Belkin F5D7050 802.11g USB Adapter, questions - Page 4

GuiL · 01-24-2006, 03:48 PM

Hi everybody.

Does something work with Mac OS X.2.8 please ?

I have only found X.3 drivers.

no_cars_go · 01-25-2006, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guingu


	A guy seems to have found the answer to all of our prayers. I still haven't tried it, though. Look in http://61.222.76.235/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=6355& Good luck! Quico. From València.

i'm afraid that doesn't work for me

my ibook remains neatly packed away in the corner of the room untill we get new drivers for this.

MacinSD · 02-03-2006, 12:38 PM

waht about a iMac blueberry (233MHZ) with OS 9.0.4

Should I upgrade to OSX?

will the Belkin USB adapter work with this iMAC?
I have been following this thread and am juts trying to get my daughters old iMAC onto this network so she can surf the web..

I plan on using the Belkin Wireless G Cable/DSL wireless router as well along with the wireless G PC Notebook adapter.

If this works, will I see the DSL router in the CHOOSER or?

thanks,
Doug

phenomeflick · 02-05-2006, 01:16 AM

Hey, just got one of deese things too and when I connect it to usb it does not even show a light. Should this thing light up at all, or is it just plain broke??

thanks for any advice.

BC

no_cars_go · 02-07-2006, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomeflick


	Hey, just got one of deese things too and when I connect it to usb it does not even show a light. Should this thing light up at all, or is it just plain broke?? thanks for any advice. BC

on my ibook and imac it lit up fine, couldn't get online, but the light worked as normal.

and 'MacinSD', i don't think it is likely to work in OS9 at all, even in OSX it seems to be down to which version of the dongle you have. Some work perfectly, some are glitchy and some just plain don't work.

totti.tiensuu@pp · 02-08-2006, 08:26 AM

Hi everybody, i've been using belkin F5D7050 3000yy version with great succes.
everything just works.
Low end mac like this (iBook G3 800Mhz Os X 10.4.4 ) this is by far the best buy for me.
27€ compared to (original) Airport 150€-250€ (ebay)
With this i'll get 54Mbps (well usb is still only 12Mbps

and wap encryption. Great!!!
Drivers for this can be found at:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm
New release: USB 2006/01/25 Drv1.1.0.0 10.3.X ~ 10.4.X

MacinSD · 02-08-2006, 09:24 AM

i just picked up the Belkin wirelsee USB adapter (7050 v3000) last night.

After messing with it for 2 hrs, I gave up. It will not light up, it just isnt recognized etc.

After hearing all the good stuff in this post about it, I was jazzed that it would be so easy...WRONG.

Both the Belkin OSX 10.3 and the RTlink drivers dont recognize the USB adapter??

Should I take it back and try another just in case?

I tried it on My XP PC and it works fine???

Idamn i just wanted to get my daughter online...

no_cars_go · 02-08-2006, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by totti.tiensuu@pp


	Hi everybody, i've been using belkin F5D7050 3000yy version with great succes. everything just works. Low end mac like this (iBook G3 800Mhz Os X 10.4.4 ) this is by far the best buy for me. 27€ compared to (original) Airport 150€-250€ (ebay) With this i'll get 54Mbps (well usb is still only 12Mbps and wap encryption. Great!!! Drivers for this can be found at:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm New release: USB 2006/01/25 Drv1.1.0.0 10.3.X ~ 10.4.X

this is what i don't understand.
that ibook is exactly the same as mine and i've tried using 10.4.4, but i haven't had any real luck with it, yet others have.
It's in for repair at the moment because its logic board needs replacing, maybe that affected it, i don't know.

MacinSD · 02-09-2006, 12:11 AM

why is this adapter so DIFFICULT?????

this should be PnP(plug in play)

I cant beleive there are 4 different drivers (all of which I have tried) and NONE work.This thing just wil not be recognized. I can look under system prefs under the USB devices- It sees that its made by Belkin but the drivers wont link to it!!

Basically there are no other options for this iMAC if I want to get it wireless.

Belkin refuses to support it for OSX even though they say there is driver for v2?

