Netgear PCI Wireless Card in a Power Mac G4

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Netgear PCI Wireless Card in a Power Mac G4

I have a Netgear PCI Wireless Card MA311 and I'm trying to make it work in my Power Mac G4. Does anyone know of any drivers I can use or any way I can get online with it? An alternate option is the Linksys Wireless-B USB adapter (ver.2.8) that I have around here somewhere.

Power Mac G4, Mac OS X (10.3.x), Digital Audio Model

Posted on Apr 2, 2009 6:34 PM

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Apr 2, 2009 7:19 PM in response to metroidfan220

Hi! In looking on Netgear's site it doesn't appear to be Mac compatible. Tom

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Jan Hedlund

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Apr 2, 2009 8:17 PM in response to metroidfan220

Generally speaking, if you are planning on buying a PCI wireless card, do make sure that it is Mac compatible. Mac drivers for such cards or for USB wireless adapters can often be difficult or impossible to find.

Another option could be a wireless Ethernet bridge (also known as a gaming adapter) connected to the Ethernet port. These devices (examples include Belkin F5D7330, D-Link DWL-G810, D-Link DWL-G820, Linksys WET54G, Linksys WGA600N and Netgear WGE111) do not normally require special driver software, and can be used under almost any operating system. WPA security may or may not be supported for a certain unit, so study the specifications (a firmware update can solve this in some cases).

Jan

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