> I need some advice: I now have a PowerMac G5 DualCore 2.3GHz unit > (late 2005), one of the last models, and that uses the PCI-E > architecture. > I need to make it wireless for access to our home network printing. > However, I have come to find out that the special Airport Extreme/ > Bluetooth Combo cards that these units used are scarcer then hen's > teeth and usually include an extremely prohibitive price to boot > (maybe THAT's what the "extreme" is supposed to be about!). > I am looking at options. Any PCI-E adapter cards you would recommend? > USB dongles? > I also notice lots of Apple, 3rd party (and Dell) wireless cards such > the following, that claim to be "mini-PCI-E" > http://www.ebay.com/itm/180734937482?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1252 > > Would these work at all?
Forget buying an Airport card ... just get a Broadcom 4322 (AirDrop-compatible). Sometimes called a 94322. About $15, shipped, from Hong Kong. Dell and others used Broadcom, as did Apple. My Broadcom 94322 looks like this to MacOS 10.7.1 on my Shuttle H67 Hackintosh: Interfaces: en1: Card Type: Third-Party Wireless Card MAC Address: 00:21:00:6b:a1:f3 Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140 AirDrop: Supported Current Network Information: PHY Mode: 802.11g BSSID: 00:50:18:4f:51:f8 Network Type: Infrastructure Security: WPA Personal Signal / Noise: -80 dBm / -84 dBm Transmit Rate: 2 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