They advised I take it back and get a v2000 model (although everyone here in San Diego already has updated the shelves with the 3000 model(2000 was gone before Xmas!!!)

wired isnt an option at this time.

bummer-

maybe I'll get her a used PC laptop cheap with a card slot ...

Doug

mac2it · 02-09-2006, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by no_cars_go


	this is what i don't understand. that ibook is exactly the same as mine and i've tried using 10.4.4, but i haven't had any real luck with it, yet others have. It's in for repair at the moment because its logic board needs replacing, maybe that affected it, i don't know.

Attn: no_cars_go

I've been following your post's since you first had problems because my problems were EXACTLY like yours. The only difference is that I'm using an eMac running 10.3.9.
However, a recent post notified me of a new version of the ratlink driver...

"Drivers for this can be found at:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm
New release: USB 2006/01/25 Drv1.1.0.0 10.3.X ~ 10.4.X"

After downloading this new version I haven't had a single problem...no connect-disconnect-connect-disconnect issues at all. It's only been two days now...so knock on wood...but I think the updated driver did the trick. I hope this helps!

verena · 02-12-2006, 02:38 PM

hi.. is there any chance to get it working on MacOs X.2?

i wanted to download the driver from www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm, but there is not ONE driver for Mac in the list! (just for Linux and Windows)
where did it go?

i'd freak out if any of you could help me getting this driver.. couldn't be that hard, actually..

thanks!

no_cars_go · 02-18-2006, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac2it


	Attn: no_cars_go I've been following your post's since you first had problems because my problems were EXACTLY like yours. The only difference is that I'm using an eMac running 10.3.9. However, a recent post notified me of a new version of the ratlink driver... "Drivers for this can be found at:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm New release: USB 2006/01/25 Drv1.1.0.0 10.3.X ~ 10.4.X" After downloading this new version I haven't had a single problem...no connect-disconnect-connect-disconnect issues at all. It's only been two days now...so knock on wood...but I think the updated driver did the trick. I hope this helps!

oh wow, excellent
my ibook is still in for repair as my nearest apple store seems to be going through a busy time, but as soon as i get it back i'll try them out and hopefully it will sort it all out.

dr_clive · 02-23-2006, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac2it


	Attn: no_cars_go I've been following your post's since you first had problems because my problems were EXACTLY like yours. The only difference is that I'm using an eMac running 10.3.9. However, a recent post notified me of a new version of the ratlink driver... "Drivers for this can be found at:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm New release: USB 2006/01/25 Drv1.1.0.0 10.3.X ~ 10.4.X" After downloading this new version I haven't had a single problem...no connect-disconnect-connect-disconnect issues at all. It's only been two days now...so knock on wood...but I think the updated driver did the trick. I hope this helps!

Thanks for the information. I've tried it, and it is much better, though it still disconnects occasionally for me.

Clive

Geveke · 03-02-2006, 07:06 AM

I have been trying to get this thing to work since nov. 05. Mine is a 3000df. It would work for Internet Acces, but drop out regularly, which was especially annoying when streaming music to my AirPort Express via AirTunes.

Now i have installed the new driver mentioned here (dated jan 25), and behold: no more dropouts, evn when streaming music and accessing the Internet at the same time. Ths is really great, considering I'm doing this on an iMac DV+ (450 Mhz G3) via USB 1.1!

My settings are: in the profile I set Power Saving Mode to CAM, and Network Type to Infrastructure. I set the Advanced options as follows: '802.11 B only' (any faster is pointless over a USB 1.1 port), and set 'TX Burst' to enabled. Considering the ridiculous cost of an AirPort Card + adapter, thi is a great solution for me. Kudos the people at Ralink Tech, who made this possible. Remember: you don't pay for their efforts when you buy the Belkin device. Belkin won't support Macs with this product.

SIMPLETON99 · 03-02-2006, 07:34 AM

Can anyone help with this wireless usb - I have used the driver from the Belkin site but it doesn't work. Everyone says there are better drivers on the Ralink site, but I can only find Windows and Linux. What can I do????

using Mac OS 10.3

Thanks for any suggestions.

Geveke · 03-03-2006, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIMPLETON99


	Can anyone help with this wireless usb - I have used the driver from the Belkin site but it doesn't work. Everyone says there are better drivers on the Ralink site, but I can only find Windows and Linux. What can I do???? using Mac OS 10.3 Thanks for any suggestions.

