macbook pro lion 10.7.3 no wifi hardware installed

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After doing loads of reading and rearch into the WIFI issues, plus having an older 2008  MBP which wasn&#x27;t under Applecare support/warranty, trying various tricks to get it back &lt;command&gt; &lt;option&gt; R P power off/on, batter out, holding down 5 secs...blar blar blar, the problem always returning at some point, I gave up and purchased a USB WIFI adapter from amazon.com for ~$25.ASUS (USB-N10) wireless-N USB Adapterhttp://www.amazon.com/USB-N10-wireless-N-Transmit-Interface-software/dp/B003E649 3GHowever, upon arrival, installing it and loading the driver from the provided CD,  it didn&#x27;t work.  The driver/software was for 10.6.  After searching the web, I managed to find the driver for 10.7.3.   Downloaded it and once installed, the USB-N10 worked!http://www.wireless-driver.com/realtek-rtl8192su-adapter-macos-drivers-ver1082/PROBLEM SOLVED!Hardware Overview:  Model Name:          MacBook Pro  Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,1  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo  Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz  Number of Processors:          1  Total Number of Cores:          2  L2 Cache:          3 MB  Memory:          4 GB  Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz  Boot ROM Version:          MBP51.007E.B06  SMC Version (system):          1.33f8  Serial Number (system):          W89020Y91G0  Hardware UUID:          4DD647BB-90EC-51AA-84F7-A685AB76F96E  Sudden Motion Sensor:  State:          EnabledASUS EZ N Network Adapter:  BSD Name:          en4  Product ID:          0x1786  Vendor ID:          0x0b05  (ASUSTek Computer Inc.)  Version:          2.00  Serial Number:          00e04c000001  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec  Manufacturer:          Manufacturer Realtek   Location ID:          0x24100000 / 3  Current Available (mA):          500  Current Required (mA):          500System Version:          Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50b)  Kernel Version:          Darwin 11.3.0  Boot Volume:          Macintosh HD  Boot Mode:          Normal  Computer Name:          robert mamone’s MacBook Pro  User Name:          Robert Mamone (ibook)  Secure Virtual Memory:          Enabled  64-bit Kernel and Extensions:          Yes  Time since boot:          34 minutes

mamoner · Answer

HOW FUNNY!  I must have had a response from the same MUPPET as you who said it&#x27;s not supported!!!   I&#x27;d sent them the solution, as their product runs with realtek drivers, and they have a driver which supports mac 10.7!!I can confirm it works. It&#x27;s a realtek driver with details here:http://www.realtek.com/products/productsView.aspx?Langid&#x3D;1&amp;PNid&#x3D;21&amp;PFid&#x3D;48&amp;Level &#x3D;5&amp;Conn&#x3D;4&amp;ProdID&#x3D;231Scroll down and you&#x27;ll see the software link under Download Softwarehttp://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid&#x3D;1&amp;PNid&#x3D;21&amp;PFid&#x3D;48&amp;Lev el&#x3D;5&amp;Conn&#x3D;4&amp;ProdID&#x3D;231&amp;DownTypeID&#x3D;3&amp;GetDown&#x3D;false&amp;Downloads&#x3D;true   Scroll down and here you&#x27;ll see support for MAC OSX 10.7 Install Package(UI ver.1.9.7) and you can select a download site.You can actually now download it, as before I couldn&#x27;t.  When I tried I couldn&#x27;t, so I found the driver at another location :-http://www.wireless-driver.com/realtek-rtl8192su-adapter-macos-drivers-ver1082/Downloaded it and once installed, the USB-N10 worked! I do have the odd connection issue with it when it cant&#x27; get an IP address from the DHCP server on my wireless router.  Even if I had code the IP.  However, 95% of the time it&#x27;s ok. Hope this helps!!

AngelArcuri · Answer

Does this really work? I contacted asus about this very same issue. I ordered an adapter online usb n 10. I didn&#x27;t pay attention to the fact that it only supports 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6. I wrote to the manufacturer direct to see if there was any way i can get 10.7 to work with this adapter. They told me no. There was nothing they could do. So I want to know if it&#x27;s really going to work, how it works, etc before I decide to send the adapter back.