Apple releases AirPort Software 3.1; complies with final 802.11g spec

A week after the IEEE’s approved the final 802.11g spec, Apple has released an update to bring AirPort Extreme base stations and client computers equipped with AirPort Extreme cards in-line. The release updates the firmware for the AirPort Extreme base station itself. It is available for download through the Software Update System Preferences pane.

This software update provides improved AirPort wireless networking software, and is recommended for all users with an AirPort Extreme enabled computer or an AirPort Extreme base station.

New AirPort Extreme Base Station Features

This software includes v 5.1 of the AirPort Extreme base station firmware. Instructions for updating the base station firmware can be found in AirPort Help.

This update is compliant with the final IEEE 802.11g specification for both the AirPort Extreme base station and AirPort Extreme client. Additional new features include AirPort Extreme base station and client support for Interference Robustness, which provides improved performance when 2.4GHz devices like cordless phones and wireless video distribution system cause significant interference with the AirPort network, simpler WDS setup within the AirPort Admin Utility, and more.

2 Comments

  1. Yes! I finally don’t need a ‘hack’ anymore to use my linksys wireless-G card on my PowerBook G3 Lombard. Apple has decided to allow their drivers to work with any Broadcom based 802.11g card, be it CardBus or PCI. Thank you Apple for letting us folks with ‘outdated’ PowerBooks join in the fun!

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