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Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 05, 2012 11:33AM
Clean-installed and updated my wife's G4 DVI 12 inch pwrbk to 10.4.11 (Thanks to our fellow forum member Richard) but cannot connect wirelessly. The pwrbk sees the Buffalo All-Station G. Keep getting the "The encryption is not supported..." Everything worked fine prior to the clean-install. Any idea?


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: silvarios
Date: August 05, 2012 11:35AM
What encryption?
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 05, 2012 11:46AM
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silvarios
What encryption?

My bad. Pardon. The wireless encryption, i.e. WEP, WPA, etc. Now I can only boot into safe mode sad smiley


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: silvarios
Date: August 05, 2012 11:47AM
I meant which method, WEP, WPA, WPA2?
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 05, 2012 11:51AM
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silvarios
I meant which method, WEP, WPA, WPA2?

WPA. Won't take others.

More quirkiness:
Apple Menu has Force Quit..., Force Quit Finder, Restart..., Restart, Shut Down..., Shut Down, Log Out (user account)..., Log Out (user account).

Highlighted objects have dark line rectangular box around them.


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/2012 11:57AM by kap.
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: Chakravartin
Date: August 05, 2012 12:05PM
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kap
Now I can only boot into safe mode sad smiley

Reinstall 10.4.11 from the PPC combo updater.
[support.apple.com]

If you can't download it while jacked into the router via Ethernet, then download it to another Mac and move it over via external hard drive or target mode.
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 05, 2012 12:18PM
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Chakravartin
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kap
Now I can only boot into safe mode sad smiley

Reinstall 10.4.11 from the PPC combo updater.
[support.apple.com]

If you can't download it while jacked into the router via Ethernet, then download it to another Mac and move it over via external hard drive or target mode.

Doing it right now. Thanks!


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: Black
Date: August 05, 2012 12:24PM
How do you know he didn't use the combo updater before?


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: silvarios
Date: August 05, 2012 01:36PM
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Black
How do you know he didn't use the combo updater before?

Even if he did (which is likely since I don't think Apple provided a 10.4.10 or 10.4.11 disc), something went screwy. Sometimes reapplying the combo update can fix such problems.
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 05, 2012 04:44PM
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silvarios
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Black
How do you know he didn't use the combo updater before?

Even if he did (which is likely since I don't think Apple provided a 10.4.10 or 10.4.11 disc), something went screwy. Sometimes reapplying the combo update can fix such problems.

Yup, reapplication got rid off most of the quirkiness; still, it's not connecting :-(


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: modelamac
Date: August 05, 2012 04:46PM
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silvarios
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Black
How do you know he didn't use the combo updater before?

Even if he did (which is likely since I don't think Apple provided a 10.4.10 or 10.4.11 disc), something went screwy. Sometimes reapplying the combo update can fix such problems.

I agree. It's one of the easiest ways to quickly fix SOME problems, and one I would certainly try in this case. Safe boot didn't cure it, per OP.

I suspect the G4 got a hernia trying to handle WPA.


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: Chakravartin
Date: August 05, 2012 04:54PM
Will it connect successfully with no encryption?

With WEP encryption?
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 05, 2012 05:05PM
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Chakravartin
Will it connect successfully with no encryption?

With WEP encryption?

Nope.
Rebooting router...

UPDATE: That did it! Up and running!

Which browser is best with Tiger?


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/2012 05:09PM by kap.
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: Chakravartin
Date: August 05, 2012 05:30PM
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kap
Which browser is best with Tiger?

[www.floodgap.com]
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: silvarios
Date: August 05, 2012 10:26PM
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Chakravartin
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kap
Which browser is best with Tiger?

[www.floodgap.com]

I agree. Not only works well on Tiger, but best browser on Leopard as well. Best PowerPC browser period.
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 06, 2012 12:35AM
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silvarios
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Chakravartin
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kap
Which browser is best with Tiger?

[www.floodgap.com]

I agree. Not only works well on Tiger, but best browser on Leopard as well. Best PowerPC browser period.

Never heard of it until now. It is indeed fast.

Thanks for all the help, guys!


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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: silvarios
Date: August 06, 2012 01:08PM
Just be aware that plug-ins are disabled in TenFourFox (Flash, Java, QuickTime, etc.) because of security issues. If you want a nice freeware YouTube app to replace the lost "in browser" functionality, try MacTubes.
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Re: Mac sees router but not connected wirelessly
Posted by: kap
Date: August 06, 2012 01:11PM
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silvarios
Just be aware that plug-ins are disabled in TenFourFox (Flash, Java, QuickTime, etc.) because of security issues. If you want a nice freeware YouTube app to replace the lost "in browser" functionality, try MacTubes.

Ah, yes, your post came just in time! I was about to post about that 'bug'. Thanks!


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