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I am a Microsoft guy with a HUGE problem...I got a call from a client that needed a laptop hooked up to an HP Procurve 420 AP. I expected it to go like the others I hooked up and whadda ya know...I got out there and it was a MAC!!!<br />
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Ibook G4 - I know NOTHING about MACs so I fiddled around looking for a wizard, manual setup, anything to connect this notebbook to the AP and couldn't do it.<br />
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THe AP is configured using WAP-PSK and also uses local MAC (as in hardware address) authentication. I have the MAC entered in the approved lit (amazed that I found that). In the network setup &quot;area&quot;, I saw references to AirPort and also to WPA-Enterprise and WPA-personal. I tried everything under the sun and this thing refused to connect. Does anyone have a &quot;step by step&quot; guide to configure the notebook for WPA access. I have no idea what the O/S is and no idea about driver version for the wireless card.
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I am a Microsoft guy with a HUGE problem...I got a call from a client that needed a laptop hooked up to an HP Procurve 420 AP. I expected it to go like the others I hooked up and whadda ya know...I got out there and it was a MAC!!!

Ibook G4 - I know NOTHING about MACs so I fiddled around looking for a wizard, manual setup, anything to connect this notebbook to the AP and couldn't do it.

THe AP is configured using WAP-PSK and also uses local MAC (as in hardware address) authentication. I have the MAC entered in the approved lit (amazed that I found that). In the network setup "area", I saw references to AirPort and also to WPA-Enterprise and WPA-personal. I tried everything under the sun and this thing refused to connect. Does anyone have a "step by step" guide to configure the notebook for WPA access. I have no idea what the O/S is and no idea about driver version for the wireless card.

WPA-PSK connecting to MAC iBook G4

Wireless networking is anything related to the transfer of data between two (or more) devices without the use of a physical connection, ranging from getting advice on a new Bluetooth headset to configuring sophisticated enterprise level networks.

Wireless Networking

Apple devices including Macs, iPhones, iPods and iPad support standard wired and wireless networking technologies, but they also utilize custom applications and some special techniques for networking with each other and with non-Apple devices. Apple manufacturers the AirPort line of wireless networking products, and has its own networking protocols, AppleTalk and AFP (Apple Filing Protocol).