Netgear WG111 Wireless adapter with Airport Express and iMac Lime

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Netgear WG111 Wireless adapter with Airport Express and iMac Lime

Does anyone know whether I can use a Netgear wireless USB adapter with my iMac? The ethernet port broke and I am trying to find a way to get it hooked up to the network again.

Thanks in advance for any responses

Dean

Macmini 1.83 GHz 1GB Ram, Mac OS X (10.4.7), iMac Lime 256MB Ram-10.2.8

Posted on Sep 28, 2006 1:44 PM

Answer 1

Duane

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Sep 28, 2006 9:51 PM in response to deashute

Many people who try USB wireless adapters encounter all kinds of difficulty. The drivers required for those device frequently conflict with OS X.

I doubt that you will get very far with the Netgear WG111 since the support site doesn't list Mac compatibility.

Is your Lime a tray loader or slot loader? If it is a slot loader, it has an internal slot for the original AirPort card.

Answer 2

deashute Author

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Sep 29, 2006 3:49 AM in response to Duane

It is tray-loaded, so I don't think there is any way to connect it to an airport card

Answer 3

Duane

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Sep 29, 2006 5:20 AM in response to deashute

You might want to consider a USB to Ethernet adapter. Check the information on www.sustworks.com/site/newsusbethernet.html

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deashute Author

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Sep 29, 2006 12:56 PM in response to Duane

Thanks. But, one problem, not having a DVD drive, there is no way for me to get Jaguar on my iMac, and I noticed the drivers were exclusively for Jaguar and Tiger.

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Duane

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Sep 29, 2006 1:06 PM in response to deashute

Jaguar shipped on CDs.

Tiger is the first version of OS X that shipped on a DVD.

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deashute Author

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Sep 29, 2006 1:23 PM in response to Duane

Sorry I've been mis-speaking. When I said Jaguar, I really meant Panther (10.3). What I meant to say in my last post is that:
all the drivers I saw were only for Panther and Tiger. Are there any that you know of that also work for 10.2?

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Duane

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Sep 29, 2006 1:55 PM in response to deashute

The answer is still the same.

Panther shipped on CDs.

Tiger was the first OS that shipped on DVD.

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deashute Author

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Sep 29, 2006 2:35 PM in response to Duane

I've done my research. I don't know what you've found, but all the Panther versions I've found have been DVD's. Including the one I have. If you have a site where I can buy 10.3 on CD please show me.

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Duane

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Sep 29, 2006 7:11 PM in response to deashute

How about Amazon.com? Check this link. Under "Media" it says CD-ROM.

I have the OS 10.1 upgrade CD and the retail versions of 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4.

The only one that is on DVD is 10.4 (Tiger).