On Sun 4:03 AM , Roger Faulkner <rfaulkne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> G4 Cube and Quicksilver. Both came with HD wiped and I installed 10.4.
> Neither had Airport cards. I ordered and installed cards in both and both
> recognized the network to join but showed an error message when trying to
> log in. I rechecked the password in my keychain but its not accepted by
> either unit.
>
> Thinking Id used defective cards, I bought and installed 2 different cards
> -- same result, neither the Cube nor Quicksilver would recognize the
> password.
>
> These units are designated for an underfunded school for developmentally
> disabled kids. The school is WiFi and theyll be useless unless I can find
> out what the problem might be.
>
> Yesterday I set up a Canon wireless printer from the same network and it
> works, while the G4s dont.
Original Airport cards don't have support for WPA built in. But OS
10.4.something does provide it (as long as you updated to the latest 10.4
version, 10.4.11, you should be good).
But 10.4.11 only supports WPA & TKIP. It doesn't support WPA2 or AES. So
check out the WiFi settings to see if WPA & TKIP are enabled. I have seen some
indications that there can be a problem if WPA2 and/or AES is enabled along
with WPA and TKIP.
Also it's possible that your WiFi doesn't support 802.11b, only 'g' and/or 'n'.
The Original Airport cards are only 'b'.
You could also get them connected using an external bridge device. There are
dedicated devices that do this, some Apple Airport base stations (Airport
Express at least) as well as some WiFi routers.
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