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* Tech Tips [3]
* Unsolved Problems [4]
* Solved Problems [5]
* Links [6]
* Software, Firmware, Drivers [7]
* Advice and Howtos [8]
* Operating Systems [9]
* Hardware [10]
* Scanning Tools [11]
* Title search for local apple pages [12]
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INTRODUCTION
This is a guide page for the use of Apple gear in a WiFi [13]
environment, including cross-platform issues in connecting with
Windoze and *nix machines. It is intended as a place for all users in
Melbourne Wireless to add tips, hints, links and questions. Shared
resource, please use with care.
Open to all members using, intending to use, connecting to, or
curious about:
* Apple Macintosh laptops, desktops, servers and clones
* Apple-branded ("Airport" or "Airport Extreme") 802.11 or WiFi [14]
hardware
* Macintosh operating systems, Classic and OS X
* Linux and Unix on Mac hardware
* Windows emulation on Mac hardware
* Newton and Apple eMate
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AIRPORT = WIFI = 802.11
First question most newcomers have is whether or not their Apple
Airport gear will connect to an 802.11b/WiFI network. As mentioned in
the FAQ, the short answer is yes.
Airport is simply Apple's brand name for their wireless equipment and
software, much as Proxim market their wireless wares under the Skyline
brand. The data format and radio specs of the equipment is identical
to other standards-compliant 802.11 products, and provided you have
all your control panel settings sorted, you should experience no more
complication connecting to a WiFi [15] network than any other kind of
cross-platform network
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TECH TIPS
* What's the absolute minimum [16] requirement for wireless access on
a Mac?
* The newest drivers from Orinoco (see below) and Apple [17] will
automatically upgrade your card to 128 bit WEP, turning your
Orinoco/Enterasys/Avaya/Cabletron Silver into Gold
* Another research paper topics [18] about upgrading an Orinoco
Silver Card to Gold
* WEP keys entered into a powerpoint presentation [19] the Airport
control panel need a $ sign at the start to signify a hexadecimal
number.
* This article [20] describes a security flaw with OS X which
affects wired and wireless networks.
* Yes you can repair a dead first-generation "Graphite" Airport Base
Station: details below under Advice and Howtos
* Some third-party cards can't connect to an Extreme Base Station in
"Compatibilty" (.11b and g) mode: Apple Tech Note [21]. The workaround
is to drop back to .11b mode, and/or update firmware at both ends.
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UNSOLVED PROBLEMS
Put in a brief desription of your problem here, and maybe someone
will come along and solve it for you.
I can't get the PCMCIA/PCI adaptors that were on the TIB a few months
ago to work. They were the ones that had the Ricoh chipset. I cannot
find a driver for it anywhere essay writing service [22]. I've tried
it in a 7500/8500 and a G3. No luck under OSX or OS9. Anyone else
tried this? - RyanM [23]
Anyone had any luck getting Lucent cards (AirPort) to connect to
Intel Pro/8211 AP's? I've had no success - regardless of the model of
card or version of driver, they simply refuse to see the AP (slight
variance: KisMac [24] on a 466 iBook with AirPort [25] will see the
AP, but the AirPort [26] software on the same 'Book will not). Keith
[27]
I've just installed the Orinoco drivers (7.2) for a Dell TruMobile
[28] card and got an old Powerbook 1400c (133 MHz) working with the
card - rather slow, but works OK and even does the encryption. The
machine has Mac OS 8.6. Now I want to repeat the exercise, but this
time with a 166 MHz 1400c running Mac OS 8.0. I can do an upgrade to
8.1 or to 9.0/9.1, but I'd prefer to just leave the machine as it is.
