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From: Russ C. <ru...@do...> - 2002-07-21 22:32:11
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>Message: 3 >Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 04:03:12 -0700 >From: Scott Haneda <sc...@ne...> >To: <wir...@li...> >Subject: [Wirelessdriver-support] Bronze power book and skyline >cards, notes to developers > >... >To start, the only way it works 100% of the time is wide open, no WEP, no >closed network, static IP's etc, unsecure, let anyone roam into my network. > >There is zero success with WEP at all, and as a matter of fact, I think >playing with the WEP settings will get you in a bind where you may have to >reinstall to get it to work. > >I was able to get a somewhat closed network to operate. ... I'm running the same set up except for using an Orinoco Silver card. I have had zero problems. I have never used WEP, though, because of reported problems pre-dating OS X. Anyway, here is how I have protected my network: 1. It is a "closed network" in that it has a network name (SSID) that is (I believe) not broadcast. One must know the network name to use the network. 2. I use "Access Control" on the base station - a white list of wireless devices' MAC addresses that allowed access to my network 3. I assign static IP addresses to all my machines and have disabled the DHCP server in my router. 4. No Apple file sharing. I use Timbuktu Pro, known users only, no guests. While my unencrypted data is certainly open to anyone who can detect my network's rf signal, recognize it, record it, and decode it, I can't imagine anyone having that much interest in it. On the other hand, I'm pretty confident no one can park in front of my house and use any of my network assets. In combination with my broadband firewall, this is the most important wireless security to me, although it may not meet your security needs. Check out Sunday morning's Doonsbury. BTW, I think the password confusion might be because the base station only requests one at network log-in when WEP is enabled. -- Russ Cusimano |
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From: Rob M. <ro...@ma...> - 2002-07-21 22:26:13
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The WEP problem is known. I've been busy working on some other projects recently, so I will be looking at it very soon. It does work on Lucent-based cards, but not on Intersil-based ones. The answer is bound to be something simple, but... -Rob On Sunday, July 21, 2002, at 02:27 PM, Lee Phillips wrote: > I don't know if the problem is the Skyline card, but I use the > Lucent (Orinoco) > with this driver, and it works fine on my bronze (Lombard) powerbook, > including WEP. You enter the password in the obvious place, the > "Network > Equivalent Key" field in the driver panel. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Wirelessdriver-support mailing list > Wir...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support |
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From: Lee P. <le...@le...> - 2002-07-21 21:27:27
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I don't know if the problem is the Skyline card, but I use the Lucent (Orinoco) with this driver, and it works fine on my bronze (Lombard) powerbook, including WEP. You enter the password in the obvious place, the "Network Equivalent Key" field in the driver panel. |
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From: Ian M. <im...@sp...> - 2002-07-21 20:47:57
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<I have a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet with a Orinoco Gold Card connecting to <a linksys base. The driver seems to load just fine but when I try to <connect to the base station it ultimately does nothing. One thing that <I noticed was that i was not getting was a signal strength. The only <quirky thing about the Linksys and a card that is not theirs is that you <have to I believe put a "$" in from of the hex key. This card works in <OS 9.2.2 as Agere has official support for the card under that operating <system. I went through the FAQ and did not find anything that <referenced this problem. I have had the same problem. Today, after doing several installs followed b= y uninstalls I have my Wavlan Silver Card working. I do notice that you have the =B3IOPC CardFamily=B2 driver as 1.1.3. The one I have right now is 1.1.0. There is a installer for the right one on this site. I don=B9t know if this helped but I rebooted in OS 9.22 and changed the settings on my Airport base station did a reboot and then changed the settings again to the correct confi. Which is for an open network and then rebooted the Base Station again. Then I went back to OS X and set one ISP for the Base Station and one for the Powerbook. I=8Cm crossing my fingers tha= t it keeps working. Just for luck I=B9m once again thanking yuriwho and rob for the driver. IM |
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From: John L. <je...@ma...> - 2002-07-21 20:03:20
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I used my Orinoco Gold card in a G3 running OS X to connect to a Linksys AP at work. No need to put the $ in front of the hex key - just ensure you are using the same key for both. On 7/21/02 13:42, "bh...@ma..." <bh...@ma...> wrote: > quirky thing about the Linksys and a card that is not theirs is that you > have to I believe put a "$" in from of the hex key. -- John Lyon :: http://jelyon.com :: Random Abstracts - JELyon's Rampage Now as through this world I ramble - I see lots of funny men Some will rob you with a six gun - And some with a fountain pen. "Pretty Boy Floyd" -- Woody Guthrie |
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From: <bh...@ma...> - 2002-07-21 18:43:11
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I have a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet with a Orinoco Gold Card connecting to
a linksys base. The driver seems to load just fine but when I try to
connect to the base station it ultimately does nothing. One thing that
I noticed was that i was not getting was a signal strength. The only
quirky thing about the Linksys and a card that is not theirs is that you
have to I believe put a "$" in from of the hex key. This card works in
OS 9.2.2 as Agere has official support for the card under that operating
system. I went through the FAQ and did not find anything that
referenced this problem.
