Mac OS Wireless Adapter Compatibility List - Page 3

bblgun · 07-01-2006, 04:27 PM

Good news (i think)!

I just bought a CNet branded Wireless-G CardBus Adapter

Before I did, I searched and didn't found any info about it being compatible with OS X but with ubuntu linux using Ralink's drivers. I still bought it because I may use that on the laptop for certain projects.

Anyways, I found this thread later mentioning OS X Ralink drivers so I downloaded them and tested their RT61 1.0.2.0 driver on my Tiger installation.

And it recognized the PCMCIA card!
Now, where I was testing there was a WPA protected network. I had problems then getting connected (had an airport equipped ibook by my side to test passwords, etc.), so it's not perfect. The problem was it said it got connected to the (kinda far, with a weak signal) network, but never got an IP number, that was using DHCP and trying with a manual address.

But I have already tried it on another two access points: mine (linksys wrtg54 or something like that) and another open network (don't know the hardware) in my neighbordhood.

So I guess this is good. It was a relatively cheap card and is ideal for my Titanium which you may know doesn't get good reception using the standard airport card.

CNet also sells a USB dongle which, IIRC, model ends too with 854, so maybe with ralink's driver for usb dongles it might work. But I couldn't test this since I didn't buy that.

Thanks for all the info and good luck!

PaaC · 07-27-2006, 10:38 AM

I just want to clear out one thing.

The Linksys WUSB11 only works in Mac OS if it is version 2.5 or 3.0. The chipset in these devices are Intersil Prism2 and therefore it works with the DWL-122 driver.

I can confirm that the v2.5-one works, and the 3.0-one should, but I haven't tried it myself. And don't ask me why they switched back to the prism2 chipset in 3.0... :P
So.. all other versions other then 2.5 and 3.0 doesn't work in Mac OS! (all the other versions has Atmel-chipset btw)

Cheers.

tlarkin · 07-27-2006, 12:48 PM

FWIW

I have used this product in several of my client's macs

http://www.macsense.com.au/aeropad_mini.htm

dergoog · 09-09-2006, 12:55 PM

BEWARE - D-LINK NEVER RELEASED A 1.4.7 DRIVER!

This is social engineering method to hack into your mac. www.dlink.com.sg is NOT the D-Link site... com.sg is the root site and "dlink" is a subdomain of that site... this same trick is used by thieves to steal your banking information, by imitating your banks website and having you login through their fake site.

I can not confirm that this is actually spyware or worse, but it is definitely a perfect method to get you to bypass most of the key security measures built into your mac.

I am notifying D-LINK and APPLE about this bogus driver.

BE VERY CAREFULL!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by metaphyzx