I believe the 7.2 Orinoco drivers won't work with Mac OS 8.0, but that
some of the earlier (6.0?) drivers might do the trick. I can't locate
any web site which currently has the drivers. Having said that - it
looks as though there were compatibility problems with the 1400
anyway, using the older drivers - see the Solved Problems below, so I
may have to upgrade to 9.x anyway. Does anyone know if earlier drivers
are available, and what the compatibility problems were?
dave2002 [29]
* 8.0 was a slow, buggy dog of an OS - I would highly recommend
upgrading to 8.1 at least. As you note, 8.6 will let you use the 7.2
drivers, but if your 1400 has 32 megs of RAM or less stick with 8.1 if
possible. I wouldn't recommend 9.1 unless you have the full 64 megs of
RAM and can strip down the extensions set for a minimal boot OS. 9.1
is the last version that will run on the 1400, 9.0 again is too buggy
to bother with. Both of the x.1 updates are free downloads from the
older software page at Apple (links below) Clae [30]
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SOLVED PROBLEMS
Some of the links for Orinoco drivers work now.
Orinoco (now Avaya) has released new Mac drivers for their client
cards, which resolve the compatibility problem with older laptops such
as the 1400. Download version 7.2 via FTP [31] or HTTP [32]. Thanks to
Jamie Lovick of Sydneywireless for the second link.
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LINKS
SOFTWARE, FIRMWARE, DRIVERS
* Apple Updates [33]
* Airport Admin Tool [34] for Windows
* Point of Sale Software [35]
* FTP directory [36] for Orinoco/Lucent/Agere/Avaya/Cabletron etc
etc etc. Includes Win/DOS, Linux and documentation.
* Current Mac drivers [37]
* Older drivers [38] - may be useful for older Powerbooks
* pool filters [39]
* There's also a link for drivers for System 7 at System 7 Today
[40] under Software Index -> Hardware drivers
* AirportLinux [41] - run Linux on your ABS or Lucent RG1000, a
router minidistro designed for Seattle Wireless
* Wirelessdriver [42], an open source driver for MacOS [43] X and
Darwin This works with an Enterasys or Avaya Gold under Panther. I
needed to install twice to get the client working as suggested in the
wirelessdriver forum (exidyboy)
* IOXperts sell a Prism-2/Lucent chip set driver [44] for 2400,
3400, G3 and G4 Powerbooks. MacWorld [45] says "... easy to install
and use ... performs acceptably and stably.... no Keychain support or
ability to save configuration settings for multiple networks."
* Houston Doctors [46]
* Where can I sell a diamond ring [47]
* OS X driver for Atheros chipset cards driver [48] by OrangeWare
[49] - $US15 or free with any 3Com card
* Multi-card Newton driver [50] $US10 shareware
ADVICE AND HOWTOS
* A definitive list [51] of wireless hardware and MacOS [52]/driver
compatibility. NB the oldest OS mentioned is 8.6, but as see elsewhere
on this page, some cards can be used with versions of System 7.
* Macwireless.com have a brief but handy FAQ [53] including basic
wireless networking information and a card/Mac model compatibility
guide
* Secure wireless email [54] - an article
* IBM DeveloperWorks [55] Article on ABS and AX, setup, iTunes etc
* Lots of links [56] to 802.11g cards that work in OS X
* Brilliant article [57] on getting older Powerbooks working with
wireless
* Add a pigtail [58] to internal Airport cards on TiBooks [59] -
might work for some other 'Books
* This guy [60] added an external antenna from a clamshell iBook to
his TiBook [61] - it's ugly, but it improves the range.
* Extreme Wireless for Older Macs [62] discusses third-party 802.11g
solutions, compares with Airport Extreme. Includes links to
manufacturers.
* Positive user reports [63] on expensive Cisco wireless hardware
[64] with solid OSX and OS9 support
* How to [65] get unsupported USB wireless adapters to work in OS X
* Cross-Platform Wireless Networking [66] includes a fix for
WEP+Orinoco+OS9 problem
* Airport Base Stations
* General advice [67] including differences between models [68]
comparison to other gear, config tools for Win/*nix/Java, config
guides [69], cooling hacks [70], PoE [71], external antennas [72] and
DIY repairs [73]
* DIY Repair kits [74] - $US 6.50 +postage
* 5V DC power supply [75] retrofit - down the page a bit
* Internal ISDN modem [76]
* Open Node In A Bag [77] mod guide to add a case-mounted antenna
(omni, sector or cantenna) to an original APBS for use as an Open Node
* Wireless hacks for G4 Powerbooks [78] A Slashdot column
* How to [79] add Wavelan/Airport/Cabletron/Enterasys PCMCIA support
to Linux/PPC
* More LinuxPPC [80] wireless info here [81] and here [82].
