If you wanna go wireless, you don't need an Airport Extreme card. You can get any PCI card that's Mac Compatible, or you can even get one of those USB adapters.

I actually have a USB wireless card but it doesn't get read at all, which I thought was kinda weird.

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Get a pc.

At least its not a G3

Still PPC, ugh. Good thing Apple switched to Intel and you can install Windows

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Originally posted by bas I actually have a USB wireless card but it doesn't get read at all, which I thought was kinda weird.

is it an Atheros wifi? Doesn't Apple use Atheros chipsets for their wifi?

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Originally posted by rizo is it an Atheros wifi? Doesn't Apple use Atheros chipsets for their wifi?

No idea, the USB thing I have is by Netgear.

And I've had several PCs in my life, don't with them

MAC 4 LYFE S0N

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If all else fails, buy a wireless bridge and connect that to your G5.

just run a direct cat-5 cable and call it a day. Way cheaper and more reliable!

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Originally posted by RobertStern just run a direct cat-5 cable and call it a day. Way cheaper and more reliable!

That's an obvious assumption. I'm sure he would've done that if it was an easy option.

I'm assuming his router/switch is in another room. A wireless bridge with a short network cable would be a quicker fix to the hardware issues.

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Originally posted by skizzell That's an obvious assumption. I'm sure he would've done that if it was an easy option. I'm assuming his router/switch is in another room. A wireless bridge with a short network cable would be a quicker fix to the hardware issues.

Yeah exactly

Wireless bridge would be a good idea too. I called Apple and talked to them, the woman on the phone had NO clue what I was talking about. I gave her the serial number of my computer she told me I just need an Airport Extreme card, I asked if it just popped into one of the PCI slots...she was like 'what?'

Did some research online, I believe mine will work with the Airport Extreme and just goes into a PCI slot, probably the one that they previously had installed. I just need to get that weird antenna thing too.

Thanks for the help everyone All this trouble just to update the software so I can install Logic. Shit

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal make sure the angle of the dangle is relative to the walls of my balls.

LOL!!!! That made me laugh, haha!

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Originally posted by RobertStern just run a direct cat-5 cable and call it a day. Way cheaper and more reliable!

wow great idea, youre awesome

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