[iBook] Ibook g4 doesn't see network after starting up

B G briang113 at pacbell.net
Sun Oct 17 23:53:01 PDT 2004


What brand of base station is it.

This seems to be common with some of the  Netgear wireless routers. 
Also this same problem happens with some of the older Apple base 
stations.

  BG

On Oct 17, 2004, at 9:50 AM, gordens wrote:

> If the ibook doesn't see the wireless network, what could be the 
> culprit?  I'll get a message about an error trying to join the 
> network.  We open internet connect and won't be able to choose the 
> "default" network... however, if you keep trying enough times, it will 
> join up.
> This is a new problem - about a week ago it started.  Every component 
> is new - air port card, router, ibook.
> Where do you look first?
>
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>
>> From: gordens <gordens at cox.net>
>> Date: October 15, 2004 7:01:33 PM EDT
>> To: "A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers." 
>> <ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Subject: Re: [iBook] iBook G4 losing wireless connectivity to router
>> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers." 
>> <ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>>
>> My 933mhz G4 iBook with airport card seems to have developed a 
>> problem with acquiring wireless router connection.
>> Seems to happen when I wake it up from sleep.
>> I'll open up Systems Preferences - Network, and re-configure for 
>> airport connection.
>> Sometime this works and then sometimes it takes 2 or 3 attempts 
>> before it reacquires.
>> I'm connected now and I've locked network settings, thinking this may 
>> help.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
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