[GLLUG] Anyone with experience with Macs and AirPort Extreme?

[Eduardo Cesconetto]

Hey Michael, just choose "join other network" and then enter your  
network info manually.
;)

On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Michael George wrote:

> I found the link to the firmware update, and I plan to check that  
> tonight.
>
> I'll try the other fix, too and see if that helps.
>
> Thanks, Sean!
>
> On Thu, June 12, 2008 11:42 am, Sean O'Malley wrote:
>> It doesnt really seem to be a related issue, but the early 2006 minis
>> have a firmware update for them. It is called
>> Apple Mac mini early 2006 SMC Firmware
>>
>> A more related fix would be:
>> ----
>> from http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4993837
>>
>> Alright, so we know that after updated to 10.5.2 people were still  
>> having
>> trouble with Airport. I was one of them, and I figured it out. Here  
>> is
>> what I did:
>>
>> 1. Navigate to Library\Preferences\SystemConfiguration
>> 2. Locate com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
>> 3. Drag it to trash
>> 4. Hit the spotlight, type in "Keychain Access"
>> a) Remove all passwords to every network
>> *now I don't know if that's necessary, but I did it, and it worked*
>> 5. Restart Leopard
>> 6. Connect to a network and you should be problem free
>>
>> By deleting com.apple.airport.preferences.plist and restarting your
>> system, you are allowing Leopard to create the new 10.5.2 file.
>>
>> My theory is, is that the two conflicted with each other so it wasn't
>> copied properly, and thats why some people had the problem and some
>> didn't.
>> ---
>> my guess is you just need to axe the password to the airport.
>>
>> That at least lets you start the config from scratch. :)
>>
>> Sean
>>
>
>
> -Michael George
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