In article <jollyroger-89D788.01552102052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article
> <spamback-EEEE19.00170602052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Donald Hall <spamback@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > I have an older iBook G3 (about 5 years old) with an 802.11b Air****t
> > card running OS X 10.4.11. It was connecting to my AEBS network just
> > fine under WEP. However, when I switched the network over to WPA it
can
> > no longer connect. It sees the network fine, but when I try to join
> > using the Air****t menu command it says "There was an error joining the
> > network - try again". If I try to join from the System Preference pane
> > the Apply Now button goes gray when I click on it, but nothing
happens.
> > I know I have the password right - three other machines connect to the
> > network with it.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest what to do, short of putting the network back on
WEP?
> > Is my Air****t card too old to understand WPA?
>
> A couple things immediately come to mind:
>
> 1. Is your router (the AEBS) configured to restrict connections to a
> list of specified MAC addresses? If so, you'll need to add the MAC
> address of the Air****t card in your iBook to the list.
>
> 2. Open /Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access, and look for a key with
> the name of your router. If you find one, show the password and make
> sure it's the correct password.
Thanks for the replies, everyone.
I don't think my AEBS has any such restrictions. In any case it was
working okay before I switched to WPA Personal.
I opened the keychain, which had the wrong password, but changing to the
correct one did not help. (Corrected both the AEBS and the network
passwords.)
It looks like Darrell Greenwood had the same problem, so I am thinking
it must be something else going on. This computer is now definitely a
spare platform for software testing and won't be moving around, so I
think I'll connect it to the AEBS by Ethernet cable. I'd prefer not to
give up the higher network speed of 802.11g.
Don
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Apps & More Software Design, Inc.
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