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452173 2006-05-04 11:27:00 One for Mac people - G4 PowerPC, OS 10.4, has no airport card, so bought Dick Smith 802.11 wlan usb adapter - installed driver, but instructions thereafter only for Windows. It's supposed to be Mac compatible. Any help?
thanks
quarry (252)
452174 2006-05-05 00:28:00 Does an apple have the same options as Windows for configuring it??

ie: Does it let u add ip addresses in etc?? The same as if it were an ethernet connection in Windows?

If it does, just configure it the same way.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
452175 2006-05-05 00:54:00 Can't help you with the MAc set up, but: Try to return it as not appropriate...whatever, and swap for an ethernet adapter, which IMO, present much easier set up and perform more reliably than USB network devices. Murray P (44)
452176 2006-05-05 05:53:00 If it's a XH8344 (www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.filereader?445ada6b0b5a121e2742c0a87f9906e7+EN/catalogs/SUPXH8344), that DSE support page might help. ;) If it's not, click on the "more..." on its website entry, and look for the appropriate support page. Graham L (2)
452177 2006-05-05 06:29:00 do you know what chipset it use's? Just in case the driver above isn't right plod (107)
452178 2006-05-05 11:50:00 the driver is correct, from dse's website. the manual only gives instructions for installing the driver - then just says follow Windows configuration. The manual gives a printscreen of the Mac usb wireless utility menu for this adapter - but I can't find this. I can find the driver application, but nothing happens when clicking it.
I'm stuck, so may just take the imac in for an airport card. it's not my money & I don't want to muck around. Anyone familiar with OS-X 10.3.4 - imac g4
quarry (252)
452179 2006-05-05 12:44:00 You will find the Wireless Utility in Applications/Utilities/Wireless Utility USB open it from there.
It will be exactly the same as shown for the Windows configuration
To get to Applications - Finder/Applications or Go menu/Applications
Safari (3993)
452180 2006-05-08 11:09:00 You will find the Wireless Utility in Applications/Utilities/Wireless Utility USB open it from there.
It will be exactly the same as shown for the Windows configuration
To get to Applications - Finder/Applications or Go menu/Applications

Yes it's there - I double-click on it - but nothing happens. Thanks for helping, anyway. I've posted in a mac forum, then realised there's only like 1-2 posts a week & sometimes once a fortnight.
quarry (252)
452181 2006-05-08 13:36:00 Ditch it, get an ethernet access-point Rob99 (151)
452182 2006-05-09 12:33:00 I got it sussed. it was a case of wrong driver - I was following someone else who had it going, then realised they had version 10.4 & I was working on version 10.3.
Also fyi - an imac can't take ethernet cards like desktops. it can only take an airport card or usb. now that its going - it's actually quite good. thanks all
quarry (252)
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