How to connect wirelessly using mac g4 airport card

[supernova777]

hi there guys;)
i have a friend who has no wired internet in his home and hes just got a quicksilver 933 /w airport card
i was wondering if anyone could run down the particulars involved in establishing a proper wireless connection
with his router...

off the top of my head i believe this may require an older router that is capable of being put into 802.11"B" mode rather then "G" or "N" .. correct?

[Knezzen]

G and N are backwards compatible, so it would work anyway. What he needs to do is using a WEP-password to protect the network, since it's the only encryption supported under OS9. If he uses OSX he can use WPA as well.

Other than that, it's the usual stuff

[arjen_1]

Same machine, same problem. WPA2 doesn't work in OS9.
But isn't browsing on a Quicksilver/OS9 terribly slow? I've tried Classila....

[supernova777]

Same machine, same problem. WPA2 doesn't work in OS9.
But isn't browsing on a Quicksilver/OS9 terribly slow? I've tried Classila....

still.. he needs to download os9 for example, has no firewire drive.. and no working installer dvds

[supernova777]

G and N are backwards compatible, so it would work anyway. What he needs to do is using a WEP-password to protect the network, since it's the only encryption supported under OS9. If he uses OSX he can use WPA as well.

Other than that, it's the usual stuff

ok so downgrading the encryption to WEP should allow it to connect?
can anyone else confirm?