On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:07 PM, Jonathon Kuo wrote:

> I'm not quite sure how to ask this question… 
> 
> I'm trying to get an older iMac ("iLamp" Tiger 10.4.11) to connect to a WPA 
> network, but the only options in the wireless connect panel are for WEP, so 
> it can't connect. Thinking that the WPA option might have been introduced in 
> Leopard, I tried to install Leopard-PPC, but the Leopard installer says the 
> machine isn't supported. 
> 
> So, where exactly does WPA capability reside - on the Airport card or in OSX?

Jonathon,

Your system should support WPA. However, the original Airport card does not 
support WPA2. See this article for confirmation:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2594

Make sure you have the latest Airport software installed on that system. Run 
Software Update (from a wired connection ;) and it should find what you need.

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