You can find the drivers at the bottom of the page at http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm
Just above "Intel IXP Platform" you can find the Macintosh section. For version 2000 and 2001 use the 11g-RT2500 driver; for version 3000, 3000df and 3000uk use the RT71W driver.

Russtopher · 03-03-2006, 11:58 AM

This board is filled with great info, I've been reading it almost daily in order to get my iBook sans AirPort online.

Sadly, I picked up V4000 of the USB device, which must have just rolled out. None of the drivers work, period :-( I'm going to return it tonight in hopes that they still have some v3000 on the shelves.

ironman86 · 03-20-2006, 11:26 PM

I'm using the v3000 product with the Ralink drivers.

I'm experiencing the problem that Clive has using either driver. The problem is that it connects, randomly disconnects, then reconnects. This happens so much that it is useless. The older Ralink driver (11.25) holds a usable connection only when the device is a couple feet from the router. Any further and it will do its disconnect routine. The newer driver (1.25) will do the disconnecting no matter how close it is to the router, despite what some people in this thread claim. I'm currently using the 11.25 driver with OS X 10.4.5. Keep in mind that it doesn't seem to matter that TX burst is on or not.

Does anyone know a solution to the disconnect/reconnect cycle that Clive and I are experiencing? Has anyone had luck using the v3000/OS 10.4.5/Ralink driver combination?

macfabulous · 03-22-2006, 06:53 PM

Spec: iBook G4
OS: 10.3.9 (Panther)

Belkin F5D7050_v3
Drivers Used: RT71WUSB-D1.1.0.0%20UI-1.2.5.0_2006_01_25.dmg
Source: http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm

First and foremost, thank you for this post. It was very useful. I was looking for a way to have a wireless connection for my husband's PC laptop, while I was still linked to broad band ... and vice versa.

I came across the Belkin F5D7050 on http://pcworld.co.uk.

We bought the Belkin. I got it home, I got it opened, then I installed it. It worked on my husband's PC laptop ... just fine. However, my iBook did not recognize the Belkin at all. I turned the bottom of the box over and it was VERSION 4.

They do not make DRIVERS for VERSION 4... for Mac. None of the Ralink Tech drivers will NOT work with a v4 Belkin Wireless USB network adapter. I tried for hours ... "no dice".

We had to exchange the v4 for a v3. I then had to reinstall the drivers on my husband's PC and reinstall the drivers on my mac.

Ironically, I used the Belkin v3 drivers first (not the smartest move on the chess board). My iBook did not recognize the device. Therefore, I went back uninstall the Belkin drivers and installed the drivers listed at the top of this post.

... it is working nicely. (Insert me knocking 3 times on wood...)

PS
I know this is a Mac forum, but my husband's PC laptop went a bit "bezerkozoid" after I installed the v3 drivers. The drivers some how disabled my husband's (wired) broadband connection and for about 10 minutes it kept flashing "network cable unplugged".

We finally got it working an hour ago. (Again, me knocking on wood 3 times...)

Many thanks again, I hope my post will help someone else out in a bind.

ironman86 · 03-22-2006, 11:01 PM

After multiple installations and uninstallations, now the F5D7050 that I referenced in my previous post is not recognized in either USB port. It doesn't light up and the wireless utility says NO DEVICE. No matter how many times I reinstall the driver, it doesn't work. Does anyone know how to completely remove and refresh the driver so that it will work again? Thanks!

01-24-2006, 03:48 PM	#61
GuiL Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	X.2 ?? Hi everybody. Does something work with Mac OS X.2.8 please ? I have only found X.3 drivers.

