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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Hardware => Topic started by: supernova777 on May 30, 2014, 03:49:10 PM

Title: How to connect wirelessly using mac g4 airport card
Post by: supernova777 on May 30, 2014, 03:49:10 PM
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?
Title: Re: How to connect wirelessly using mac g4 airport card
Post by: Knezzen on May 31, 2014, 01:43:30 AM
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 :)
Title: Re: How to connect wirelessly using mac g4 airport card
Post by: arjen_1 on May 31, 2014, 02:49:21 AM
Same machine, same problem. WPA2 doesn't work in OS9.
But isn't browsing on a Quicksilver/OS9 terribly slow? I've tried Classila....
Title: Re: How to connect wirelessly using mac g4 airport card
Post by: supernova777 on May 31, 2014, 02:50:37 AM
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

Title: Re: How to connect wirelessly using mac g4 airport card
Post by: supernova777 on May 31, 2014, 02:51:46 AM
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?