> I checked out this option and asked the seller about it; very kind > person, verified it's a RAlink Chipset. Have you had good success with > it? > Does it show up as an Airport card "out of the box"?
The ONLY cards which show up as "AirPort out of the box" are those which Apple specifically supports with its own drivers. Namely: MOST Broadcom cards and a few Atheros cards (open the driver package an view the plist to see which cards are supported beyond those mentioned below). Which is why a $5 to $15 Broadcom mini-PCI-e card in a $10 PCI-e 1x adapter makes the most sense. The most economical card out there is a "Dell DW 1390", which one can get for $4 these days. These are actually Broadcom 4311/94311 cards and are 802.11b/g compatible, meaning Airport AND Airport Extreme. For $10 more, you can get a Broadcom 4322/94322 which is 802.11a/b/g/n compatible and is also AirDrop compatible. With one of these cards you can connect to any wireless access point which has been made in the last two dozen years. Frankly, I think other solutions don't make any sense, unless it is a USB dongle with an up-to-date driver, and even then you are opening yourself up to support issues with new versions of MacOS X. -- 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
