I took the bottom plate of the machine off and looked: it's a real Apple Airport card. System Profiler has only the following 4 lines to say about it:
Airport Card Information: Wireless Card Type: Airport Wireless Card Locale: USA Wireless Card Firmware Version: 9.52 Current Wireless Network: wireless network unavailable I'll try installing an Airport update to see if that changes things. Beyond that, I don't have a clue as to why it only gives me WEP and LEAP as encryption options. On Jul 29, 2010, at 4:39 PM, Matt Penna wrote: > On Jul 29, 2010, at 7:14 PM, Jonathon Kuo wrote: > >> Okay, from the info on the links you all have sent, it appears that I'm out >> of luck on this one. It's the original iMac4,2 with three USB 1.1 ports. I >> ran software update (multiple times) from a wired connection, but there were >> no firmware upgrades. I'm guessing the Airport card doesn't support WPA2, as >> it's the regular card, not Extreme, and the firmware is 9.52. > > As far as I know, it's not a firmware issue; it's just the Airport software > that runs as part of the system. Installing new Airport software may upgrade > the card's firmware in the process, but it is transparent. (I believe 9.52 is > the latest firmware version, anyway.) > > You should be able to connect to a WPA network with that OS and Airport card, > as I used to support an iMac G3 running Tiger and it connected to just such a > network with no trouble using a stock Airport card. If WPA is not presented > as an option, then there is likely a problem somewhere. > > If Airport updates are not showing up in Software Update, make sure Software > Update is not hiding any updates. > > And is it a real Apple Airport card, or something from a 3rd party? 3rd party > cards may not work. > > Matt_______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