* Yes, you can use your Newton! Newton Wireless LAN FAQ [83]
* Various Apple wireless projects here [84], including adding
Airport 1.2 to MacOS [85] 8.6
* Gamba\'s Homepage [86] - lots of useful info and downloads for
older Macs, home of the Low-End Mac FAQ [87], info on repair and
dismantling, upgrading
OPERATING SYSTEMS
* Git yer older Mac System Software and boot disks from Gamba [88] or
from Apple [89]
* LinuxPPC [90]
* Train Tours [91]
* YellowDog Linux [92] - a RedHat [93]-like PPC port with a
better(?) package manager, one of the most popular and better
supported distros
* Supported machines [94] for SuSE [95] Linux - nb SuSE [96] PPC
doesn't seem to be available anymore
* OpenBSD [97]
* for G3/G4 [98]
* or 68k [99]
* Mac Linux links [100]
* Mac Unix [101] - list of distros and basic descriptions
* Apple Flavoured Unix [102] - ditto
* Search for all known Linux distros on any platform here [103]
HARDWARE
* Apple Airport [104] official site
* Airport Express [105] nifty small 802.11g base station with audio
streaming, speaker out, USB printer and broadband modem server
* A Buyer\'s Guide [106] to some compatible third party hardware and
antennae
* MacAnywhere [107] sell mostly antennas & range extenders for Base
Stations, Powerbooks and desktops
* Dominion: An Aussie retailer of Orinoco and Proxim gear [108]
* Lots of Mac-compatible WiFi [109] gear is available from OWC [110]
in the USA
* Michigan Trial Lawyers [111]
* We Love Macs [112] also sell
wireless hardware [113]
* medical machining [114]
* Proxim Skyline PCI carriers [115] and Carrier/Card bundles [116]
for Mac
* Note the bundle will not work with some G3s. See here [117] for
details
* All [118] Proxim gear for Mac
* MacWireless [119] make a range of wireless products for Macintosh
funnily enough. hid kit [120]
* Note their PCI .11b card has the same restrictions as the Proxim,
although they do also sell a USB or an Ethernet solution for these and
older models.
* This user [121] claims he has been able to use a Belkin F5D6000
PCI-PCMCIA adapter with a Lucent Silver and IOXperts drivers. Belkin
generally seem to support Macs better than most network hardware
vendors.
* Expensive Cisco wireless hardware [122] with solid OSX and OS9
support
* Engenius [123] make wireless gear with Mac drivers, including
PCMCIA cards with dual antenna connectors and 200mW output BTW this is
a Senao (exidyboy)
* Power Over Ethernet [124] MacWireless [125] Power Over Ethernet
SCANNING TOOLS
* KisMAC [126] is the first stumbler application for MacOS [127] X
that puts your card into the monitor mode. This is the best stumber on
any operating system. Subscribe to the mailing list for links to
latest builds. (exidyboy)
* iStumbler [128] is a utility for finding local wireless networks
and services. iStumbler combines a compact Aqua UI with advanced
wireless scanning and reporting. For OS X
* ClassicStumbler [129] works in OS 8 and 9 with Airport drivers.
* AP Scanner [130] 1.0 has just been released. Inspired by a random
comment it is now available for the world at large. OS9 only.
* How to sell a diamond engagement ring [131]
* MacStumbler [132] a wireless scanning tool for Apple Airport under
OS X - Works wonders for finding Melbourne Wireless members when
spinning the Galaxy.
* dstumbler [133] is a wardriving/netstumbling/lanjacking utility
for BSD operating systems that attempts to provide features similar to
NetStumbler [134] in a fast and easy to use curses based application.
It is part of the BSD-AirTools package released by Dachb0den Labs,
which provides a complete BSD based tool set for 802.11b penetration
testing. Almost OSX ready. roof paint [135]
* Essay [136]
* Essay writing [137]
* Dissertation writing [138]
* Dissertation proposal [139]
* Thesis Writing [140]
* Dissertation Writing [141]
* Essay Writing [142]
* Term Paper Writing [143]
* Research Paper Writing [144]
No, you can't really hack this from a google link.
