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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / September 2004Airport Software on PB G4 Ti 1GHz?
This is an Airport beginner 101 question. I have a Powerbook G4 Ti. I just erased the HD and installed Panther 10.3.5 (it came with Jaguar). I don't think I ever installed any Airport Software when I was running Jaguar. But it did come with an Airport CD. Now the beginner questions: Does the Airport card need some software? How do I know if it is installed? Should I install the Ti Airport software or install whatever is downloaded with Software Updates? Thanks very much.  SignaturePlease send email to: nwhiii at yahoo dot com > This is an Airport beginner 101 question. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Does the Airport card need some software? > How do I know if it is installed? Any necessary software will have been installed as part of Panther. This isn't even an option when installing; if you installed Panther, you installed everything you need to use Airport. > Should I install the Ti Airport software or install whatever is > downloaded with Software Updates? If Software Update tells you there's newer Airport software, you should probably install it (you've already got the software in question, but Apple does release new versions now and then). You don't need to install anything from the CD. SignatureTom "Tom" Harrington Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X. Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more. See http://www.atomicbird.com/ > > This is an Airport beginner 101 question. > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Apple does release new versions now and then). You don't need to > install anything from the CD. Thanks. Being the curious sort, I've been trying to find the Airport software to check the version but Finds only result in the menu software and the rest is in the OS 9 Folders. Maybe I'm a bad looker. ;) Appreciate the help. SignaturePlease send email to: nwhiii at yahoo dot com [snip] > Being the curious sort, I've been trying to find the Airport software to > check the version but Finds only result in the menu software and the > rest is in the OS 9 Folders. Maybe I'm a bad looker. ;) > > Appreciate the help. Versions are viewable in System Profiler. Apple Menu / About This Mac / More Info / Software / Applications SignatureJonny (replace invalid with co dot uk) > [snip] > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Apple Menu / About This Mac / More Info / Software / Applications OP back. Hmmm...that was a beginner question of mine. ;) I thought I looked there before. However, the only Airport software shown is for the Airport Setup Assistant and the Airport Admin Utility. Is that the extent of the software needed for the Airport card? I was thinking that the Airport card needed something else (driver or ?) but I'm no techie. Thanks for the help. SignaturePlease send email to: nwhiii at yahoo dot com > > [snip] > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Is that the extent of the software needed for the Airport card? Yup, that's it. Isn't it great? SignatureLater. johajohn@indianahoosiers.edu 'indiana' is a noun. Leave only the noun and .edu after the @ to reply Pismo: 2000-2004 RIP 15" AlBook: 2004-The PowerBook is dead! Long live the PowerBook! > However, the only Airport software shown is for the Airport Setup > Assistant and the Airport Admin Utility. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I was thinking that the Airport card needed something else (driver or ?) > but I'm no techie. Drivers are listed in Apple System Profiler under "extensions". The Airport ones all have names starting with "AppleAirPort". You don't really need to check up on them, but the information's there if you're interested to know. SignatureTom "Tom" Harrington Macaroni, Automated System Maintenance for Mac OS X. Version 2.0: Delocalize, Repair Permissions, lots more. See http://www.atomicbird.com/ > Hmmm...that was a beginner question of mine. ;) I thought I looked there > before. > > However, the only Airport software shown is for the Airport Setup > Assistant and the Airport Admin Utility. The drivers are down in system folders, hidden by the Finder. > Is that the extent of the software needed for the Airport card? Yes. > I was thinking that the Airport card needed something else (driver or ?) > but I'm no techie. Drivers for Apple stuff that existed before Panther are pretty much included in Panther. The best bet, just try to use the it. If it doesn't work, then work on drivers. > Thanks for the help. anytime SignatureWalt Sellers Macintosh Programming and Support in Central Florida www.VirtualOutpost.com ws_usenet@virtualoutpost.com - include the keyPhrase "WhoYaGonnaCall?" in the body or subject of the message to get past the spam filters. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In theory there is no difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is. -unknown =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > This is an Airport beginner 101 question. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Does the Airport card need some software? It's part of OS X. > How do I know if it is installed? Look in /Applications/Utilities, there will be a couple of Airport utilities, and Internet Connect, which knows about airport. > Should I install the Ti Airport software or install whatever is > downloaded with Software Updates? OS X has all you need. Don't forget to configure your internet connection in System Preferences. > Thanks very much. |
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