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iBook G3 Airport Card and Time Capsule
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Youngsville, NC
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I just got my daughter a Dual USB iBook G3 800MHz for her 11th birthday, the perfect little machine for her to play Bubble Trouble and surf the internet. I am having a problem getting it to connect to my network, though. The iBook is running 10.3.9 and the network is started at a Time Capsule, then to an Airport Extreme setup via WDS bridged to an old G3 iMac.
Using System Profiler, it says the card is installed, but not connected. I am sure the network itself is working, as everything else I have on it is working fine. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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What security are you running? How far away from the base station is she? Is there a cordless phone base station between her location and the network base station?
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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It's an out of the box setup on the iBook, and I have no password on the network. I was checking it right beside the Time Capsule station as well, and no phone in the house as of this moment, other than a cell!
Thanks
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Something similar happened to my iBook Dual USB 500.
The airport card stopped working one day. The system profiler still recognizes the card, and the hardware test CD didn't find anything wrong either.
Turns out: the airport antenna cable seems to be broken, so the airport card doesn't receive any signal. 
It is possible to repair, but I'm not gonna throw any money at my old but trusty iBook. If this is what's wrong with your iBook, you could resort to a wired connection via ethernet.
-t
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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I tried that too, thanks! I went ahead and ordered another one. Folks are proud of these things.
Thanks for the help!
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by ghporter 
In my case, it was NOT just a connection issue.
My antenna cable must be broken somewhere along the hinges between the iBook and the monitor. I noticed that when I flip the screen back and forth, once in a blue moon I get airport connection.
Replacing the complete antenna is not trivial, unfortunately.
-t
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by dampeoples
I tried that too, thanks! I went ahead and ordered another one. Folks are proud of these things.
Thanks for the help!
What did you order ?
Another airport card ? That might not fix your problem.
-t
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