how can i get wireless connection through my iBook G4 labtop? I have Mac Os X?
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There should be a wireless (airport) icon at the top right hand corner of your screen.  Just click on it and enter your wireless info.  If your router has a WEP encrypted hex key, make sure you type "$" before you enter the hex numbers.\n\nIf not, then just go to preference from the Apple drop down menu.  Choose network set up.  You should be able to configure it like that.\n\nIf everything else fails, you can always call Apple.  They were pretty helpful to me last time when I called.
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You wont get a connection through ethernet. use a usb port connection.
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through a wireless network connection.go to control panel -wireless network and follow the instructions.Good luck!
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I'm not too familiar with apples...but this is what i know for a generic pc.\n\nWireless.\n\nIn regard to wireless, you need a wireless adapter and wireless router.\n\nMost laptops nowadays have this. \n\nYou will have to find where your network settings are and this will indicate whether you have an adapter or not. Also go into a starbucks or somewhere where you KNOW there is a wireless router to confirm this. You won't know unless you are near a wireless adapter (unless you are pc savvy).\n\nIf you have a USB port on your laptop you can by something called a flash drive. Its a portable drive that you can store music on. They have them with 1 GB capacities.\n\nI dunno if you really need a RAM upgrade from 512 MB to 1 GB. Only gamers need this, in my opinion.\n\nYou can take it into comp USA and they can replace the screen for you. pity you have no warranty with the ebay purchase otherwise this could be fixed for free....
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learn how to spell. its a laptop, not a labtop.  Plus why get a mac? They are crap if you ask me.
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yes i have seen people use them before on Macs\n\nhttp://www.trust.com/ should have the drivers you need.
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Hi there...it's not too difficult to do the installation yourself.  Here's the step-by-step instructions on how to do the installation: \n12" model:\nhttp://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-12-Inch/Optical-Drive\n14" model:\nhttp://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/iBook-G3-14-Inch/Optical-Drive\n\nYou can purchase and upgrade to Tiger, however you'll need much more RAM and the maximum for iBook G3's 600Mhz is 640MB or it will run painfully slow your iBook.\n\n\niBook G3/600 Combo Drive: http://www.pchub.com/uph/laptop/24-15534-1457/Internal_DVDCDRW_Combo_Apple_IBook_M8413_G3_60014.html
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well the first thing that u need to do is check ur NIC, u can do that by opening MS-DOS, and typing " ping 127.0.0.1" if it gives u 4 replies ur NIC is good, if not then u need to change that, after that u need to check ur drivers, to make sure that they are up to date, so u have to go in device manager, then look for ur wireless nick, go to the manufacteres web site,then u gonna need to check for updates on the drivers, after making sure that everything is up to date, u need to make sure that the network that u are trying to connect is not to restrict MAC adreeses, if that is the case u need to disable it, then u need to make sure that if is using WAP or WEP encryption, that u have the key, then try and connect again, if these doesnt work, the router is prob no letting u connect to the network, so u gonna have to reset the router and then set it up again, with the correct configuration,, good luck
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*smiles at Apple reference*\nwhen I was looking around before buying this laptop, i did wander into an apple store out of curiosity\n\nwalked out again about five minutes later and didn't seriously consider an ibook in any of my further reckoning :-)\n\nFor the uses you've specified, you'd be as well to buy second hand if money is an issue - anything you can get these days --- for all of Intel's hard sell TV adverts --- is about 3 or 4 times more powerful than you really need for any of that. But, if you can afford it, you may as well get a nicely specified machine; unlike getting a 4x more powerful car, you won't be spending a fortune on fuel or insurance, or suffering from cripplingly heavy handling or go deaf. A well made modern machine will burn up no more, or possibly less power than a much, much slower one from a few years ago, and weigh less / be quieter too.