	The list was updated 9-23-04 due to these additions/notes. Thanks guys! Hi Meta-dude, I wrote to you months ago about the USB-prism based DWL-122 from D-Link, and hacking its drivers to work with Netgears MA111 and the Syntax USB-400. Here is a sort of update. I also sent this to Mike Breeden at XLR8YourMac.com. Feel free to add info to your list. Regards, Dave Purdy, WI ------------------------------------ A newer driver (version 1.4.7) for D-Link's DWL-122 has surfaced, with excellent functionality and many nice surprises. Over the last year or so, a lot of bad press and flaming forum posts from Mac users have accumulated for D-Link's DWL-122. The problems seem to have been with the driver. I (personally) and many others had freezes so often with the 1.3.2 and 1.3.1 versions, but 1.4.7 seems to have those licked. An interesting thing about D-Link's latest, version 1.4.7, <http://www.dlink.com.sg/products/sup...id=175#drivers > , it seems to recognize __many__ different Prism-based devices, and not just D-Link's. If you look at the extension 'Intersil Prism2.kext", specifically at the Info.plist, you will see not just the DWL-122 listed in the IOKitPersonalities, but also at least 5 other USB Prism units - the Netgear MA111, and a MicroSloth USB Wireless device, to name a few. I am currently using the Netgear MA111 with the 1.4.7 driver. It behaves very well now, with no freezes, panics, or dropped connections - after 2 days of heavy use. The driver seems stable (___finally___!!!) and now suddenly it doesn't need to be altered to work with USB wireless devices other than the DWL-122. I find it strange, even ironic, that someone has added support in their driver for other firms' cards, but I'm not complaining. As I got the Netgear for free, it is a nice little backup/portable wireless unit. I originally bought the DWL-122 last fall for $30 at BestBuy, but returned it after so many freezes and problems. I am confident that it would now work fine with the actual D-Link unit. It also drives the Syntax USB-400 unit equally now, though a hack to edit the product and vendor ID's in the Info.plist is necessary for this to work. Though all of these devices are rated at just 11mbps, they typically can be bought for less than $10 now. Their small pen-drive size makes them very nice to take along for quick wireless connectivity on the go. Hope this helps some poor soul out there that still has the 1.3.2 driver. Dave P Wisconsin The Belkin F5D7011 802.11b/g PCMCIA card works with Airport drivers (3.1.2) in my Lombard (with a Logitech G4/500 CPU daughter card). The Belkin card sports a Broadcom chipset. Keep that web page up to date. It was a tremendous help to me! --Richard

carjunkieanon · 09-12-2006, 04:23 AM

Hey, news from D-link support (after a week of frustrating attempts to connect to the net)

"The Device is able to operate correctly on a MAC OS X 10.4, not a MAC OS X 10.4.7. There are no drivers for the MAC OS X 10.4.7.

Sorry for the Inconvenience."

don't buy a D-Link DWL-G122 if you're running 10..4.7

build6 · 10-08-2006, 12:52 PM

.sg is a country code, for singapore.

www.dlink.com.sg is the dlink website for their singapore branch.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dergoog


	BEWARE - D-LINK NEVER RELEASED A 1.4.7 DRIVER! This is social engineering method to hack into your mac. www.dlink.com.sg is NOT the D-Link site... com.sg is the root site and "dlink" is a subdomain of that site... this same trick is used by thieves to steal your banking information, by imitating your banks website and having you login through their fake site. I can not confirm that this is actually spyware or worse, but it is definitely a perfect method to get you to bypass most of the key security measures built into your mac. I am notifying D-LINK and APPLE about this bogus driver. BE VERY CAREFULL!!!

silkphoenix · 01-29-2007, 02:38 AM

So does anyone know for sure if this driver is a bogus driver or a real one?

Please advise. Thank you.

EatsWithFingers · 01-29-2007, 03:04 PM

Following links from D-Link's main site (http://www.dlink.com/) leads to http://www.dlink.com.sg/ as outlined here:

1. Click the [change] link (besides United States) near the top right of the page
2. Click on South-East Asia
3. Click on Singapore
4. You arrive at the dlink.com.sg page

Quote:


	So does anyone know for sure if this driver is a bogus driver or a real one?

The only driver available to download for the DWL-122 is version 1.4.7, so I would be inclined to believe that the driver is legitimate.

thezoed · 03-02-2007, 11:47 AM

The link is bad. Here is an archived version of it:

http://web.archive.org/web/200605180...x/Wireless.htm

Quote:

Originally Posted by metaphyzx


	I compiled a 802.11a/b/g wireless adapter list mentioned in the thread regarding the D-link DWL122 USB Adapter ("Wireless options for non-airport G4 "). Thanks in good part to the wlan-linux list and other sources, I'll fully flesh it out over the week. The list can be found here: http://home.earthlink.net/~metaphyzx/Wireless.htm Any additions, or corrections... shoot me an e-mail or IM message me, or post in the thread, please.

dutchroo · 03-03-2007, 04:44 PM

I have had a frustrating year with a Netgear (MA111, I think) USB Stick Wireless adapter that I have recently removed from my G4 iMac. Since I removed it, I have been experiencing weird stuff, like my keyboard input dropping out, a kernel panics, etc.

