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does a netgear usb wireless adaptor work on mac machines

Will a Netgear USB wireless adapter work on Mac machines? It works great on PC's.

PowerMac, Mac OS 9.1.x

Posted on Feb 17, 2013 4:15 PM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2013 4:58 PM

PowerMacs running 9.1 generally don't have USB 2, so even if they do work with Mac machines, they will be limited by USB 1.1's 15 Mbps speed. If you want an adapter to wireless, find an ethernet wireless bridge. At least PowerMacs have 10/100 ethernet which is much faster than USB for networking, and doesn't tie up the USB port for data transfers with drives and flash drives.

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Feb 17, 2013 4:58 PM in response to KarenPat

PowerMacs running 9.1 generally don't have USB 2, so even if they do work with Mac machines, they will be limited by USB 1.1's 15 Mbps speed. If you want an adapter to wireless, find an ethernet wireless bridge. At least PowerMacs have 10/100 ethernet which is much faster than USB for networking, and doesn't tie up the USB port for data transfers with drives and flash drives.

does a netgear usb wireless adaptor work on mac machines

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