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

[Michael George]

Tried that.  No go.  Still get the connection timeout.

Eduardo Cesconetto wrote:
> 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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