> isn't.
>>>>>
>>>>> My browser (IE 5) works fine under Airport - on both computers. It is
>>>>> only
>>>>> Entourage that is afected. No signs of trouble elswhere. Even filsharing
>>>>> works
>>>>> fine over TCP/IP with Airport enabled. But I cannot use Entourage. The
>>>>> moment
>>>>> it starts to check for mail it freezer forcing a force quit.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry I can't help you if your using PPPoe.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am not using Ppoe. I have a static IP and 24/7 on connection.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Russell Carr
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for trying! If I have a step misconfigured above, I'd love to know
>>>>> how
>>>>> to fix it!
>>>>>
>>>>>> on 3/12/01 8:05 PM, Laurie A. Duncan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just when I thought i had it all figured out...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Installed Airport cards tonite in my Cube and iBook, using the Cube as a
>>>>>>> software base station to share my DSL connection and files (over
>>>>>>> TCP/IP).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Everything appeared to be working swimingly. Ibook is able to access DSL
>>>>>>> connection and file share with the Cube.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My Cube is now behaving strangely. Now I can't launch Entourage without
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> freeze. I reinstalled, I copied the MS Insternet Library file over to my
>>>>>>> Office folder again, I trashed the Finder prefs, I even ran DiskWarrioir
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> replaced the directory, etc...but it still is not happy. Disabling the
>>>>>>> Airport set of extensions and switching my Location Mgr back to standard
>>>>>>> ethernet settings makes Entourage happy again. But it defeats the
>>>>>>> purpose
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the Airport card :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Only thing, besides the Airport extensions, that I am doing differently
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> that I now have file sharing opening upon start-up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it the combination of FileSharing PLUS the Airport extensions (using
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> latest Airport 1.3 btw...) or just Airport itself OR just FileSharing
>>>>>>> itself
>>>>>>> causing the problem? What happens is that as soon as Entourage goes to
>>>>>>> check mail, it just locks up and I have to force quit, which then
>>>>>>> renders
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> system pretty unstable so I have to reboot and start all over again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone have a clue before I go insane with my 25th restart in an hour? I
>>>>>>> can't take it anymore and I think I've tried every combo of FileSharing
>>>>>>> on/of, airport on/off etc.. But i am losing track :( Currently I have
>>>>>>> Location Manager set to use my plain old wired ethernet connection
>>>>>>> (which
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> does even using Airport as it's serving as the BaseStation), and I have
>>>>>>> FileShare ENABLED. The Airport extensions are disabled.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Laurie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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