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Apple releases Airport Extreme Update 2007-002

Apple has just released a new security update for Airport Extreme. This update addresses the security concerns regarding system crashes caused by "attackers on the wirless network" (You can read more about the security issues here). The update also improves MacBook and MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo compatibility for use with some WEP Open System third-party access points.

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Apple has just released a new security update for Airport Extreme. This update addresses the security concerns regarding system crashes...
 

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Randy

I visited my girlfriend this weekend, who uses a D-Link 802.11g router. I've never had any trouble connecting to her router in the past, but now that I have the new wireless security patch, my MacBook can no longer connect to her router.

April 30 2007 at 10:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gerrit Kruijer

Have also the problem with my TRUST router. Have gone back to a previous system and update without 2007-002.
Regards,
Gerrit

April 13 2007 at 9:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kirk Tirakian

I'm using a MacBook with a D-Link 624 and the WPA capability is gone.
Otherwise I can sign on using WEP or Default.

March 31 2007 at 10:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill

I'm having the same problem! After installing Aiport Extreme Update 002, I cannot connect to my linksys wireless anymore. Can anyone help please?

March 29 2007 at 11:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gchen9

I'm another guy who can't connect to wireless router after installing Airport Extreme Update 002. Hope apple fix this soon

March 28 2007 at 4:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ross

I'm another guy who can't connect to Dlink wireless after installing Airport Extreme Update 002. Has anyone heard when Apple will release a fix?

March 28 2007 at 11:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Autumn

In response to Daniel's post (march 8) I also can't connect to my D-Link router after the update. I'm using WPA passcode and have it set to 802.11g Only Mode. Wish I could uninstal the update; this is really irritating!

March 20 2007 at 1:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tony C

I just updated my Core Duo (not C2D) MacBook Pro and have to report that 2007-002 works great! No more connectivity issues, at least none yet. Maybe something to "wait and see" about, but I couldn't take my problems with 001 any longer and didn't want to hack in the rollback that some claim to have returned to WiFi normality with. No help from a PRAM reset that others have reported either.

Note that everything below applies only to 2007-001 -- NOT 2007-002:

Ever since update 2007-001, I had *huge* issues with my Pre-N Belkin wireless router. It didn't always have a problem, but when it did, boy was it a bear and a a half! I live in a townhouse neighborhood, so I usually see upwards of a half dozen access points. At worst, 001 saw *NO* access points out there, including my own -- usually it saw a handful of AP's, then quickly degraded to none.

Sometimes, it wouldn't automatically connect, even though it was, at times, the only entry in my preferred networks list. Also aggravating, connectivity would drop out for no reason, Airport status icon blinking black and grey, and required either turning Airport off and on one or more times in software, putting it to sleep and waking, or even a full reboot or power cycle. No rhyme or reason and no single solution ever worked every time and was sometimes required a combination of all four.

I had *never* had a problem pre-001.

March 10 2007 at 10:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nate

After installing the previous update my MacBook Pro Core Duo would disconnect from the network after about 20 minutes. I’d have to put it to sleep and wake it before it would connect again.

So far this seems to have fixed the problem! (fingers crossed…)

March 09 2007 at 12:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brian

I uodated yesterday, and when it rebooted, it connected automatically to my network. It never did that before on startup. Plus, it reconnects faster when I open the Macbook up again.

March 09 2007 at 11:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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