There is also a ethernet to thunderbolt adaptor, as well as one for USB. You can get these adaptors from Apple. I use one that adapts firewire to thunderbolt for connecting an external backup drive.
On Nov 24, 2014, at 1:10 PM, Eleanor Martha Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > I read the below with interest as I did not know such a dongle exists. This > is good to know because even with the latest Yosemite update I still do not > get a constant wi-fi connection on my Mac Book Air. Anyone else have this > problem with MBA? > > Eleanor > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney Haynie" <[email protected]> > To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 5:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: a question about my mac book air > > >> Melissa, >> There is no Ethernet port on the MBA. But you do have USB, so you >> could purchase a USB to Ethernet dongle (little conversion cord), and >> then plug the USB into the MBA, the Ethernet into the dongle, and the >> other end of the Ethernet into the router. >> I purchased mine from the Apple store, but I would assume you could >> get the USB to Ethernet conversion cord from many places like Best >> Buy. >> Take care. >> Rodney >> >> >> On 11/24/14, Melissa Tucker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm going out of town and my dad doesn't know how to turn his wifi on using >>> his windows 8 computer. My question is, is there a port on my macbook air >>> where I can hook his modem to my computer so I can have internet access? 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