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How to add Apple iBook G4 to Network?

  • 06-03-2006 11:08PM
    #1
    DC5_ITR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭


    Hi all

    I'm a complete Mac novice first off!

    I have a wireless network at home that has two PC's and a laptop connected to it. All 3 are running XP Pro. The network does not have any WEP etc setup - it's wide open as they say.

    I've got a second-hand iBook G4 to try and learn my way around using a Mac. It has "Airport Extreme" on it. It can find the name of my network but it insists on asking me for a WEP Password to connect to the network! I treble-checked and there is no security on my network. The 2 PC's and the laptop just connect to it no problemo.

    Can any mac boffins educate me to what I'm doing wrong possibly?


    Many thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    axer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,518 ✭✭✭axer


    firstly - why leave your network wide open? that ain't a good idea - damn I wish I was living beside you!!

    Put WEP security on you network, then thats two problems solved. Airport Extreme = 802.11g so there be no problem.


  • #3
    bpmurray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭bpmurray


    Apple probably assume that the users of their machines aren't so crazy as to leave their networks wide open.


  • #4
    DC5_ITR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭DC5_ITR


    ho hum... it's wasn't wide open - i had an access control list of ip addresses setup. i only made it wide open to try and make things easier for the apple smack to connect. fair enough tho, i'll add a WEP key to it then...


  • #5
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,713 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    May I suggest that a mod move this to the MAC forum?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=108


  • #6
    DC5_ITR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭DC5_ITR


    :o oops - sorry, didn't know there was a mac forum (i know - i didn't look all that hard). fire ahead and move it to wherever is most appropriate.

    cheers.


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  • #7
    DC5_ITR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭DC5_ITR


    ok, i managed to add it to the network by doing the following:

    removed the ip access list on the router
    created a WEP password
    i entered the WEP password in the windows machines and they connected fine
    i entered the WEP password in the iBook and it wouldn't connect!!!
    i had to enter the key value of the WEP password instead in the WEP hex value - this let me connect.

    seems bizarre that the WEP password didn't work on the apple - does it derive a different key somehow than that which the windows one would?

    anyway - all is hunky dory now - thx. :)


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