Someone suggested removing the driver for the adapter, but I have no idea how to do that. I still have the installation disk from the vendor (AftertheMac.com), but the installer does not have an uninstall option. The vendor is ignoring my requests for support, so it seems I'm on my own.

How do I uninstall the driver for this unit? Any help would be appreciated.

MacUser92 · 04-04-2007, 04:58 PM

I have a Linksys WPC11 v.4, which is realtek based, and I plug it into the side of my powerbook g4 and mac detects it, then I use realtek WLAN client utility which can be found at http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/21...-download.html for 10.2 or http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/23...-download.html for 10.3 or you can search http://www.opendrivers.com/ for realtek 8180 driver and find it there. Then, find the wireless network to connect to then press connect, works with OS X 10.2 and above.

johnny99x · 05-12-2007, 02:18 PM

I just received an adapter I bought from Rokland (http://rokland.com/store/product_inf...roducts_id=284) which was advertised as Mac compatible. It is a generic one, but it works with my G4 desktop (OS 10.4). It came with drivers and was fairly easy to setup though the process wasn't exactly according to the PDF manual. It is a b/g adapter only, not an a/b/g, but I don't remember the last time I needed 802.11a connectivity anyway. They have another adapter that is a/b/g with an external antenna that they say is Mac compatible, but it was twice the price. I don't know the chipset for the one I bought unfortunately. I was also looking at buying an Orinoco branded PC card for my Mac laptop somewhere as I have read they are Mac compatible, but I have to do more research on that.

cuvtixo · 05-18-2007, 10:16 PM

read this thread: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50201091946184

Its true that Dlink and several other manufacturers of wireless usb have not released drivers for OSX, but the manufactures of the hardware inside have.
Ralink and Zydas and Atheros? maybe Prism2 have such drivers. Partly this is because Dlink and Buffalo and others change chipsets (check revision: a2 or b1 or whatever) without changing models. And I also have to think Apple has put pressure on these companies not to release drivers to maintain an "Airport" monopoly.
For example here's a list of usb sticks that use the Zydas driver: But Apple doesn't support any of them and none of these come with mac drivers
• 3COM 3CRUSB10075
• AOpen 802.11g WL54
• iNexQ UR055g
• Sitecom WL-113
• Telegent TG54USB
• TwinMOS G240
• Yakumo QuickWLAN
• Airlink+ AWLL3025
• Zyxel ZyAIR G-220
• X-Micro XWL-11GUZX
• Edimax EW-7317UG
• Safecom SWLU-5400
• Longshine LCS-8131G
• Planet WL-U356
• Sweex wireless 54MB
• Acer WLAN-G-US1
• Trendnet TEW-424UB
• DrayTek Vigor 550
• Asus WL-159g
• Fiberline WL-410u.

Southcoast Del · 10-18-2007, 10:02 AM

Beware!! The latest upgrade of the DWL-G122 wireless adaptor will only support up to OS X.4.8. If you have OS X.4.9 or OS X.4.10 (which I have) it still won't work. It doesn't tell you that on the box and I've just had a heated conversation with D-Link about this. They've agreed to refund my money straight away.

I have since found out that there are better and CHEAPER wireless adaptors out there that will work with all MAC OS versions.

metaphyzx · 11-29-2007, 10:48 AM

Actually, work and other things kind of drew me away from it for quite some time. However, with moving into the Mac/Intel era of my... infatuation with the Mac, I'll return to work on it. I actually see that there's been a good number of devices to add, and a lot of interest while it was up. The last version of the list is dated from October, 2005.

I'll post a new link once I get the site up, and I'd actually prefer a legit DB of devices, with a bit more specific instruction on how to get it working. It might take a hot minute in between other responsibilities to whip up DB tables in a format I like. Or maybe I'll save myself the effort and see if I can find one via freshmeat that I like. =)

If people are willing to submit experiences with different hardware, and kind of self populate it with the device info and the instructions on what .kext files to edit (if any) on and on to get it working, that would be awesome.

