It almost sounds like the antenna is not connected. Have you opened the keyboard and checked that the airport card is connected to the antenna wire? Apple may have removed the airport card to do the repair and neglected to connect the wire. > > HELP?? To connect to the internet, I now have to STAND and hold my > iBook up close to the router that is sitting on top of a bookshelf. > > 800 Mhz white ibook running OS 10.2.6. > > -pam