Belkin F5D7050 802.11g USB Adapter, questions

[metaphyzx]

Has anyone who may (or may not own) a D-link DWL122 USB 802.11b Adapter tried to use the Belkin F5D7050 with the D-Link (intersil) drivers? Or does anone know what the chipset is? I saw it in Office Depot the other day and considered taking it home to toy with it...

[biznatch]

The belkin device has drivers for Mac OS X on their website.

http://web.belkin.com/support/downlo...0&lang=1&mode=

Just FYI.

[metaphyzx]

I know about those (the F5D6050 series dual or single antenna) 802.11b. The Belkin F5D7050 is new. It looks a lot like the D-link DWL-122, and has a different chipset. thanks, though

[applekid]

Hi, I recently bought both the Belkin F5D7050 (802.11g) and the D-Link DWL-122 (802.11 b) Adapters in hope that they would work with my mac (running os 9.2.2). I tried (unsuccessfully) to find drivers for both. The only slight hint I found that indicated the Belkin might work with mac was from Belkin online chat support. I forgot the guys name that told me, but he said there is a way to make the belkin F5D7050 using the airport installer. He refused to tell me how to do this and told me to contact mac support for this issue. I think mac charges for support, so I haven't been able to find a solution. These devices remain unused (sadly) but If anybody is familiar with this issue or finds a solution, please post here or email me. Thanks!

[metaphyzx]

The DWL-122 drivers are here.

http://support.dlink.com/products/vi...tid=DWL%2D122#

click on the check by MacOS X.

Goooooood luck. last timt I tried this device, kernel panics galore...

[blueshead]

Don't use the d-link, I had one..as said kernal panics galore...it does however work as a great sniffer in stealth mode with kismac..because kismac wrote different drivers for it.. get the belkin 6050 , i'm using it and it is great

[plate]

Good(ish) News:

Ive just spoke (via chat support) to a guy at Belkin - Raymond Grey/Gray? - and he told me that they were planning on releasing Mac/OSX drivers for the F5D7050!! When i asked when though, he was non-specific - to which i replied; sometime in your first Quarter (cos thats how you big businesses run, in quarters, right?).. and he said yes.

He also recommedned that you/I dont try using the Mac Airport installer - but then he would say that cos he works for them!

Hope theyre quick on this, Ive set my egg timer...

[ambrose13]

Belkin is now advertising the f5d7050 as being macintosh compatible. It is currently listed on their apple compatibility matrix for mac portables page:

http://www.belkin.com/apple/matrix/i...=1&lid=1&pid=1

I contacted their tech support about this and they say that this is a mistake and there are currently no drivers for Mac OS.

[Strifer]

Quote: Originally Posted by ambrose13 Belkin is now advertising the f5d7050 as being macintosh compatible. It is currently listed on their apple compatibility matrix for mac portables page: http://www.belkin.com/apple/matrix/i...=1&lid=1&pid=1 I contacted their tech support about this and they say that this is a mistake and there are currently no drivers for Mac OS.

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


i found this... works on my iMac G3 and that was the last Mac that needed to be connected to the wireless network great!

i just bought the thingy today to find out that it didn't work. i looked at the driver list, but there wasn't one for OSX. pretty weird. it didn't work with older drivers and it's didn't work with airport. then i checked again on the website for drivers (but went to my local site; the .nl) and i looked.. there were two links. one for the F5D7050 and one for the F5D7050-V2... so i click the second, the V2, one becuase a special sticker on my package says: "2000". NOTHING! then i did the normal one and I found a driver for OSX 10.3 whooooo. I know it's for the old one, but i went ahead and installed it and it worked flawlessly!

1. download the file and get it to the destination computer (disk, cd, wired)
2. place it in your hard drive folder; not desktop (to prevent weird problems.. just in case )
3. connect the belkin thingy to a powered usb-port. keyboard won't work.
4. double click the installer (the .mpkg file) and run it
5. install the files, the standard installation is good, haven't checked the alternate one and do what the screen says
6. restart your mac when the system asks you too.
7. once you are booted again the belkin utiliy will open and register with the wireless network through DHCP... easy as pie. between computers work now, but the internet does not.
8. go to the system preferences >> network
9. it will beep about a new network adapter. click add and then click on APPLY or APPLY NOW.
10. close the belkin utility, it's no longer needed
11. fire up safari and type www.google.com and start googling


p.s. the name of the thing is "ethernet something (en1)". i changed the "(en1)" to "(BELKIN)" to make it easy for me to seethe belkin thing in the system prefs. this is not needed

anyway.... have fun having wireless access to the net with this new thingy! ow and honor me like a young god

[sv]

In the advanced tab of the Belkin utility app there is a checkbox to enable Tx burst. I found this setting to cause the signal to drop to my Netgear WGT624 router. My system is a Rev b iMac. I was able to pick up the Belkin f5d7050 for 19.99 at compusa with rebates.