\n\nFirst question - what are your priorities re: portability vs capability? Will you be carrying it around a lot all day, doing a lot of work off the battery and mainly with lightweight files kept on the hard disc, or will it be mostly sat at home on a desk, plugged in, doing a fair bit of media work, playing DVDs etc? That's the main tradeoff these days, as there's an awful lot of choice in terms of form-factor. Used to be that a laptop was a known quantity in terms of size - like two letter writing pads stacked on each other. Not any more.\n\nPersonally I went for the lightweight portable route, as I needed to do a fair bit of wordprocessing and other office stuff on the road (well, the train, and around all manner of random places) and needed something a bit thinner, but no more spread out than that old 2-pad electronic jalopy (£40, used, with a good battery - bargain!) I'd been using before, as my arms were tired but the available work spaces were tight as rubber gloves on wet hands. A modern thin-bordered 12" screen offers a lot more working area (almost to the level of a once-common 14" tube monitor) than an older laptop, in the same size case - it's easily enough for me, and has the same resolution (same conceptual desktop space for windows etc) as my mother's heavier 14". Besides, if you're typing, you're only looking at a tiny, tiny part of it at a time; the old one had about half the pixel resolution of this and was still OK for writing lengthy reports!\n\nI've sacrificed a bit of potential screen area, a bit of hard drive space and CPU speed, one speaker (internal mono's not an issue if you rarely use it without (stereo) headphones) and an internal DVD drive in order to get something sleek and lightweight with a phenomenal battery runtime without paying over the odds; but with a little research and in-store testing, made sure the actual performance wasn't suffering much (quick HD even if "small", large and fast memory, current-generation albeit lower speed CPU, good graphics chip, good solid typist's keyboard, standard width screen to maximise the "useful" WP space). Plus it's a tablet PC... I can sign my name in documents, or flip it over and hold it like an actual paper pad and use the pen as a mouse... and as I waited for the easter sales, I got a cracking bundle deal with an (nice, but very bulky and therefore stay-at-home) external dual layer DVD writer, TV tuner card, etc.\n\nAlternatively, you may want to watch DVDs or not have brilliant sight, and particularly burn a lot of discs... an internal drive and a large screen will be particular boons here, and you'll likely get an even better keyboard into the bargain, with massive battery life or pen functions being minor concerns. They can go all the way up to 17" widescreen, with high quality integrated speakers etc, and what is more or less a full sized desktop keyboard attached --- becoming basically portable desktop PCs, in the same way that a 14" TV with a pop-out handle at the to
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You didn't indicate if your ISP is broadband cable or broadband DSL.  Mac OS X has built-in features that allow users to connect to a DSL Internet broadband service, using an assigned PPPoE login name and password for authentication. \n\n1.Click on the Apple Menu icon   on the Desktop menu bar.  \n2.Select System Preferences.\n3.In the System Preferences window, click on the Network icon.\n4.In the Network window, click on the selection arrows for the “Show” drop-down menu and choose Built-in Ethernet or Airport (depending on which connection method is being used).\n5.Click on the PPPoE tab.\n6.Check Connect using PPPoE.\n7.Click on the Apply Now button to save your changes.\n\nIf you have a router, this option should be unchecked, then configure the router for PPPoE.\n\nFor Cable broadband, the ISP normally gives you a software plus they may need to register your MAC Address (I believe its called an ethernet ID or address for mac OS).\n\n\nFor the second question... sorry, I'm not familiar with Mac OS settings when it comes to file sharing.\n\nOkay, knowing how frustrating this can be hope the following helps:\n\nThe Mac that will be doing the sharing:\n\n1.Choose System Preferences either from the Dock or from the Apple Menu. \n2. Select the "File Sharing" icon, under the "Internet and Network" catagory. \n3.Turn on File Sharing.\n\nThe Mac that will connect to the file sharing Mac\n\n1.In the Finder, select "Connect to Server..." from the Go menu. \n2.From the list that appears, navigate your way to your file sharing Mac's name, and click Connect.\n3.Enter your user name and password that you use when you log in normally on the Mac that is File Sharing. If the Mac your connecting to is running OS 9, then the user name and password will be the ones that you have set in the File Sharing Control Panel.