Below is the output from the Troubleshooting script and I would
appreciate any help that could be provided.
Brian
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Welcome to Darwin!
/Users/lissa819/Desktop/Troubleshooting\ Info.command; exit
[localhost:~] lissa819% /Users/lissa819/Desktop/Troubleshooting\
Info.command; exit
### kext versions
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these two things:
#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
Password:
Id Refs Address Size Wired Name (Version) <Linked Against>
43 1 0xac32000 0x1e000 0x1d000 com.apple.iokit.IOPCCardFamily
(1.1.3) <13>
Id Refs Address Size Wired Name (Version) <Linked Against>
53 0 0xa7d4000 0xa000 0x9000
org.noncontiguous.WirelessDriver (1.0.0b4) <13 43 27>
### system info
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.1.5
BuildVersion: 5S66
Darwin localhost 5.5 Darwin Kernel Version 5.5: Thu May 30 14:51:26 PDT
2002; root:xnu/xnu-201.42.3.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc
ppc750
### wireless driver files installed
drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 264 Mar 20 10:45 WirelessDriver.kext
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 264 May 30 14:53 IOPCCardFamily.kext
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 264 Mar 20 10:46 WirelessDriver
PPane.prefPane
({Path = "/Library/PreferencePanes/WirelessDriver PPane.prefPane/"; })
### wirelesscard info
| | | "VersionOneInfo" = ("Lucent
Technologies","WaveLAN/IEEE","V$
| | | "VersionOneInfo" = ("Lucent
Technologies","WaveLAN/IEEE")
| | +-o pccard156,2@0,0 <class IOPCCard16Device>
| | | "IOName" = "pccard156,2"
### network info
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
en1: flags=8822<BROADCAST,b6,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:02:2d:4f:73:ab
media: <unknown type>
supported media: none manual autoselect DS1 <half-duplex> DS1
<full-duplex> DS2 <half-duplex> DS2 <full-duplex> DS5 <half-duplex> DS5
<full-duplex> DS11 <half-duplex> DS11 <full-duplex>
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,b6,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.1.102 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 00:50:e4:79:3d:58
media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>) status: active
supported media: none autoselect 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex>
10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 100baseTX <half-duplex> 100baseTX <full-duplex>
### wd command line tool status
2002-07-21 00:15:41.199 WirelessConfig[327] Iterations: 1
Network Name: linksys, successful: Y
2002-07-21 00:15:41.221 WirelessConfig[327] YES TO WEP
Network Name: linksys, successful: Y
Status:
Network: linksys
WEP Enabled:YES
Signal Strength:0
logout
[Process completed]
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From: Scott H. <sc...@ne...> - 2002-07-21 11:03:14
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Hello, after installing OSX on a powerbook, assuming the skyline would have drivers, and then assuming Apple would just support it, I learned that I would have but one choice, which are the drivers you guys made. I used the beta4 version, I had some problems that make it non-usable for me, I am a web developer, so coder more or less, but wanted to pass this on... To start, the only way it works 100% of the time is wide open, no WEP, no closed network, static IP's etc, unsecure, let anyone roam into my network. There is zero success with WEP at all, and as a matter of fact, I think playing with the WEP settings will get you in a bind where you may have to reinstall to get it to work. I was able to get a somewhat closed network to operate. The docs say to enter in the network name and password, there is no field for password, this confuses me. Furthermore, my ibook can not longer get on the network unless I supply the closed network no password. There is some security hole here, I think. I can not at least find out where to stick in any password for the closed network. Without WEP, closed network, and all the other goodies, I just can not use it, when might I expect this functionality? ------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Haneda Tel: 415.898.2602 http://www.newgeo.com Fax: 313.557.5052 sc...@ne... Novato, CA U.S.A. |
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From: Milan K. <mil...@qw...> - 2002-07-20 23:07:41
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I have a question for the developer of the OSX drive. After 2 months of flawless performance of the beta drive my OSX 10.1.5 started crashing when the Skyline prism card remained inserted and the TiPB was put to sleep. When I woke the Ti it crashed. This wasn't happening before. Could it be related to defective card or to OSX modified by recent download of QuickTime 6, RealOne Player and iTunes3 vis a vis the beta driver which is going to be modified for OSX 10.2? For the time being I can't use OSX. Milan |
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From: Ian M. <im...@sp...> - 2002-07-20 19:55:40