TITLE SEARCH FOR LOCAL APPLE PAGES
* AppleAirport [145]
* AppleMacMinimumSpecs [146]
* AppleTalk [147]
* AirPort [148]
* AirPortCard [149]
* AirPortExtreme [150]
* AirportLinux [151]
* AppleAirport [152]
* AppleMacMinimumSpecs [153]
* CameronMcCormack [154]
* KisMac [155]
* MAC [156]
* MacOS [157]
* MacOSX [158]
* MacStumbler [159]
* ProximMacProblem [160]
* QMAConnector [161]
* RGSMAConnector [162]
* RPSMAConnector [163]
* RTSMAConnector [164]
* ShroudedSMAConnector [165]
* SMAConnector [166]
CategoryHowTo [167]
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#introduction
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#airport_wifi_802_11
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#tech_tips
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#unsolved_problems
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#solved_problems
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#links
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#softwarefirmwaredrivers
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#advice_and_howtos
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#operating_systems
[10] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#hardware
[11] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#scanning_tools
[12]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/#title_search_for_local_apple_pages_
[13] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WiFi
[14] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WiFi
[15] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WiFi
[16] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AppleMacMinimumSpecs
[17] http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120097
[18] http://www.bookwormlab.com/research-paper-topics
[19] http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/power-point-presentations.aspx
[20] http://theregister.co.uk/content/39/34240.html
[21] http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107427
[22] http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/services.aspx
[23] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RyanM
[24] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?KisMac
[25] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPort
[26] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPort
[27] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Keith
[28] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?TruMobile
[29] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?dave2002
[30] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Clae
[31]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/ftp://ftp.wavelan.com/pub/software/ORiNOCO/PC_Card/MacOS/
[32]
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[33] http://www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html
[34] http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120093
[35] http://www.merchantos.com/|
[36]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/ftp://ftp.wavelan.com/pub/software/
[37]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/ftp://ftp.wavelan.com/pub/software/ORiNOCO/PC_Card/MacOS/
[38]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/ftp://ftp.wavelan.com/pub/software/IEEE/PC_CARD/APPLE/
[39] http://www.swimtownpools.com/above_ground_pool_filters_s/187.htm
[40] http://www.system7today.com
[41] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirportLinux
[42] http://wirelessdriver.sourceforge.net/
[43] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacOS
[44] http://www.ioxperts.com/80211b.html
[45] http://www.macworld.com/2002/12/reviews/inbrief/
[46] http://www.houstontopdoctors.com/
[47] http://www.iwanttosellmydiamond.net
[48] http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/wirelessformac.html
[49] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?OrangeWare
[50] http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newtwave.htm
[51] http://home.earthlink.net/~metaphyzx/Wireless.htm
[52] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacOS
[53] http://www.macwireless.com/html/help/index.html
[54] http://www.stopdesign.com/log/2005/02/07/secure-email.html
[55]
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/wi-roam25/?ca=dgr-mw01NewMacWi-Fi
[56]
http://www.applefritter.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.pl?board=hacks;action=display;num=1064423468
[57] http://www.penmachine.com/techie/airport1400.html
[58] http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/hardware/mactail/
[59] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?TiBooks
[60] http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ti_antennae.html
[61] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?TiBook
[62] http://www.lowendmac.com/musings/03/0122.html
[63] http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/feb02/022202.html
[64]
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/netsolutions/find/wireless.shtml
[65] http://mcquitty.net/Thomas/projects/USBWirelessOSX.html
[66]
http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:cB2VkUGLJ04C:www.macwindows.com/airportpc.html+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
[67] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/
[68] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/Evolution/index.html
[69] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/Configuration/index.html
[70] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/Ventilation-Me/index.html
[71] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?PoE
[72] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/ExtendedGraphite/index.html
[73] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/Repair/
[74] http://airport.tber.com/infopg.html#fixit
[75] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/InternalSupply.html
[76] http://www.hermstedt.de/english/hardware/airshuttle.html
