an airport update for my macbook is available, but I haven't installed it yet. Has anybody installed it? any problems, or noticeable difference?😕
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Security Update 2006-005 Available
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420
Looks like this might be related to the "hacking" fiasco of awhile back...
Looks like this might be related to the "hacking" fiasco of awhile back...
Chris Grande
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Finally!
A last week we were at the Carson System's Future of Web Apps Summit and _every_ single macbook/pro was kernel panicing when their airtport was turned on. It was unreal!
We tracked down the issue on the apple support forum and it's been a known problem since the release of Macbook Pros but no fix had yet been released!
It was surreal to watch like 85% of the macs in the room kernel panicing all at once.
A last week we were at the Carson System's Future of Web Apps Summit and _every_ single macbook/pro was kernel panicing when their airtport was turned on. It was unreal!
We tracked down the issue on the apple support forum and it's been a known problem since the release of Macbook Pros but no fix had yet been released!
It was surreal to watch like 85% of the macs in the room kernel panicing all at once.
Fixed my MBP
This one fixed my MBP that was kp'ing all the time when using wireless. Means i can go back to using os x again! Before it would kernel panic every time the airport was used for about 30 sec. Sweet!
This one fixed my MBP that was kp'ing all the time when using wireless. Means i can go back to using os x again! Before it would kernel panic every time the airport was used for about 30 sec. Sweet!
Just downloaded on my MacBook (see specs in sig.)
However it wasn't listed in my software update as Security Update, it was listed as "Airport" it was a 2.1mb download.
And first reboot took quite some time.
all seems well though
However it wasn't listed in my software update as Security Update, it was listed as "Airport" it was a 2.1mb download.
And first reboot took quite some time.
all seems well though
WildCowboy said:
Probably not - at least if you believe the note on each fix in that article, "There is no known exploit for this issue."
According to John Gruber at Daring Fireball - and I have no idea where he got the information - the vulnerabilities were discovered in an internal audit in response to those claims, but were not reported/uncovered/whatever by the researchers who started the whole drama. There's still no evidence to suggest that those guys were telling the truth, to my knowledge.
scottlinux
macrumors 6502a
bob_the_gorilla said:
Yep...similar to what's said in the MacWorld article linked in post #4. But notice that I only said "related to" and put "hacking" in quotes, so what I said was true. The internal audit was triggered by the SecureWorks hullabaloo...that's all I really meant by it, as it's been shown that the SecureWorks folks "hacked" a third party device and driver, not AirPort. But yes, thanks for providing clarification on the issue.
slffl
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berkleeboy210 said:
Hmmm, like how long? So far mine has been at the white apple screen with a rotating icon for 10 minutes.
Edit: over 20 minutes now. It is now at a blue screen with a restart icon.
Edit: Well after 30min I did a hard shutdown and rebooted, seems to be fine now.
Installed and restarted ok on G4 17" PB and iMac 17" Core Duo.
Restart took a bit longer than normal in both cases.
Otherwise no probs that I can see.
Restart took a bit longer than normal in both cases.
Otherwise no probs that I can see.
Took about 2 minutes to restart on my iBook G4, but when it prompted me to login, which it doesn't normally do. I entered my name and password and wouldn't accept it, so I finally restarted and everything worked fine after that.
Still no iChat update, huh? Anyone else having major problems connecting via audio or video chat. It is not just my computer either. I experienced it on a PowerBook, MacBook, and the newest Core 2 Duo iMac. Wierd...
joker2
macrumors 6502a
xsedrinam said:
Got me curious... so mine rotated 16 times before it restarted (on the "blue" screen before the hardware restart) and 57 times on the grey screen at restart. Everything worked fine, for the record.
This in and of it self tells us absolutely nothing though -- I have never bothered to count either one before! 😉