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OK. Sorry about the daily listings posting. I was clicking on the Archive link. (I know, embarrassing!) To start over, I have Powerbook with a silver Wavlan Card. I am running OS 10.1.5. I installed the new driver and the Wireles Config panel shows up just fine. After installing the Driver, I at first got a strong signal on an open network. As soon as I opened my browse= r and started accessing anything the signal level dropped to something under 27 percent and was no longer strong enough to make a connection. Rebooting doesn=B9t help. The signal stays low. When I run the Wavlan card in OS 9 it works fine. When I access my Airport Base station by way of an ethernet cable type connection, I can access the Base Station with the Airport Admin utility in OS X . Something is making the signal strength go down in OS 10.1.5. so that I can=B9t be wireless or access the Base Station. The Base Station is an original one.(graphite) Any ideas? Thanks. IM |
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From: John L. <je...@ma...> - 2002-07-19 23:56:10
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On 7/19/02 15:14, "Milan Kalus" <mil...@qw...> wrote: > I have Mac PB Ti 500 running OSX 10.1.5 and use Skyline proxim 802.11 PC > Card for wireless. > > Until downloading upgrades QuickTime 6, iTunes 3 and RealOne Player for > OSX the connection worked flawlessly. <snip> > Has anyone had similar experience? Is there conflict between the card > and the upgraded programs? I have a Mac PB Ti 550 Running OSX 10.1.5, use a Lucent Gold 802.11 PC Card, and have upgraded iTunes and installed RealOne. I haven't messed with Quicktime. Intuitively, I'd think that it would be unlikely that those programs would cause problems. I did a quick check, and didn't see those issues on my TiBook. What happens if you pull the card, restart, and try putting your PB to sleep? -- John Lyon :: http://jelyon.com :: Random Abstracts - JELyon's Rampage That's right, you're not from Texas Texas wants you anyway. -- Lyle Lovett |
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From: Rob M. <ro...@ma...> - 2002-07-19 21:40:22
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Not without a lot of work. I am doing this work for a vendor right now under contract, but won't be able to release the USB portions of it. -Rob On Friday, July 19, 2002, at 07:59 AM, Leonard Spell wrote: > I have downloaded your driver on my powerbook g3 with orinoco > gold and it is > great. I found out if I change the ethernet location before > removing the > card, it doesn't freeze. > My question is - I have a smc usb wireless adapter. They don't provide > drivers for the Mac. I found other drivers that run on 9, but > I am running > X on my laptop. Can your driver be made to work on usb? > > -- Thanks > > Leonard C. Spell > Spell Enterprises > Web Hosting ~ Domain Registration ~ E-mail Routing > We register and park domains for $10 USD > sa...@sp... > http://www.spellnetwork.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Wirelessdriver-support mailing list > Wir...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support |
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From: Milan K. <mil...@qw...> - 2002-07-19 20:14:32
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I have Mac PB Ti 500 running OSX 10.1.5 and use Skyline proxim 802.11 PC Card for wireless. Until downloading upgrades QuickTime 6, iTunes 3 and RealOne Player for OSX the connection worked flawlessly. I had my card inserted permanently and just switched network preferences from internal modem for dialup to wireless configuration for wi-fi. Since downloading the above upgrades for OSX when I put PB to sleep and then activate again the pointer runs erratically and the preferences freeze. It's a crash after which I have to restart. When I shut down and remove the card everything comes back to normal. The startup is much faster than with the card in. Has anyone had similar experience? Is there conflict between the card and the upgraded programs? Milan |
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From: Javier B. <jbl...@ma...> - 2002-07-19 16:03:09
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I have a problem that clogs my log files with messages from the wireless=20= driver. The file affected is 'system.log' (with the path = /private/var/log) . I have appletalk network connected and running over the air wirelessly,=20= and I can connect with an appleshare server based on linux, but the=20 messages keep flowing to the file system.log : Jul 19 12:46:46 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Jul 19 12:49:24 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Jul 19 12:49:25 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Jul 19 12:49:25 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Jul 19 12:49:25 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Jul 19 12:49:25 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Jul 19 12:49:26 localhost mach_kernel: org_noncontiguous_WirelessDriver:=20= wi_get_cur_ssid no record available. Default is: Apple Network JBlanque,=20= len: 22 Any ideas? Best regards, Javier Blanqu=E9 |
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From: Leonard S. <lc...@sp...> - 2002-07-19 14:59:33
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I have downloaded your driver on my powerbook g3 with orinoco gold and it is great. I found out if I change the ethernet location before removing the card, it doesn't freeze. My question is - I have a smc usb wireless adapter. They don't provide drivers for the Mac. I found other drivers that run on 9, but I am running X on my laptop. Can your driver be made to work on usb? -- Thanks Leonard C. Spell Spell Enterprises Web Hosting ~ Domain Registration ~ E-mail Routing We register and park domains for $10 USD sa...@sp... http://www.spellnetwork.com |