I'll post the link once I get the site up (which is the same as below; take the "This website is coming soon" message literally) which may be as early as this weekend. I probably won't add any new devices until I've got the DB up and running.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wireless


	Saw your 2004 post "Mac OS Wireless Adapter Compatibility List (802.11x)" but the link ... http://home.earthlink.net/~metaphyzx/Wireless.htm ... didn't work. Do you still have it, or have you updated it? The DWL122 adapter is driving me nuts! THX wireless

metaphyzx · 11-30-2007, 02:09 PM

Changed my mind and updated the page temporarily.

New list: http://curtana.metaphyzx.net/~tehen/pfhors.html

I've used several of those listed in my post in my absence; the ones I know work for sure I'll be adding. If someone can verify the rest, I'll add them as well.

Thanks for keeping this alive!

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuvtixo


	read this thread: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50201091946184 Its true that Dlink and several other manufacturers of wireless usb have not released drivers for OSX, but the manufactures of the hardware inside have. Ralink and Zydas and Atheros? maybe Prism2 have such drivers. Partly this is because Dlink and Buffalo and others change chipsets (check revision: a2 or b1 or whatever) without changing models. And I also have to think Apple has put pressure on these companies not to release drivers to maintain an "Airport" monopoly. For example here's a list of usb sticks that use the Zydas driver: But Apple doesn't support any of them and none of these come with mac drivers • 3COM 3CRUSB10075 • AOpen 802.11g WL54 • iNexQ UR055g • Sitecom WL-113 • Telegent TG54USB • TwinMOS G240 • Yakumo QuickWLAN • Airlink+ AWLL3025 • Zyxel ZyAIR G-220 • X-Micro XWL-11GUZX • Edimax EW-7317UG • Safecom SWLU-5400 • Longshine LCS-8131G • Planet WL-U356 • Sweex wireless 54MB • Acer WLAN-G-US1 • Trendnet TEW-424UB • DrayTek Vigor 550 • Asus WL-159g • Fiberline WL-410u.

itbedave · 02-01-2008, 05:09 AM

First, thank you metaphyzx for maintaining that compatibility list. This is why I love the Mac community!

Next, I'm trying to find out if anyone has any experience with the Buffalo wireless USB adapters on a Mac with Leopard. Specifically, I'm looking at 2, one of which I can't seem to find available in the US - but maybe someone knows of a similar, compatible product?

Buffalo WLI-U2-G300N Wireless-N Adapter Nfiniti USB 2.0
Here's a link to it at CircuitCity:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/produ...&cm_keycode=66

The other one would be great for my PowerBook - if I could find one:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/24/b...sts-range-210/

CCrane apparently sells a similar one - though much more expensive - WITH Mac drivers:
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...i-antenna.aspx

I'm open to suggestions too - as long as there is Leopard compatibility. I just have been happy with Buffalo products in the past and was hoping someone in the community had found a compatible driver. Thanks in advance for any info and assistance!

blueshead · 02-03-2008, 10:25 PM

http://www.quickertek.com/

itbedave · 02-03-2008, 10:40 PM

Sorry - but IMHO Quickertek is a huge ripoff when I could easily buy a bridge or wireless game adapter for $50 or less.

$67 for a standard wireless G USB adapter... they seem to be preying on Mac users.

jtoronto70 · 03-01-2008, 07:45 PM

The ASUS WL-160N Wireless-N USB Adapter - Mac OS & Vista Support - works great and the Mac drivers are on the site for download. I have one runnning on an old imac G3 running Panther. Only issue I found was that it does not start the connection automatically, you need to plug it in the base once logged in.