\n4.The File Sharing Mac's hard drive icon will appear on your desktop. Congradulations, you're sharing! You can copy to or from your files on that Mac.\n5.Be sure you drag the icon of the File Shared Mac to the Trash (in the Dock) when you're done. This will log you off that computer.\n\nhttp://wcts.whitman.edu/whit.bits/october2002/MacintoshFileSharing/FileSharingOSX.html\n\n\nHere's another Article-\nhttp://helpdesk.wisc.edu/page.php?id=256\n\nAssign yourself a username and password\n\nIn order to allow you to access your files remotely, you will need to give yourself a username and password which will let you log in to your computer from another Macintosh. Open the File Sharing control panel (or Sharing Setup control panel on older versions of Mac OS), which is under Control Panels under the Apple menu. \n\nIn the Owner Name field, type the name that you would like to use as your username. If you wish, it can be the same as your e-mail username. Then, type a password of your choice into the Password field. This can also be the same as your e-mail password, but remember: no matter what you pick, be sure to keep your password secure. If someone knows your password, they could connect to your computer and access your files. In the Computer Name field (or Macintosh Name field on older versions of Mac OS), type in a name for your computer. It can be anything you like, but should be something that allows you to easily identify your own computer.\n\nOnce you have completed the above steps, click on the Start button in the File Sharing section of the window, directly below where you entered your username and password. You do not need to start Program Linking. \n\nCheck that your Macintosh is set up to use the network\n\nFile sharing uses a special communcation protocol called AppleTalk. This is different from the type of communication that occurs when you use the web or e-mail. Open the AppleTalk control panel, which is under Control Panels under the Apple () menu. Make sure Connect via is set to Ethernet. Your AppleTalk control panel should look something like this, thoug
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get one from tigerdirect.com. they have very cheap prices there. and you should have an external one if your using a mac
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Define low cost, some G4 iBooks here, http://www.bizrate.com/buy/products__cat_id--462,keyword--G4%20iBook,sort--5.html\n\nSome G4 Powerbooks here, http://www.bizrate.com/buy/products__cat_id--462,keyword--g4%20powerbook,sort--5.html\n\nBut the problem you have with Apple products (if it is a problem) is that they hold their value very well and the cheapest iBook was I believe $899 and you may as well spend the extra $100 and get a brand new one from Apple, http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/7201107/wo/nG291lW4l1HN3tDQenGH0jh38qy/0.SLID?mco=DFE2FCC&nclm=iBook\n\nOr, you can check eBay, http://www.ebay.com/
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if your computer doesn't have a wireless card, go pick up a wireless  usb adapter.  it's a lot easier to set up than opening your computer and installing a pci card.\n\nhere is an example.\n\nBelkin Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter \nModel: F5D7050\nit goes for about $40, but you can always find a cheaper one from Fry's.
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If you have a newish Mac, there should be one built in at the top of the screen.  Or, buy one at PCworld and plug into USB - Macs rarely need drivers to work peripheral equipment!
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Your computer either needs a built-in wireless\ncapability (which is becoming universal on new\nlaptops) or you need a plug-in wireless card\n(which are $40 on a bad day, $10 with a good sale).\n\nYou also need to have the required drivers installed\nfor which ever OS you're running (ie. Windows).
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I'll agree with eBay for a good start, but I'll disagree on the any OSX disk part. Apple started making their Restore sets model specific again! You need a restore set for a PB or iBook with at least the minimum version that was required for your iBook. (You can check the Support section at Apple.com for the minimum.) The restore set for a G-4/G-5 tower will not work in a laptop, iMac, etc. Been there-done that!!  Given the choice between OSX-3x and 4x, go with the 4x (upgradeable free to 4.8 at the moment) Seems more stable and I've run into some software that won't run on 3.9. (including Widgets)\n\nIf you can find an OSX over the counter set, (Sold for any Mac and not bundled with a particular model) that will work too as long as it is at least the minimum version number required by your iBook.