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From: Ian M. <im...@sp...> - 2002-07-19 03:18:58
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I subscribed to the list and I get the digest. Where do I look at the daily postings? Thanks IM |
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From: Rob M. <ro...@ma...> - 2002-07-18 17:19:38
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Pushing the eject button will force the computer to wake up so it can handle the request. All other models do not have the motorized eject mechanism, so this isn't an issue for them. The PCCard cage isn't really that fragile. It does have two screws that are used to hold it in alignment that, should they become loose or misaligned, will cause the cards to fall out of the cage or not maintain proper contact with the connector in the back of the frame. Apple used to sell to dealers a block of plastic that can be used to align the card frame. Since they frown on dealers doing PowerBook service these days, I don't know how many dealers will be able to help you much if you get it mucked up. If you need it and are comfortable taking your powerbook apart, I can walk you through realigning it with the block. The bottom slot should be much less prone to alignment issues than the top one. If you're concerned about yanking the card out, I'd use this slot to do it. -Rob On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 10:03 AM, <ken...@ef...> wrote: > from the FAQ: > >> Why does my powerbook have a kernel panic when I re-insert my card? >> >> This is a bug in Apples PCCard support. We are working with >> Apple to resolve >> this. For the moment, do not re-insert a wireless card after >> you have removed >> it. It will crash everytime....Sorry. >> However, it is safe to put your powerbook to sleep, remove the >> card...travel >> to a new location, re-insert the card and then wake the system >> up. This bug is >> high priority. We will fix it as soon as possible (OS X 10.2?). > > Sorry if this has been asked before... I have a Wallstreet > PowerBook. When I > try to eject my card in sleep mode, the computer wakes up > again--thwarting > the whole idea of removing while asleep, as it then notices the card is > being removed. Reinserting will thus cause a kernel panic. > > I noticed that if I physically yank the card out, it *will* > slide out. I've > heard of the PC card cages being sort of flimsy on my model of > PowerBook, > though. Does anyone have any advice regarding the wisdom of physically > pulling out the card? > > I hate shutting down my computer every time I want to move > around, but I > guess I'd rather not snap my antenna off (by leaving it in) or > have a broken > PC card slot (by physically yanking it out too many times). > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > - Ken > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Wirelessdriver-support mailing list > Wir...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support |
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From: <ken...@ef...> - 2002-07-18 17:04:16
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from the FAQ: > Why does my powerbook have a kernel panic when I re-insert my card? > > This is a bug in Apples PCCard support. We are working with Apple to resolve > this. For the moment, do not re-insert a wireless card after you have removed > it. It will crash everytime....Sorry. > However, it is safe to put your powerbook to sleep, remove the card...travel > to a new location, re-insert the card and then wake the system up. This bug is > high priority. We will fix it as soon as possible (OS X 10.2?). Sorry if this has been asked before... I have a Wallstreet PowerBook. When I try to eject my card in sleep mode, the computer wakes up again--thwarting the whole idea of removing while asleep, as it then notices the card is being removed. Reinserting will thus cause a kernel panic. I noticed that if I physically yank the card out, it *will* slide out. I've heard of the PC card cages being sort of flimsy on my model of PowerBook, though. Does anyone have any advice regarding the wisdom of physically pulling out the card? I hate shutting down my computer every time I want to move around, but I guess I'd rather not snap my antenna off (by leaving it in) or have a broken PC card slot (by physically yanking it out too many times). Any advice would be appreciated. - Ken |
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From: Lee P. <le...@le...> - 2002-07-18 13:53:30
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> Well, since it didnt get answered first, I would like to ask again. I > can get a signal using my D-Link wireless ethernet adaptor, but when I > open up Explorer the page cannot be found. Try to ping your router, or another machine on your LAN, using its IP number, to see if your network is working (in the Terminal, type "ping 198.0.0.1", or whatever your router's IP number is). If you get a response but can't get to addresses on the outside using their domain names, then your network is functional but you have a DNS problem. If ping gives no response from local IP numbers, then, although you see signal, your 'book is not talking to anything. I found your previous post and see that you're using an Airport: in that case the Airport is your router, and you need to know its IP address. If ping fails, make sure WEP encryption is disabled both on the Airport and on the WirelessDriver, and try again. |