[Strifer]

Quote: Originally Posted by sv In the advanced tab of the Belkin utility app there is a checkbox to enable Tx burst. I found this setting to cause the signal to drop to my Netgear WGT624 router. My system is a Rev b iMac. I was able to pick up the Belkin f5d7050 for 19.99 at compusa with rebates.

i don't know what it's for... is it for speed? i reach max speeds with it anyway. so no need forme to enable it. i do have a belkin router too, so it might work. but i dont feel like testing, it works this way to it's max

[rlmahon]

I ponied up for the f5d7050 after hearing the success stories here, ran the installer (downloaded from the internet), changed the network set-up in the pref's hit "Apply" then got a message saying "Belkin 7050 (what I named the connection) is currently active. Belkin 7050 has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the Internet." I am running an iBook G3 (32VRAM) OSX.3.8, trying to connect to a 2WIRE 1800HG using SBCYahoo! DSL. I also can't seem to find a manual (too new for OSX?) for this product - I don't know networking - so the whole Belkin Set-Up program is gibberish to me. If I had something to read I would! I can see the connection light does get lit up on the 2WIRE portal, but when I try to get onto the internet I get the "can't find server" mssg. Also this much only happened after I simply tried to click every button on/off in the Belkin set-up program (again - not a clue what I'm doing, just kind of intuitively guessing), and there is one drop down screen that asks "Encription Type" w/the option of WEP or NONE, and to use the WEP you have to have a Key#which has to be in hexidecimal?? - where would I get/find this??? So when I choose NONE - then at least I can get the "connection" light to light-up on the portal-but no internet connection - how bad is this (I use this in my house-not a business or apt). Guys - really sorry if this is basic stuff. Ask me about MIDI - yeah - but internet - not so much. - Again - If I had something/knew what to read - I'd do it! There seems to be some knowledgable and freindly people here - so any help - THANKS!!!!!

-russel-

[Strifer]

do you have the configuring throgh IPv4 set on DHCP? and does your router/modem give out ip addresses automatically? if not you have to fill it out manually in the network preferences.

[rlmahon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Strifer do you have the configuring throgh IPv4 set on DHCP? and does your router/modem give out ip addresses automatically? if not you have to fill it out manually in the network preferences.

Yes, the IPv4 is set to DHCP (in the network pref's). How would I know/find out if my modem gives out an ip address automatically?

FWIW, the DSL Model works fine with the built-in ethernet - when this option is used I get all the following lines filled in under IPv4 - IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router. But when trying to use the wireless set-up I don't get the Router line filled in. Does this mean anything?

thanks!
-Russel-

[ambrose13]

I am no longer able to find the OSX drivers on Belkin's website for the F5D7050. Have they been withdrawn?

I was able to download a version of the driver from their site about 12 hours ago, but I must have got the version that doesn't work. The software will not recognize my adapter. It says it is not plugged in.

[rlmahon]

Quote: Originally Posted by ambrose13 I am no longer able to find the OSX drivers on Belkin's website for the F5D7050. Have they been withdrawn? I was able to download a version of the driver from their site about 12 hours ago, but I must have got the version that doesn't work. The software will not recognize my adapter. It says it is not plugged in.

If you are still looking for this, I found it today here:

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

Also, just an update for anyone interested from my previous post. I went to the website of the maker of my DSL modem - 2wire - and they said that I had to connect using WEP encryption which was located on the bottom of my modem. I entered that # in the Belkin set-up and bingo. Works for me now too.

Thanks,
-russel-

[MrStyx]

I mistakingly bought a D-Link g122 dongle off of ebay. It is ver.A and has an Intersil prism chipset. It is not supported for Mac. The Belkin F5D7050 is supported in OS 10.3. I've read where people have used the Belkin with the old DWL-122 drivers. I am looking for a way to use the g122. Could the new Belkin drivers run the g122? It doesn't straight out of the box, but is there a hack to make the driver recognize the dongle. Does anyone have any ideas?

[ntc]

Quote: Originally Posted by rlmahon If you are still looking for this, I found it today here: http://www.belkin.com/support/downlo...ad=1624&lang=1 Also, just an update for anyone interested from my previous post. I went to the website of the maker of my DSL modem - 2wire - and they said that I had to connect using WEP encryption which was located on the bottom of my modem. I entered that # in the Belkin set-up and bingo. Works for me now too. Thanks, -russel-

I have downloaded the Belkin V2 drivers pointed to by the URL above, but on my old B&W G3 nothing happens. Does anyone know where the V1 drivers are located?

[jkurri]

Hello, I have been trying to get this adapter to work with my G3 ibook for over a week now. It installs properly (so it seems). However the Profile I create will not connect (activate) unless it is set to "ad-hoc" which is not the kind of network I have (infrastucture). The icon will turn green but it will not connect and get an IP. I have tried with encryption on, off, everything. If profile is set to infrastucture the icon just stays red. I am not a network person but have set up several wierd and wireless networks up for surfing on internet and have never had this trouble. Also, on a side note. I installed an airport card into this machine aswell but it doesnt reconize the card at all. Being I bought it off of ebay I don't know if the card even works so I thought this adapter would be a good quick work-around for now. Unfortunatly I was wrong. Please tell me someone out there had the same trouble and acually fixed it.... and then tell me how you did it. I am running out of ideas for this little machine. Thank you so much for any suggestions.

Dam

[jkurri]

Well come to find out my wireless router doesnt work. Go figure. Belkin now works fine. As a matter of fact I am posting on it right now. Go figure. Well if anyone was researching this for me thanks but I found my trouble.

Dan