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I have a G5 Mac Pro tower vintage somewhere around 2004-5 and I need to be able to access a WiFi hot spot. Will a usb adapter do the trick and if so what is good one? I understand it is too dificult to install an Airport Extreme card unless done by a technician.
I think it will. I was using a Hawking device ion a G3 with Tiger once upon a time. I haven't been to their site in years so the only problem now would be if they (or others) still make available legacy drivers for their devices.
If running 10.3.9 or later, this one is worth a try for ten bucks:
| Newer Technology MAXPower 802.11g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter Share, Surf, & Stream Anywhere! 2 Year Warranty. (MXP2802GU2) |
Thanks to both responders for quick replies. I'll try the $9.99 one. Hope their software makes it easy to configure as I am definitely not a network guru.
What often happens with add-on Networking devices is that you run their little starter program, and it causes a new port-device to appear under System Preferences > Network. Then you often use the Apple tools to set it up.
But until you run their little program, there is not device to configure.
Once their device exists, use Apple tools to configure. It can be a little confusing.
It's that confusing part that gets me. Thanks for the hint.
Will a usb wifi dongle work in mac G5