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From: John D. <jdi...@ma...> - 2002-07-18 00:36:27
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Well, since it didnt get answered first, I would like to ask again. I can get a signal using my D-Link wireless ethernet adaptor, but when I open up Explorer the page cannot be found. I'm not sure that I am configuring it to the network right. I am using a 333mhz Powerbook. Someone please help! John |
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From: Michael B. <bet...@go...> - 2002-07-17 23:27:19
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I would like to unsubscribe to the list, for now at least. Thank you. Mike Bettridge On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 04:16 AM, wirelessdriver-support- re...@li... wrote: > Send Wirelessdriver-support mailing list submissions to > wir...@li... > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wir...@li... > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wir...@li... > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wirelessdriver-support digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. AirPort base crashing... (Steven Lunetta) > 2. Re: AirPort base crashing... (Rob McKeever) > 3. Re: AirPort base crashing... (Scott Gustafson) > 4. Re: AirPort base crashing... (Steven Lunetta) > 5. Re: AirPort base crashing... (Rob McKeever) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:21:03 -0700 > From: Steven Lunetta <st...@pa...> > To: wir...@li... > Subject: [Wirelessdriver-support] AirPort base crashing... > > Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office > where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in > rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a > ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't notice > this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... > > Steve Lunetta > -- > =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 > =95 = > =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 > > > "One OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, > One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, > In the land of Redmond, where the shadows lie." > > Apologies to J.R.R.T ;^D > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:29:33 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] AirPort base crashing... > Cc: wir...@li... > To: Steven Lunetta <st...@pa...> > From: Rob McKeever <ro...@ma...> > > Silver base station? Have you checked to see if it's serial=20 > number falls into the range of ones that Apple will replace free=20 > of charge? There was a known power supply issue on many of them=20 > that causes them to hang after a period of time when the power=20 > supply is starting to fail and eventually leads to the base=20 > station not starting up at all. > > -Rob > > > On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 02:21 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: > >> Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >> where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >> rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >> ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't notice >> this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... >> >> Steve Lunetta >> -- >> =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 >> =95 = > =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =95 =20 >> =95 =95 >> >> >> "One OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, >> One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, >> In the land of Redmond, where the shadows lie." >> >> Apologies to J.R.R.T ;^D >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest = > growing >> real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! >> http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim >> _______________________________________________ >> Wirelessdriver-support mailing list >> Wir...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:41:45 -0700 > To: Steven Lunetta <st...@pa...> > From: Scott Gustafson <sc...@ad...> > Cc: wir...@li... > Subject: [Wirelessdriver-support] Re: AirPort base crashing... > > At 2:21 PM -0700 7/16/02, Steven Lunetta wrote: >> Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >> where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >> rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >> ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? > > If it is an original model of the base station, check the serial number > against Apple's recall notice to see if you have an affected model. > Sounds > like you have one from the behavior your describing. > > Basically, in the original model there was a defect with two capacitors > used in the power supply. After leaving the thing on for a long period > of time the caps heat up and cook themselves to death. Then you get > power > supply problems in the unit and it stops working. Usually you start > getting > flashing error codes on the lights and it never changes from that after > each reboot. Both mine lasted for a year before destructing. > > I've had this happen to two of my original models. I'm not sure if Apple > is still fixing these, but you can easily fix it by getting a better set > of caps and replacing them yourself. There are a few web sites that > document the process. Some go even as far as installing a fan in the > unit > to keep it cool. > > Later, > scott > -- > Scott Gustafson mailto:sc...