[77] http://flakey.info/accesspoint/apple/airport/
[78] http://slashdot.org/apple/02/05/03/1934243.shtml?tid=95
[79]
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=linux/ppc+pcmcia&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&selm=linux-ppc.140D21516EC2D3119EE700902787664401439FE2%40hplex1.hpl.hp.com&rnum=6
[80] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?LinuxPPC
[81]
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=linux/ppc+pcmcia+wireless&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&selm=39F497DE.7F9B0C68%40me.oulu.fi&rnum=2
[82]
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[83] http://www.deleet.de/ray/newton/802.11b-FAQ.html
[84] http://www.wwc.edu/%7Efrohro/Airport/Airport_index.html
[85] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacOS
[86] http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/index.html
[87] http://macfaq.org/index.shtml
[88] http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/syslist.html
[89] http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html
[90] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?LinuxPPC
[91] http://www.americabyrail.net
[92] http://www.yellowdoglinux.com
[93] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RedHat
[94] http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2000/02/olh_ppc_machines.html
[95] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?SuSE
[96] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?SuSE
[97] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?OpenBSD
[98] http://www.au.openbsd.org/macppc.html
[99] http://www.au.openbsd.org/mac68k.html
[100] http://lowendmac.net/linux/index.shtml
[101] http://www.eskimo.com/%7Epristine/unix.html
[102] http://web.espy.org/apple-flavored-unix/
[103] http://www.linux.org/dist/list.html
[104] http://www.apple.com/airport/
[105] http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
[106] http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/BuyingGuide/index.html
[107] http://store.macanywhere.com/
[108] http://www.dominion.net.au/wireless/orinoco.htm
[109] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WiFi
[110]
http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=756&Title=Wireless&Template=1
[111] http://www.ambrosecriminallaw.com
[112] http://www.welovemacs.com/monitors.html
[113] http://www.welovemacs.com/monitors.html
[114] http://www.autocam-medical.com/capabilities.php
[115] http://www.proxim.com/products/all/skyline/pn476/
[116] http://www.proxim.com/products/all/skyline/pn476bld/index.html
[117] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?ProximMacProblem
[118] http://www.proxim.com/products/all/macintosh/index.html
[119] http://www.macwireless.com/
[120] http://www.hidheadlightkit.com/
[121] http://www.applefritter.com/node/view/4967
[122]
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/netsolutions/find/wireless.shtml
[123] http://www.engeniustech.com/
[124] http://macwireless.com/html/products/accessories/poe.html
[125] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacWireless
[126] http://www.binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/
[127] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacOS
[128] http://homepage.mac.com/alfwatt/istumbler/
[129] http://www.alksoft.com/classicstumbler.html
[130] http://www.packetninja.ca/apscanner.sit
[131] http://www.iwanttosellmydiamond.net
[132] http://www.macstumbler.com/
[133] http://www.dachb0den.com/projects/bsd-airtools.html
[134] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?NetStumbler
[135] http://www.rawlinspaints.com/Roof-Paint/c2/index.html/
[136] http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/essay.aspx
[137] http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/services.aspx
[138] http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/dissertation-writing.aspx
[139] http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/dissertation-proposal-writing.aspx
[140] http://www.thesisdom.com/
[141] http://www.dissertationdom.com/
[142] http://www.essaydom.com/
[143] http://www.termpaperdom.com/
[144] http://www.researchpaperdom.com/
[145] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AppleAirport
[146] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AppleMacMinimumSpecs
[147] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AppleTalk
[148] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPort
[149] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPortCard
[150] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirPortExtreme
[151] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AirportLinux
[152] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AppleAirport
[153] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?AppleMacMinimumSpecs
[154] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?CameronMcCormack
[155] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?KisMac
[156] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MAC
[157] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacOS
[158] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacOSX
[159] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MacStumbler
[160] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?ProximMacProblem
[161] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?QMAConnector
[162] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RGSMAConnector
[163] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RPSMAConnector
[164] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RTSMAConnector
[165] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?ShroudedSMAConnector
[166] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?SMAConnector
[167] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?CategoryHowTo
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