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post #1 of 11
6/27/05 at 12:17pm
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I hope I can get an answer here even though it is about a desktop computer. My girlfriend has an Apple desktop computer, I don't know the model, but I think it is a emac, and I have a pc. The apple is about 3 years old so I don't think it has wireless capability, but I was wondering if I could get a wireless card for it and use a wireless router for my cable internet connection? Do all routers work with macs, because most of the ones I have seen only list Windows XP as system requirements. Thanks for any info and help you can give me!
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post #2 of 11
6/27/05 at 2:39pm
You have to get an Airport card from Apple, you can't just use a wireless card from Best Buy or summat.

And yes, they will work with any router.
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post #3 of 11
6/27/05 at 5:29pm
....proprietary BS......kakaze....how sure are you not just any ol usb or pci wifi addapted will do?
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post #4 of 11
6/27/05 at 5:51pm
USB will, but there aren't any slots inside for standard PC cards.
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post #5 of 11
6/28/05 at 10:18am
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So I could get a usb wireless adapter and it will work for a mac? I saw one yesterday in best buy or somewhere and the system requirements only listed windows and did not mention Apple OS. Will it still work? Sorry about the dumb questions, but I know absolutely nothing about macs. Thanks.
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post #6 of 11
6/28/05 at 12:37pm
There's a chance that it won't, but it should. OS X is much more able to plug and play than Windows.
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post #7 of 11
6/28/05 at 4:28pm
Your best bet is to try to find an airport (not airport extreme) card on ebay. Apple's drivers only cover the chipsets they use, so it's very much hit and miss on third party adaptors.
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post #8 of 11
6/28/05 at 5:53pm
Best thing to do is to buy the USB adaptor at Best Buy and try it out. If it doesn't work take it back before your time is up, tell them it isn't working and you want a refund. If they ask you if you want to exchange it just say you got another one and you just would like your money back.
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post #9 of 11
6/28/05 at 6:46pm
possible solutions:

drivers look questionable. i'd want to call and see if 10.3.6+ and tiger are supported. also, is 11b. perfectly fine for basic networking, internet, small file sharing, and even audio streaming. if large files are in the mix as well as video streaming u'll want 11g.
http://www.macwireless.com/html/prod...rds/11bUSB.php

this solution is a bit cheaper but is a bit bigger. since it connects to the ethernet port (she does have ethernet right?) there's no need for drivers. setting up the device will be done via a web interface.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...079&CatId=1594

hope these help.
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post #10 of 11
6/29/05 at 12:46am
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Originally Posted by triadone
if large files are in the mix as well as video streaming u'll want 11g.
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ugh....isn't it 54g
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post #11 of 11
6/29/05 at 2:08am
54g is the marketing name for 802.11g technology (as 108g is for the "turbo" versions of the tech), which implies the theoretical thru rate of the wireless network. so, either/or is accurate.
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