07-01-2006, 04:27 PM	#41
bblgun Prospect Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	CWC-854 + Ralink Drivers Good news (i think)! I just bought a CNet branded Wireless-G CardBus Adapter Before I did, I searched and didn't found any info about it being compatible with OS X but with ubuntu linux using Ralink's drivers. I still bought it because I may use that on the laptop for certain projects. Anyways, I found this thread later mentioning OS X Ralink drivers so I downloaded them and tested their RT61 1.0.2.0 driver on my Tiger installation. And it recognized the PCMCIA card! Now, where I was testing there was a WPA protected network. I had problems then getting connected (had an airport equipped ibook by my side to test passwords, etc.), so it's not perfect. The problem was it said it got connected to the (kinda far, with a weak signal) network, but never got an IP number, that was using DHCP and trying with a manual address. But I have already tried it on another two access points: mine (linksys wrtg54 or something like that) and another open network (don't know the hardware) in my neighbordhood. So I guess this is good. It was a relatively cheap card and is ideal for my Titanium which you may know doesn't get good reception using the standard airport card. CNet also sells a USB dongle which, IIRC, model ends too with 854, so maybe with ralink's driver for usb dongles it might work. But I couldn't test this since I didn't buy that. Thanks for all the info and good luck!

09-12-2006, 04:23 AM	#45
carjunkieanon Prospect Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	DWL-G122 - Warning Hey, news from D-link support (after a week of frustrating attempts to connect to the net) "The Device is able to operate correctly on a MAC OS X 10.4, not a MAC OS X 10.4.7. There are no drivers for the MAC OS X 10.4.7. Sorry for the Inconvenience." don't buy a D-Link DWL-G122 if you're running 10..4.7

03-03-2007, 04:44 PM	#50
dutchroo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1	How to remove Netgear MA111 driver? I have had a frustrating year with a Netgear (MA111, I think) USB Stick Wireless adapter that I have recently removed from my G4 iMac. Since I removed it, I have been experiencing weird stuff, like my keyboard input dropping out, a kernel panics, etc. Someone suggested removing the driver for the adapter, but I have no idea how to do that. I still have the installation disk from the vendor (AftertheMac.com), but the installer does not have an uninstall option. The vendor is ignoring my requests for support, so it seems I'm on my own. How do I uninstall the driver for this unit? Any help would be appreciated.

05-12-2007, 02:18 PM	#52
johnny99x Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	Received Mac compatible generic adapter I just received an adapter I bought from Rokland (http://rokland.com/store/product_inf...roducts_id=284) which was advertised as Mac compatible. It is a generic one, but it works with my G4 desktop (OS 10.4). It came with drivers and was fairly easy to setup though the process wasn't exactly according to the PDF manual. It is a b/g adapter only, not an a/b/g, but I don't remember the last time I needed 802.11a connectivity anyway. They have another adapter that is a/b/g with an external antenna that they say is Mac compatible, but it was twice the price. I don't know the chipset for the one I bought unfortunately. I was also looking at buying an Orinoco branded PC card for my Mac laptop somewhere as I have read they are Mac compatible, but I have to do more research on that.

05-18-2007, 10:16 PM	#53
cuvtixo Prospect Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3	Is probably legitimate, BUT was not released read this thread: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50201091946184 Its true that Dlink and several other manufacturers of wireless usb have not released drivers for OSX, but the manufactures of the hardware inside have. Ralink and Zydas and Atheros? maybe Prism2 have such drivers. Partly this is because Dlink and Buffalo and others change chipsets (check revision: a2 or b1 or whatever) without changing models. And I also have to think Apple has put pressure on these companies not to release drivers to maintain an "Airport" monopoly. For example here's a list of usb sticks that use the Zydas driver: But Apple doesn't support any of them and none of these come with mac drivers • 3COM 3CRUSB10075 • AOpen 802.11g WL54 • iNexQ UR055g • Sitecom WL-113 • Telegent TG54USB • TwinMOS G240 • Yakumo QuickWLAN • Airlink+ AWLL3025 • Zyxel ZyAIR G-220 • X-Micro XWL-11GUZX • Edimax EW-7317UG • Safecom SWLU-5400 • Longshine LCS-8131G • Planet WL-U356 • Sweex wireless 54MB • Acer WLAN-G-US1 • Trendnet TEW-424UB • DrayTek Vigor 550 • Asus WL-159g • Fiberline WL-410u.