@ad... > CoreTech - ADM 408 536.4904 > Adobe Systems Incorporated > > PGP Key Fingerprint: 5EB6 21C0 9E82 9829 C8DF ADD9 F257 3A2D 6E35 C978 > > "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier...just as > long as I'm the dictator." -- George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Dec 18, > 2000, > during his first trip to Washington as President-Elect > > "If you're like me, you won't remember everything you did here. That > can be > a good thing." -- George W. Bush, Address at Yale University, May 21, > 2001 > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:57:31 -0700 > From: Steven Lunetta <st...@pa...> > Subject: Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] AirPort base crashing... > To: Rob McKeever <ro...@ma...> > Cc: wir...@li... > > I've tried finding the info at Apple's web site and can't seem to > come up with the right words for a search. Do you recall where you > found the info? > > Thanks!! > > Steve > > At 4:29 PM -0700 7/16/2002, Rob McKeever wrote: >> Silver base station? Have you checked to see if it's serial number >> falls into the range of ones that Apple will replace free of charge? >> There was a known power supply issue on many of them that causes >> them to hang after a period of time when the power supply is >> starting to fail and eventually leads to the base station not >> starting up at all. >> >> -Rob >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 02:21 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: >> >>> Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >>> where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >>> rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >>> ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't notice >>> this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... >>> >>> Steve Lunetta >>> -- >>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >>> >>> >>> "One OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, >>> One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, >>> In the land of Redmond, where the shadows lie." >>> >>> Apologies to J.R.R.T ;^D >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest >>> growing >>> real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! >>> http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wirelessdriver-support mailing list >>> Wir...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "You use a glass mirror to see your face; > you use works of art to see your soul." > > George Bernard Shaw > > http://www.pagetopage.net > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 19:45:05 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] AirPort base crashing... > Cc: wir...@li... > To: Steven Lunetta <st...@pa...> > From: Rob McKeever <ro...@ma...> > > Apple has identified a problem with a small number of AirPort=20 > Base Stations that causes them to continuously blink status=20 > lights, not respond to wired or wireless connections and reset=20 > every few seconds=97even after a hard reset. The problem affects=20 > AirPort Base Stations in the following serial number range:=20 > PW940XXXXXXX to PW952XXXXXX. Customers with an AirPort Base=20 > Station in the serial number range with the aforementioned=20 > symptoms should call 1-800-APL-CARE in the U.S. and=20 > 1-800-263-3394 in Canada to make arrangements for a replacement. > > If they won't or can't help, check out=20 > <http://www.BaseStationRescue.com> > > Apple has been known, when appropriate, to repair base station=20 > outside of this range under the same extended service terms. =20 > I'd suggest contacting them and following their=20 > instructions/suggestions before doing anything else. If your=20 > base station is capable of booting, they will likely recommend=20 > doing a "forced Reload" first. see=20 > <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=3D58613> for=20 > instructions on this procedure. > > -Rob > > > On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 04:57 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: > >> I've tried finding the info at Apple's web site and can't seem=20 >> to come up with the right words for a search. Do you recall=20 >> where you found the info? >> >> Thanks!! >> >> Steve >> >> At 4:29 PM -0700 7/16/2002, Rob McKeever wrote: >>> Silver base station? Have you checked to see if it's serial=20 >>> number falls into the range of ones that Apple will replace=20 >>> free of charge? There was a known power supply issue on many=20 >>> of them that causes them to hang after a period of time when=20 >>> the power supply is starting to fail and eventually leads to=20 >>> the base station not starting up at all. >>> >>> -Rob >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 02:21 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: >>> >>>> Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >>>> where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >>>> rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >>>> ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't notice >>>> this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... >>>> >>>> Steve Lunetta >>>> -- >>>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >>>> >>>> >>>> "One OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, >>>> One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, >>>> In the land of Redmond, where the shadows lie." >>>> >>>> Apologies to J.R.R.T ;^D >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's=20 >>>> fastest growing >>>> real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! >>>> http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wirelessdriver-support mailing list >>>> Wir...@li... >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support >> >> >> -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> "You use a glass mirror to see your face; >> you use works of art to see your soul." >> >> George Bernard Shaw >> >> http://www.pagetopage.net > > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > Wirelessdriver-support mailing list > Wir...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support > > > End of Wirelessdriver-support Digest > |
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From: <mp...@ao...> - 2002-07-17 20:38:10
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In a message dated Wed, 17 Jul 2002 2:16:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, wir...@li... writes: > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:21:03 -0700 > From: Steven Lunetta <st...@pa...> > To: wir...@li... > Subject: [Wirelessdriver-support] AirPort base crashing... > > Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office > where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in > rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a > ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't > notice > this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... It sounds similar to a problem I'm having with my linksys base station, although I doubt it's the base station's fault. Using MacOS X and a Gold Orinoco card, the card will refuse to recognize the base station with wirelessdriver unless I either turn off and on the bases station, I restart the computer, or I go on 9 and use apple's airport drivers. It experiences the same problem with other base stations. > Steve Lunetta |
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From: Scott G. <sc...@ad...> - 2002-07-17 16:30:30
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At 4:57 PM -0700 07/16/2002, Steven Lunetta wrote: >I've tried finding the info at Apple's web site and can't seem to come up with the right words for a search. Do you recall where you found the info? I think they've taken the page off because I can find it anymore. The new page says to contact Apple if rebooting doesn't work. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88159 Rob sent out a nice link to a company that will repair your base station for you, but if you can handle a soldering iron, you can do it yourself. Here are the directions I checked out prior to fixing mine. http://www.vonwentzel.net/ABS/Repair.html It cost me under a $1 for each of the two capacitors to fix the problem. If you have any other questions, feel free to email me off-list. Later, scott -- Scott Gustafson mailto:sc...@ad... Adobe Systems Incorporated 408 536.4904 |
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From: Rob M. <ro...@ma...> - 2002-07-17 02:45:15
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Apple has identified a problem with a small number of AirPort=20 Base Stations that causes them to continuously blink status=20 lights, not respond to wired or wireless connections and reset=20 every few seconds=97even after a hard reset. The problem affects=20 AirPort Base Stations in the following serial number range:=20 PW940XXXXXXX to PW952XXXXXX. Customers with an AirPort Base=20 Station in the serial number range with the aforementioned=20 symptoms should call 1-800-APL-CARE in the U.S. and=20 1-800-263-3394 in Canada to make arrangements for a replacement. If they won't or can't help, check out=20 <http://www.BaseStationRescue.com> Apple has been known, when appropriate, to repair base station=20 outside of this range under the same extended service terms. =20 I'd suggest contacting them and following their=20 instructions/suggestions before doing anything else. If your=20 base station is capable of booting, they will likely recommend=20 doing a "forced Reload" first. see=20 <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=3D58613> for=20 instructions on this procedure. -Rob On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 04:57 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: > I've tried finding the info at Apple's web site and can't seem=20 > to come up with the right words for a search. Do you recall=20 > where you found the info? > > Thanks!! > > Steve > > At 4:29 PM -0700 7/16/2002, Rob McKeever wrote: >> Silver base station? Have you checked to see if it's serial=20 >> number falls into the range of ones that Apple will replace=20 >> free of charge? There was a known power supply issue on