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#Wireless usb for mac for mac os x
#Wireless usb for mac install
#Wireless usb for mac pro
#Wireless usb for mac windows

The setup is pretty straightforward: You install the drivers, restart the Mac, insert the USB dongle, and that’s it.

#Wireless usb for mac for mac os x

I appreciate that the Mac drivers are neatly organised in folders with separate packages for Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8. The box contains the small USB dongle, a leaflet with instructions, and a CD-ROM with the drivers. It works, so I felt I should share, in case someone else is trying to give their vintage Macs more current Wi-Fi options. After learning it costs just €12.95, I decided to take a chance and purchase it.

On the box, it said it’s compatible with Mac OS X 10.4. But after examining no fewer than fifteen different product boxes (system requirements are often in small print, half-covered by price labels and barcodes), I found this:

#Wireless usb for mac windows

There are a lot of USB Wi-Fi adapters out there, and most of them have only Windows drivers. Then I went to the city centre, to take a look around in a local electronics store. During my search I also found NewerTech’s MaxPower USB Wireless Adapter, but the minimum Mac OS X system supported is 10.5 Leopard. Edimax EW-7811Un Wi-Fi USB 802.11n Wireless Adapterīoth these products support Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and later versions.TrendNet TEW-424UB 54Mbps Wireless G USB Adapter.I started searching the Web more carefully, and I also asked on Twitter and App.net for suggestions. Only one problem remained: finding a USB Wi-Fi adapter compatible with a Mac OS X version as old as 10.4 Tiger. I also went looking for USB Wi-Fi adapters, as opposed to Ethernet/Wi-Fi adapters, mostly because I thought I’d probably have more luck finding one locally (which, as it turns out, is exactly what happened). Of course I chose №4, because it’s the option that makes more sense and has no significant downsides. I could search for a Wi-Fi adapter for the Cube.The downsides: Another wireless client impacting network performance all the redundancy and ‘waste’ of having another Mac in operation just for the sake of providing connection and finally, like noted above, the Cube wouldn’t be an independent machine with regard to connectivity. I could set up another (vintage) Mac to connect to the home Wi-Fi network then share that connection for the Cube.Let’s say I don’t like the idea of having a Mac so dependent on another for Internet connectivity.

#Wireless usb for mac pro

The FireWire network sharing isn’t a solution for me because my Time Machine external drive is connected to the MacBook Pro via FireWire, so I could use Ethernet. The downside: There isn’t one, technically.

I could connect the Cube to the MacBook Pro via Ethernet or FireWire cable and have the MacBook Pro share its Internet connection.

And I have already tripped over it in the past when I had to temporarily connect my main MacBook Pro to the network. The downside: the cable would be in the way when entering my studio.

I could connect the Cube to the nearest AirPort Express base station with an Ethernet cable.

As far as my investigation went, it’s not because the new network configuration isn’t compatible with the older 802.11b protocol, but it appears that the second AirPort Express base station used to extend the network range sometimes broadcasts through channels that aren’t picked up by the Cube’s AirPort card.Ī situation like this has many workarounds. The Cube tries to connect to the farthest base station, not acknowledging the one near my studio door. On the one hand, I’m finally enjoying a faster, more stable connection from my studio on the other hand, it seems that the AirPort card in my Power Mac G4 Cube isn’t enough to keep the Cube connected to the network. I have recently updated the configuration of my home wireless network.