Airport Off and Icon Greyed Out- HELP?!

[holtchristian]

Alright so i upgraded my airport in my macbook pro to wireless-n a few days ago... perfect, nothing went wrong,very easy install. but then i was near a wired ethernet cord, just plugged it in overnight for reliability(for downloads)- and when i disconnected it and went to turn my airport back on, it was off and i could not click anything. dont even know where to start- help please

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[scienide09]

Does the computer need to be restarted to complete the install, and have you done so? Also, try checking for software updates.

 

[holtchristian]

restarted plenty of times, everythings is up to date. im scared.

 

[kolax]

You weren't very clear whether it worked after the install or not...did it?

Check it is in securely again, because it seems like it hasn't detected it. Try resetting SMC.

 

[holtchristian]

it definitly worked- perfectly, it still is there in my hardware- it just says it is turned off... i dont get it

 

[Nermal]

I had that once, however rebooting fixed it. Hmm. Try another user account.

 

[72930]

Does it show up in the System Profiler?

 

[holtchristian]

yes it sure does

 

[kolax]

A brief search on Google told me that to turn the AirPort off in Terminal, use this command: sudo ifconfig en1 down

I'd assume sudo ifconfig en1 up would reverse, but that is a guess so unless someone else can back that up I'd be weary of trying that.

 

[Nermal]

Hmm that profiler looks different from mine:

 

[kolax]

What's with the firmware on yours?

 

[holtchristian]

i have the first gen macbook pro core duo- upgraded to the wireless-n, but i used the mac pro airport card cause thats how its done, only uses two antenna wires instead of three... yadayadayada dont really think thats the issue, it seriously worked fine, rather perfect right away. and for a few days until i plugged in the ethernet cord. i will try resetting the smc later tonight, but till then... any other suggestions. and will resetting it do much to my preferences... tell me what to look out for. thanks

 

[holtchristian]

andd the terminal code required a password... a password that i didnt have. wasnt any of mine at least

 

[Nermal]

i have the first gen macbook pro core duo- upgraded to the wireless-n

Hmm… I thought only the Core 2 systems could be upgraded to N. Are you sure you're not trying to use the Enabler on a system that doesn't support it?

 

[TDM21]

I had this problem on my G4 PowerMac. People in the Apple Discussion Forums said to create a new location in Network Preferences. I know it fixed my issue.

 

[holtchristian]

for reference:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/378420/

this is what i followed and it worked flawlessly... im almost convinced the upgrade has nothing to do with my problem...

and my mac is n- enabled, the version of the card comes with it-

 

[holtchristian]

GENIUS! It worked! i went to network settings- added a connection- clicked turn on and badabingbadaboom- its on! thanks so much for the help everyone and merry christmas!