802.11g via USB

1,095 registered users | 0 active users | 0 LpH | Statistics
Login | Create New User

Welcome to IWETHEY!

Post #237,167 by jake123 12/6/05 11:58:28 AM Reply	802.11g via USB I need to hook up my mom's mac mini to the wireless network in the house. She had gone and gotten a dlink usb thing to do it with, but apparently there are no mac drivers for it, and I couldn't get it to go. I read on the net some yakking about installing airport for it, but I have to admit that I find that doubtful, as apparently so did a lot of the other posters on the boards where I read about it. Any pointers on what might be a good, inexpensive solution? It appears that neither dlink, linksys, nor netgear bother with mac drivers. It wasn't recognised in any way by OSX. Is there something I need to install, or...? --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #237,194 by SpiceWare 12/6/05 2:33:57 PM 12/6/05 2:35:35 PM Reply	Found a couple via google [link\|http://afterthemac.com\|http://afterthemac.com] has one that'll run you about $56 USD total to have it shipped to Canada. [link\|http://www.macwireless.com\|http://www.macwireless.com] has a 11b USB adapter, but they're rather proud of it - $99 before shipping charges. I'm not familiar with either company. On re-reading After The Mac, I suspect their adapter is an 11b adapter as well. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass]\n[link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore Edited by SpiceWare Dec. 6, 2005, 02:35:35 PM EST Expand All History
Post #237,218 by jake123 12/6/05 4:51:50 PM Reply	Ended up going with a linksys "game adaptor" It's an external device that plugs into the ethernet port, and is configured to bridge to the access point via web browser. Working so far! --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #237,243 by SpiceWare 12/6/05 8:54:13 PM Reply	Would have suggested that but figured you'd be well familiar with that as those are popular with OS/2 users. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass]\n[link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #237,259 by jake123 12/7/05 4:18:28 AM Reply	Well, I was hoping for something that would just be part of the system settings, so I don't have to try to explain how they work to her... which I'm not looking forward to;) --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------

802.11g via USB - (jake123) - (4) - Dec. 6, 2005, 11:58:28 AM EST

Found a couple via google - (SpiceWare) - (3) - Dec. 6, 2005, 02:35:35 PM EST

Ended up going with a linksys "game adaptor" - (jake123) - (2) - Dec. 6, 2005, 04:51:50 PM EST

Would have suggested that - (SpiceWare) - (1) - Dec. 6, 2005, 08:54:13 PM EST

Well, I was hoping for something that would just be part of - (jake123) - Dec. 7, 2005, 04:18:28 AM EST

iwethey.org

The Tumors at Woode Crossing
50 ms