Here is what I used on my HD TV to connect it to the internet along with my HD TiVo <http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cisco+Linksys+-+Powerline+A/V+Ethernet+Adapter+Kit+with+4-Port+Ethernet+Switch/9010241.p?skuId=9010241&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9010241&ref=06&loc=01&id=1218008374585>
Cisco Linksys - Powerline A/V Ethernet Adapter Kit with 4-Port Ethernet Switch works great gives you Ethernet where you need it. It took all of 10 minutes to install and it just works. Love it. I can stream movies and copy shows off the TiVo fast now. No need for Wifi. If you use a mixed Wifi that's B,N and G wireless cards the new dual channel models are great in that you can have one for G and one for N signals. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Harker Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 8:36 PM To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Wireless troubleshooting Jonathan brought up some very good points, nice job, Jon. On 3/29/10, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On Mar 29, 2010, at 12:00 PM, Wendi Williams <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I am trying to use wireless with my old G4 tower running Leopard, to no > success. We have a Linksys wireless router, but we have been using ethernet > with most of our computers. It works beautifully with the Tivo and my > MacBook. I bought a used Airport card for the old G4. When I go to "About > this Mac" it recognizes the card. It can see our network, but it cannot > connect. It says that I may have the wrong password (no) or the wrong name > for the network (no). We checked the password security. It is set to WPA > personal on the router. We tried WPA versus WPA2, but no luck. We tried > something called "Short GI" in the router settings, but again, no luck. Does > anyone have any suggestions for something else I might try? Is it likely that > this used airport card is no good? Wendi, you likely have some incompatibilities with the card, machine and the network. Some G4s would work and some not in your situation. There is only one PowerMac G4 that ever would take an Airport Extreme card and I don't think you will like what you're going to do to your network if you get an earlier Airport card to work with it. You will lose a lot of speed (for the other computers as well) and seriously cripple your ability to secure your network. Which Airport card did you get? Are you able to tell which G4 you have? First, when you look at it does the front of the computer have shiny mirrored optical drive doors on it? If they don't, it's not one of the right ones. If it does have mirrored drive doors, then check the back to see if it has a FireWire 800 port on it--an original one, not on an add-on card. You can read more about how to tell them apart and see a picture of what a G4 FW 800 is supposed to look like on the back on this page: <http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25585?viewlocale=en_US> If it is then you are likely to be ok, and can probably get it to work reliably with your network. If it doesn't, you have only a few practical options for that machine (in order of preference): 1. Invest in a sufficient length of ethernet cable 2. Buy a compatible "G" or "N" PCI card to install in it (research this one carefully, or buy it somewhere where they have a liberal return policy) 3. Buy a second router or "wireless access point" and dedicate it to the G4 (although this will still compromise your network security) If you find that you really have a "FireWire 800" G4 tower then let us know and we can work some more to figure out a solution for you. ::-) j. -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9 & 10 Certified Developer ****NEW Ph no: 502-509-7137**** Fletcher Data Consulting [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Kentuckiana's Only FileMaker Users Group: Listserv signup: http://fmpug.com/mailman/listinfo/louisville_fmpug.com Blog: http://kyfmp.com Next meeting 4/15/2010 1:00 pm Info & RSVP: http://fmpug.com/scheduleMeetings.php _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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