2010-06-13

"No Airport Card Installed"

A little while ago my Air decided to forget that it has a wifi card installed. A quick trip to my local Genius Bar solved the problem, by moving the following files to my Desktop, so that the OS could re-create fresh, happy ones; they're in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
  • NetworkInterfaces.plist
  • preferences.plist
  • com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
Just recording this here in case any of y'all encounter something like this.

    Posted Eric Case at 10:50 -

    6 comments:

    1. Excellent!!! This slved my problem. There are numerous forums suggesting varius solutins. But this one wrked...


      Thanks for posting it. Saved me a trip to Apple Store.

      -Amit

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    2. Yay for the interweb! This is exactly why I posted it here. :)

      Cheers,
      -Eric

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    3. Hi and Bhavatu sabba mangalam.
      "May all beings be happy."

      I tried your solution to no avail. Still 'no AirportCard installed'

      Will continue to try to fix .Thanks anyway

      Metta Karuna Mudditta Upekka.
      It's all annicca!
      Cheers lloyd

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    4. Hi everyone,

      I have had this problem for the past 10 months (I can't actually remember last having WIFI). Our local Apple store had no idea and wanted to install for a new Airport card. I knew that couldn't be the problem.

      After a software update it worked again, then one restart later it was gone. Now after another update (non-OSX, itunes+safari+trackpad) I have my Airport again.

      I'll keep this trick in my backpocket for the next episode.

      Thanks.

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    5. do you delete them once you've moved them?

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    6. Hi Kathy,

      I think I just tossed them in a folder somewhere, just in case.

      -Eric

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