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Orbi LBR20: Apple PowerBooks don't see the WiFi network SSID
I am using the ORBI LBR20 with standard, out-of-the-box configuration. All of my devices can see the SSID and connect to the WiFi network, except my older Apple Powerbooks (I still use two of them) d...
Ah, So maybe not AES supporting which is possible. Try WPA and TKIP setting on the LBR?
I added Orbi's WiFi network manually to the PowerBook's list of preferred networks, turned AirPort off then back on, but it still connects to my other router's WiFi.
On the PowerBook, I also use the app iStumbler, which scans for networks. It does not show the Orbi's WiFi, but several others which the PowerBook's own network scanner doesn't show.
The Orbi seems to advertise its network SSID in a way that the PowerBook's AirPort Extreme card can't pick up.
Seems like it or something maybe in the newer generation signals of orbi maybe something that older hardware isn't able to pick up. I think you'll need to use a different wifi router that is more able to provide signals to your older stuff. I don't see any other options for the LBR that would help fix that.