I'm facing the same problem and am also in need of the V1 drivers. Has anyone had luck finding these?

Which one is v2?
 

I'd like to buy the F5D7050_v2. I've looked on several websites and none of them seem to make a distinction between F5D7050 and F5D7050_v2. I obviously want the one that will work with my mac. Any ideas?

I bought the F5D7050 v2 from DABS. It didnt say it was v2 on the site but the label on the box says version 2000. Hasnt helped me though as I cant get it to work. Where does the driver get installed? in extensions? & what is it called. Whatever it is the F5D7050 doesnt seem to call it up.

HI there,

I have been following Strifers instructions and have managed to get to the point where the Belkin Utility can see, and says that it is connected to, my wireless network.

When I look in 'System prefs' >'Network' > 'Network status' the 'Ethernet Adaptor' entry has the dialogue, "Ethernet Adaptor (en2) is currently active and has the IP address 192.168.2.132. You are connected to the interent via ethernet adaptor (en2)"

Despite this, when I open Safari, or any other program requiring internet access (Fire / Azureus / X-Factor etc...) I can't get a connection out at all. Safari gives me the message "Safari can;t open the page because it can;t find the server www.google.co.uk"

My TCP/IP settings are set as follows:

Configure IPv4: 'Using DHCP'
IP address: 192.168.2.132
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router 162.168.2.1
DHCP client: *blank*

Can anyone help me get this bugger online?

Cheers

Chris

en2 sounds interesting, you have an internal airport card, right ?

First make sure that only the interface you want to use is active in the network settings.

Also switch the Airport card off completey as it might interfere.

And make sure that it's just a typo that your router is not in the same subnet as your device.

I've gone down this path once before when I didn't have a AirPort Extreme wireless adapter installed (recently bought a new PowerBook G4 that came with it), I can confirm that the D-Link is complete trash, when I tried the drivers for it would work for about 1 minute then fail...a call to support resulted in one of the tech people begging me not to return the adapter and tried to console me by saying that at least I would always get free support (they need that, and boy did I quickly return the adapter for a prompt refund). But then luckily at my CompUSA there was a staff member there, he seemed to have had lots of experience with wireless adapters and had actually advised me that the D-Link wouldn't work but I had brought it home anyways just to see for myself...I then told him that it didn't work for me either embarrassingly enough and asked him if he knew of a wireless adapter that does work with MacOS X Panther and up, he told me to try the USB adapter at macwireless.com. I then went home and ordered their USB adapter at macwireless.com...the driver installed and the wireless adapter worked like a beauty, it never gave me one bit of trouble. Plus the cord was quite long so I could place it in a location where I could receive a good signal, the adapter gets great reception basically anywhere you place it and works perfectly with MacOS X Panther and up (should work with older versions of MacOS X too although I haven't tried), it's a bit pricey compared to its competitors but it's well worth it if you're looking for a way to get your Mac wireless without the Apple AirPort adapter.

I've just got home from buying the Blekin F5D7050, it is the V.2 I guess, because it has the sticker on the box with the 2000 number on it, and I saw many with the same sticker and number 1000.

OK, now the oddissey of making it work, I spent the whole afternoon trying to plug this thing, sometimes it is detected, sometimes it doesn't.

Finally, @ 01:00 hrs I made it!!! it works, it works fast!! then I turned the machine off, turned on again just to make sure....just to find out it is not recognized anymore, now everytime I restart the Mac, I have to write the key inder the 2Wire portal.

This is annoying, but at least it works, does anyone knows how to avoid this?

Thanks,
Carlos

return it and buy the usb adapter at macwireless.com instead ;)

V2 driver works fine with V1 device
 

I have the F5D7050. I assume it's the V1, I bought it before the V2 or Mac OS X driver were ever mentioned anywhere (It was $10 after rebate at CompUSA, so I figured I'd take a gamble that I could get it to work.)

I have an original pre-USB beige powermac G3, with OS 10.3.9 shoehorned into it using X Post Facto, with an ancient USB 1.1 PCI card installed. In other words, it doesn't get more hinky or unstable than my system.

The V2 drivers downloaded from the link provided earlier in this thread worked fine with my V1, no hassle whatsoever. I installed, rebooted, fired up the utility app, and the thing found 4 available networks just like that. I opened my Network system prefs, and it recognized a new network interface "en1", which I was able to use to browse the web via my netgear WGR614 wireless router.

I also installed it on my 700mHz G3 iBook (you didn't think I relied on a beige G3 as my main computer, did you? :rolleyes: ) I had one complication: with the dongle plugged directly into the side of the iBook, it seemed to have a problem seeing the wireless signal from my router. I tried using the USB extension cord to put some distance between it and my iBook's body, and it had no problem.

I hope the rest of you have as effortless a time with it as I just did. I am well pleased.

Mike

So I just picked this up today. It is version 2000. I tried installing the v2 drivers, they seemed to install fine (didn't say otherwise). I plug in the device and nothing. There is no new entries in the Network panel in the system prefs. I'm using Tiger. Anyone getting their's to work with 10.4? Any ideas on what hacks I should try out to get it to work?

Thanks!

-printgod

I need to revise my above comments after a few weeks of using this thing. I've been using it primarily on my iBook, and the program always does easily recognize when the device is attached, and usually detects nearby networks immediately.