07-27-2006, 10:38 AM	#42
PaaC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	I just want to clear out one thing. The Linksys WUSB11 only works in Mac OS if it is version 2.5 or 3.0. The chipset in these devices are Intersil Prism2 and therefore it works with the DWL-122 driver. I can confirm that the v2.5-one works, and the 3.0-one should, but I haven't tried it myself. And don't ask me why they switched back to the prism2 chipset in 3.0... :P So.. all other versions other then 2.5 and 3.0 doesn't work in Mac OS! (all the other versions has Atmel-chipset btw) Cheers.

07-27-2006, 12:48 PM	#43
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 11,352	FWIW I have used this product in several of my client's macs http://www.macsense.com.au/aeropad_mini.htm

01-29-2007, 02:38 AM	#47
silkphoenix Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	So does anyone know for sure if this driver is a bogus driver or a real one? Please advise. Thank you.

04-04-2007, 04:58 PM	#51
MacUser92 Prospect Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 43	I have a Linksys WPC11 v.4, which is realtek based, and I plug it into the side of my powerbook g4 and mac detects it, then I use realtek WLAN client utility which can be found at http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/21...-download.html for 10.2 or http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/23...-download.html for 10.3 or you can search http://www.opendrivers.com/ for realtek 8180 driver and find it there. Then, find the wireless network to connect to then press connect, works with OS X 10.2 and above.

10-18-2007, 10:02 AM	#54
Southcoast Del Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	D-Link GWL-G122 and MAC OS X Beware!! The latest upgrade of the DWL-G122 wireless adaptor will only support up to OS X.4.8. If you have OS X.4.9 or OS X.4.10 (which I have) it still won't work. It doesn't tell you that on the box and I've just had a heated conversation with D-Link about this. They've agreed to refund my money straight away. I have since found out that there are better and CHEAPER wireless adaptors out there that will work with all MAC OS versions.

02-01-2008, 05:09 AM	#57
itbedave Prospect Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	First, thank you metaphyzx for maintaining that compatibility list. This is why I love the Mac community! Next, I'm trying to find out if anyone has any experience with the Buffalo wireless USB adapters on a Mac with Leopard. Specifically, I'm looking at 2, one of which I can't seem to find available in the US - but maybe someone knows of a similar, compatible product? Buffalo WLI-U2-G300N Wireless-N Adapter Nfiniti USB 2.0 Here's a link to it at CircuitCity: http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/produ...&cm_keycode=66 The other one would be great for my PowerBook - if I could find one: http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/24/b...sts-range-210/ CCrane apparently sells a similar one - though much more expensive - WITH Mac drivers: http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-...i-antenna.aspx I'm open to suggestions too - as long as there is Leopard compatibility. I just have been happy with Buffalo products in the past and was hoping someone in the community had found a compatible driver. Thanks in advance for any info and assistance!

02-03-2008, 10:25 PM	#58
blueshead Triple-A Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Very Murky Swamp Posts: 102	http://www.quickertek.com/

02-03-2008, 10:40 PM	#59
itbedave Prospect Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Sorry - but IMHO Quickertek is a huge ripoff when I could easily buy a bridge or wireless game adapter for $50 or less. $67 for a standard wireless G USB adapter... they seem to be preying on Mac users.

03-01-2008, 07:45 PM	#60
jtoronto70 Prospect Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 38	The ASUS WL-160N Wireless-N USB Adapter - Mac OS & Vista Support - works great and the Mac drivers are on the site for download. I have one runnning on an old imac G3 running Panther. Only issue I found was that it does not start the connection automatically, you need to plug it in the base once logged in.