many=20 >> of them that causes them to hang after a period of time when=20 >> the power supply is starting to fail and eventually leads to=20 >> the base station not starting up at all. >> >> -Rob >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 02:21 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: >> >>> Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >>> where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >>> rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >>> ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't notice >>> this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... >>> >>> Steve Lunetta >>> -- >>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >>> >>> >>> "One OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, >>> One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, >>> In the land of Redmond, where the shadows lie." >>> >>> Apologies to J.R.R.T ;^D >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's=20 >>> fastest growing >>> real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! >>> http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wirelessdriver-support mailing list >>> Wir...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support > > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "You use a glass mirror to see your face; > you use works of art to see your soul." > > George Bernard Shaw > > http://www.pagetopage.net |
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From: Steven L. <st...@pa...> - 2002-07-16 23:59:25
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I've tried finding the info at Apple's web site and can't seem to come up with the right words for a search. Do you recall where you found the info? Thanks!! Steve At 4:29 PM -0700 7/16/2002, Rob McKeever wrote: >Silver base station? Have you checked to see if it's serial number >falls into the range of ones that Apple will replace free of charge? >There was a known power supply issue on many of them that causes >them to hang after a period of time when the power supply is >starting to fail and eventually leads to the base station not >starting up at all. > >-Rob > > >On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 02:21 PM, Steven Lunetta wrote: > >>Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >>where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >>rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >>ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? I don't notice >>this as much those times I'm workiing in 9.1... >> >>Steve Lunetta >>-- >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> >> >> "One OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, >> One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, >> In the land of Redmond, where the shadows lie." >> >> Apologies to J.R.R.T ;^D >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------- >>This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing >>real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! >>http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim >>_______________________________________________ >>Wirelessdriver-support mailing list >>Wir...@li... >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wirelessdriver-support -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul." George Bernard Shaw http://www.pagetopage.net |
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From: Scott G. <sc...@ad...> - 2002-07-16 23:42:09
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At 2:21 PM -0700 7/16/02, Steven Lunetta wrote: >Seems to me that I'm having to go from my comfy chair to the office >where my AirPort Base Station is, unplug it and plug it back in >rather frequently. The ABS is maybe 1.5 years old. Is this just a >ABS issue or could I be crashing it using Mac OSX? If it is an original model of the base station, check the serial number against Apple's recall notice to see if you have an affected model. Sounds like you have one from the behavior your describing. Basically, in the original model there was a defect with two capacitors used in the power supply. After leaving the thing on for a long period of time the caps heat up and cook themselves to death. Then you get power supply problems in the unit and it stops working. Usually you start getting flashing error codes on the lights and it never changes from that after each reboot. Both mine lasted for a year before destructing. I've had this happen to two of my original models. I'm not sure if Apple is still fixing these, but you can easily fix it by getting a better set of caps and replacing them yourself. There are a few web sites that document the process. Some go even as far as installing a fan in the unit to keep it cool. Later, scott -- Scott Gustafson mailto:sc...@ad... CoreTech - ADM 408 536.4904 Adobe Systems Incorporated PGP Key Fingerprint: 5EB6 21C0 9E82 9829 C8DF ADD9 F257 3A2D 6E35 C978 "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier...just as long as I'm the dictator." -- George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Dec 18, 2000, during his first trip to Washington as President-Elect "If you're like me, you won't remember everything you did here. That can be a good thing." -- George W. Bush, Address at Yale University, May 21, 2001 |
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