Same boat!  I had exactly the same results, using a 550mhz TiBook with
the original airport card.  Works fantastic, though, fwiw :) 

Ben

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:04:25AM -0700, Clark Martin wrote:
> We wrote here recently about how Apple included support in Tiger (and  
> perhaps Panther) for using WPA with the original Airport card.  Some  
> people here said they couldn't get it working.
>
>
> Well today I tested it out.  It works but with a specific configuration.
>
> I tried it with my Pismo with an Original Airport card and the base  
> station is an Airlink 101 Super G.
>
> I tried WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK (WPA PSK is the same as WPA Personal) and  
> using TKIP and AES with both.  The results were:
>
> WPA PSK
>       TKIP    Worked
>       AES     Doesn't Work
>
> WPA2 PSK
>       TKIP    Doesn't Work
>       AES     Doesn't Work
>
> Only WPA PSK with TKIP worked.  So those trying to do this would be well  
> advised to try that combo.
>
> My D-Link "N" AP/Router supports WPA and WPA2 both enabled  
> simultaneously and also AES and TKIP both enabled.  My Pismo doesn't  
> work with that router.  I'm not in a hurry to test it out as a it's the  
> main router and several computers connect through it.
>
>
> Ironically I tried to go to the web page I'd previously referenced:
>
> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2594?viewlocale=en_US>
>
> But it is currently down so I couldn't verify the OS version that  
> supports WPA.
>
> -- 
> Clark Martin
> Redwood City, CA, USA
> Macintosh / Internet Consulting
>
> "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
>
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