[hart]

I am getting sorely aggravated with my network. I can't seem to get all computers connecting to each other at once.

Here's the set up: I have DSL which comes through a router which goes to an Airport extreme Base Station and also to two desktops via ethernet. I have a powerbook (airport Extreme) and an ibook (good old fasioned airport card). At this point powerbook and two desktops can see each other on the network (base station is set to NOT hand out addresses) and connect to the internet.

Whenever I try to join the network with the ibook I get a message that the password is incorrect. I went back and re-entered it through airport admin utility using the powerbook and still, no results.

any suggestions what to try?

[larkost]

Do you have the newest Airport software on the iBook. The latest firmware for the base stations allow for the use of the newest authentication encryption method, and in fact default to it. If you don't have the newest software on the client computer you can't connect, and it complains about the password. This is actually a security feature, and it is unfortunate that they didn't foresee this when creating the old software (not a bad thing... just a lack of excellence).

If you never updated your base station, then the CD that came with it probably has the software you need on it. Update with that software, and then things should work.

[hart]

I think I'll try wiring the ibook into the network and updating it. I haven't updated it in a while anyway since it's been off the network.

Then I'll take a look at the base station (current firmware version 5.4)

Thanks for the tips.

[hart]

worked great. updated ibook and it connected perfectly smoothly

Thank you very much. I never would have guessed this was the solution.