Beyond that, though, this thing is very, very erratic. Every time I wake from sleep the program hangs, and I need to force quit, usually several times in a row, and sometimes restart my computer, before it will work right. Sometimes it outright refuses to connect to a network for no reason I can discern - no error message, all settings correct, it just doesn't connect. Today I spent 20 minutes not getting connected to the public network at my local cafe before I decided to give up and cut my losses.

All in all it was a good emergency solution after I unexpectedly had to return my borrowed airport card - but for all the time I've spent force-quitting repeatedly, restarting, checking my network prefs pane to see if it's really connected, etc., if you count the productive work time I've lost so far, it would have been cheaper to just buy an airport card.That's what I'm going to do now, before I waste any more time.

Also, when the Belkin does work, its reception is nowhere near as good as an airport card.

Mine worked fine on Panther 10.3.9 both on a Lombard powerbook and a Powermac G4. I dont think they have a driver for tiger yet.
Just checked the site. still says X.3

http://web.belkin.com/support/downlo...ad=1624&lang=1

DWL-g122 Anyone have any luck?
 

Hi,
New to the forum and to Macs, running a G3 Strawberry system running OS 8.6 (have 9.22 and 10.1.3 coming)trying to get it on line. I had a couple of locals reccomend the DWL-122 series, now that I have ordered it if I am reading correctly you good people are saying to go with the Belkin or something else. I had an Apple rep. tell me that the DWL-222 would definitely work?? Considering the age of my system could someone help me out. I am just getting started and do not want to invest a fortune getting this thing on line. My wife is about to kill me for starting a new project as it is! Thanks in advance.

I know how newbies are treated on some windows forums. Please dont tell me to READ READ READ! I am already doing that! Just need a little fast help as well! Thanks :)

I found the Belkin to be a basically adequate stopgap until I can get an airport card for my iBook. Don't know off the top of my head of you can put an airport in an old iMac (which I assume you have) but if you can that's what I'd recommend based on my experience. Considering the age of your operating system (even if you upgrade to 10.1) you may be in for some frustration - if it was me I'd wait to hear if someone else says they got the Belkin drivers to work with that version of the OS.

My opinion, though, is that given what you've said say you should avoid going with wireless at all unless you absolutely must. For a desktop computer like the iMac, you'll probably find simply connecting via an ethernet cable (for DSL) or a phone cable (for 56k dialup) much simpler and more reliable than dealing with wireless (especially USB wireless), and your iMac has ports for both already built in. Wireless really shines when your computer moves around a lot, it's a bit of a luxury otherwise and may provide more frustration than benefits.

As an aside, it sounds like you're making do with what you can get, but if you can, I'd also consider upgrading to a more recent version of OS X than 10.1. Most old iMacs should have a fast enough processor to run 10.3 at least. I have 10.3 installed on a 350mHz machine at home, which should be at least what your iMac has, and it's tolerable, if I don't keep too many applications open at once. You will need to install extra RAM, though, if you have less than 256MB installed, and the more RAM the better - that's actually more important than processor speed with OS X.

I also suggest you upgrade your wife, the Apple store is selling more computer-project-compatible ones starting at $799.

Mike

PS. Just kidding about the wife.

belkin f57d050 usb mac tiger driver that works with tiger
 

hello the belkin usb wireless g adapter uses these chips and the mac tiger driver is on this page and it works. I'm using with my ibook g3 700.


http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm


reading the forums on this page helped me out and though thanks.

Wayne

It works!!!!
 

You're right man!!!! it works perfectly!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! LOL! ;)

Success on Snow iMac DV
 

I have a iMac G3 (slot loading) that got hit by lightning. Everything seemed fine, except the ethernet port would not work. I opened it up and the ethernet chip had a huge hole in it :(.

Thanks to the comments on this thread, I puchased a Belkin F5F7050 USB adapter, and the machine is back up and running with network support!

I hate that I have to unplug and reinsert the adapter after a reboot, and I'm worried about what will happen when the machine goes to sleep. Yet, I'm happy to get the machine back to a usable state with only a $40 investment.

One tip I would like to share, because it actually took me all day to get it working is that if the utility is reporting that all your incoming packets have CRC errors, try dropping the "Power Level" setting in the profile. I lowered my Power from 100 to 75 and went from 100% CRC errors to 33% CRC errors, I'll try lowering it some more to see if it improves further. (I've got an Airport Extreme and Airport Express in a WPA protected WDS)

why doesn't anyone try the usb adapter from macwireless.com? :confused: It works perfectly without flaw on MacOS X (all versions)...really, it's worth the money

F5D7050_v2 Drivers for Tiger and Panther
 

I successfully use the Belkin USB Wireless adapter (F5D7050_v2) on a client's iBook with Tiger (10.4.x) using a driver from:

http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm - see "11g-RT2500 (For Mac OS 10.4.x Tiger) USB"

Belkin has a driver (hard to find on their site) for Panther (10.3.x) at:

http://www.belkin.com/support/downlo...2&lang=1&mode=

- see "F5D7050_v2- OS X.3 Drivers"

Tiger with the Ralink driver seems to work perfectly so far. Belkin does not yet have a Tiger driver (per their site and a call to their tech support).

Belkin Wireless G USB Network Adapter version 2000
 

I can't get it to work on my iMac 450 MHz running OS 10.4 :(