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You should specify the G4 mac a bit more so we can think of wifi solutions fitting to that. However, dlinks wifi over usb works with macs. Also take a closer look at this list. Once you have the G4 wifi enabled it will work with any router. Good luck!
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- September 8th, 2005, 10:42 PM #1
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A G4 and LinkSys Wireless Network Hi
I just got a new G4 from a Neighbor at a Grage Sale. The computer is basically stock. It just had a new HD put on, and there is not sorta wireless card or anything with it. Now, I am still quite new to Macintosh and Apples, but I have a question that I need answered before I make a mistake buying anything. Right now I have an exsisting LinkSys Wireless Net Work running at my house. I want to know if there is any way that I can get my G4 running wirelessly off of it, and if so, how. I thought that I could buy one of those USB cards from LinkSys and everything would be good to go, but someone told be that that would not work. So, now I am stumpped. Someone Please Help Me.......Thanks So Much
- September 9th, 2005, 05:34 AM #2
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iBook 600; 12''; 640mb; 8mb Rage; DVD-CDRW-Combo, 20GB
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- September 9th, 2005, 09:36 AM #3
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Also check out Low End Mac to spec out the model you have.
http://lowendmac.com
Another useful site is Apple-History.
http://www.apple-history.com• Apple iMac G5 17" (2 GHz G5) - Mac OS X 10.5.8/Ubuntu 10.04
• Asus Eee PC 901 (1.6 GHz Atom N270) - Fedora 13
• Apple Macintosh Quadra 650 (33 MHz MC68040) - Mac OS 8.1
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- September 9th, 2005, 09:40 AM #4
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Okay...
Okay. Just tell me what kind of specs you need and I will deliver. So I can by a D-Link USB Wireless card thing and that will work with my LinkSys router? Okay, thanks for the help, and as usual I would appreciate more help if possible.
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- September 9th, 2005, 10:03 AM #5
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I believe the Power Mac G4 systems have the option for Airport cards (maybe not the Extreme versions). This would probably be a better option since USB is slow as it is and will slow down your other USB devices as well. You could also add a PCI wifi card. Some of the D-Link cards are supported under OS X...check the D-Link site for details.
If this is a PowerBook G4, then you would still have the option of using an Airport card.
Personally, I would only use a USB solution as a last resort. An example would be the original iMacs that had no way of connecting wirelessly except through a USB wifi adapter. In this case, I would use it.• Apple iMac G5 17" (2 GHz G5) - Mac OS X 10.5.8/Ubuntu 10.04
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- September 9th, 2005, 10:11 AM #6
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These ethernet-to-wireless adaptors always come in handy when you can't find an internal card that'll work:
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- September 9th, 2005, 10:16 AM #7
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That is true. Thanks EDCC, I had forgotten about those.
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