> It says all you have to do is plug it in. But I guess you have your heart > set on a card when a $15 dongle will do.
A $15 USB dongle WON'T DO as each manufacturer has its own set of drivers, and not every USB dongle manufacturer issues MacOS X drivers. In fact, rather few actually do. Heck, even if you get one which has MacOS X drivers, they will not be provided with the dongle and you'll have to hunt them down. Often, they are not found on the dongle manufacturer's site, but are found on the chip set manufacturer's site. Of all the USB dongles out there, I like the ones based upon the Realtek chip set the best as their driver supports every variation of their chip set, no matter whom the actual retailer is. Look for ... Wlan_11n_USB_MacOS10.6_Driver_1079_UI_1.8.8 ... for MacOS 10.6 (and also 10.7) ... Wlan_11n_USB_MacOS10.5_Driver_1079_UI_1.8.8 ... for MacOS 10.5, and ... Wlan_11n_USB_MacOS10.4_Driver_1079_UI_1.8.8 ... for MacOS 10.4 (and most probably 10.3). The version of the dongle I buy is 802.11a/b/g/n compatible, but my present wireless access point is 802.11g. -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
