I have a Pismo Powerbook with 384MB Ram and Tiger. I bought a "GigaFast" 802.11b/g USB WiFi adapter which I installed and set-up as instructed. When I open the Network Preference Panel it's seen as an Ethernet device (en1) displays as "active." When I open the GigaFast Preference it sees whatever WiFi networks are available.
Here's the problem ... when I select a network and press the "connect to this network" button all that happens is an eternal "connecting ..." message, but it doesn't connect.
The vendor can't help and the manufacturer recently went belly-up due to price pressure from China (or so they said).
The only hint of a possible cause is a message in the Network Preference when I select "Network Status." It shows the WiFi Adapter to be active but also delivers the following message:
Ethernet Adapter (en1) is currently active. Ethernet Adapter (en1) has a self-assigned IP Address and may not be able to connect to the internet.
But that's the only sign of a problem, if it is a problem, aside from the fact it doesn't connect. BTW, I used the same device on a Dell Laptop and it connected flawlessly, so it's not the device itself. It's a USB 2.0 device, but neither laptop has USB 2.0 ports yet it worked on the Dell.
Any ideas on what may be going on with the Powerbook?
Thanks!
Here's the problem ... when I select a network and press the "connect to this network" button all that happens is an eternal "connecting ..." message, but it doesn't connect.
The vendor can't help and the manufacturer recently went belly-up due to price pressure from China (or so they said).
The only hint of a possible cause is a message in the Network Preference when I select "Network Status." It shows the WiFi Adapter to be active but also delivers the following message:
Ethernet Adapter (en1) is currently active. Ethernet Adapter (en1) has a self-assigned IP Address and may not be able to connect to the internet.
But that's the only sign of a problem, if it is a problem, aside from the fact it doesn't connect. BTW, I used the same device on a Dell Laptop and it connected flawlessly, so it's not the device itself. It's a USB 2.0 device, but neither laptop has USB 2.0 ports yet it worked on the Dell.
Any ideas on what may be going on with the Powerbook?
Thanks!