02-03-2006, 12:38 PM	#63
MacinSD Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4	blueberry iMAC? waht about a iMac blueberry (233MHZ) with OS 9.0.4 Should I upgrade to OSX? will the Belkin USB adapter work with this iMAC? I have been following this thread and am juts trying to get my daughters old iMAC onto this network so she can surf the web.. I plan on using the Belkin Wireless G Cable/DSL wireless router as well along with the wireless G PC Notebook adapter. If this works, will I see the DSL router in the CHOOSER or? thanks, Doug

02-05-2006, 01:16 AM	#64
phenomeflick Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	belkin 7050 usb Hey, just got one of deese things too and when I connect it to usb it does not even show a light. Should this thing light up at all, or is it just plain broke?? thanks for any advice. BC

02-08-2006, 08:26 AM	#66
totti.tiensuu@pp Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Works for me:) Hi everybody, i've been using belkin F5D7050 3000yy version with great succes. everything just works. Low end mac like this (iBook G3 800Mhz Os X 10.4.4 ) this is by far the best buy for me. 27€ compared to (original) Airport 150€-250€ (ebay) With this i'll get 54Mbps (well usb is still only 12Mbps and wap encryption. Great!!! Drivers for this can be found at:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm New release: USB 2006/01/25 Drv1.1.0.0 10.3.X ~ 10.4.X

02-08-2006, 09:24 AM	#67
MacinSD Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4	i just picked up the Belkin wirelsee USB adapter (7050 v3000) last night. After messing with it for 2 hrs, I gave up. It will not light up, it just isnt recognized etc. After hearing all the good stuff in this post about it, I was jazzed that it would be so easy...WRONG. Both the Belkin OSX 10.3 and the RTlink drivers dont recognize the USB adapter?? Should I take it back and try another just in case? I tried it on My XP PC and it works fine??? Idamn i just wanted to get my daughter online... Last edited by MacinSD; 02-08-2006 at 10:18 AM.

02-09-2006, 12:11 AM	#69
MacinSD Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4	why is this adapter so DIFFICULT????? this should be PnP(plug in play) I cant beleive there are 4 different drivers (all of which I have tried) and NONE work.This thing just wil not be recognized. I can look under system prefs under the USB devices- It sees that its made by Belkin but the drivers wont link to it!! Basically there are no other options for this iMAC if I want to get it wireless. Belkin refuses to support it for OSX even though they say there is driver for v2? They advised I take it back and get a v2000 model (although everyone here in San Diego already has updated the shelves with the 3000 model(2000 was gone before Xmas!!!) wired isnt an option at this time. bummer- maybe I'll get her a used PC laptop cheap with a card slot ... Doug

02-12-2006, 02:38 PM	#71
verena Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	what about X.2 ? hi.. is there any chance to get it working on MacOs X.2? i wanted to download the driver from www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm, but there is not ONE driver for Mac in the list! (just for Linux and Windows) where did it go? i'd freak out if any of you could help me getting this driver.. couldn't be that hard, actually.. thanks!

03-02-2006, 07:06 AM	#74
Geveke Prospect Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Posts: 2	Succes! I have been trying to get this thing to work since nov. 05. Mine is a 3000df. It would work for Internet Acces, but drop out regularly, which was especially annoying when streaming music to my AirPort Express via AirTunes. Now i have installed the new driver mentioned here (dated jan 25), and behold: no more dropouts, evn when streaming music and accessing the Internet at the same time. Ths is really great, considering I'm doing this on an iMac DV+ (450 Mhz G3) via USB 1.1! My settings are: in the profile I set Power Saving Mode to CAM, and Network Type to Infrastructure. I set the Advanced options as follows: '802.11 B only' (any faster is pointless over a USB 1.1 port), and set 'TX Burst' to enabled. Considering the ridiculous cost of an AirPort Card + adapter, thi is a great solution for me. Kudos the people at Ralink Tech, who made this possible. Remember: you don't pay for their efforts when you buy the Belkin device. Belkin won't support Macs with this product.

03-02-2006, 07:34 AM	#75
SIMPLETON99 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	Belkin 7050 Can't Find Mac Driver Can anyone help with this wireless usb - I have used the driver from the Belkin site but it doesn't work. Everyone says there are better drivers on the Ralink site, but I can only find Windows and Linux. What can I do???? using Mac OS 10.3 Thanks for any suggestions.

03-03-2006, 11:58 AM	#77
Russtopher Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	This board is filled with great info, I've been reading it almost daily in order to get my iBook sans AirPort online. Sadly, I picked up V4000 of the USB device, which must have just rolled out. None of the drivers work, period :-( I'm going to return it tonight in hopes that they still have some v3000 on the shelves.

03-20-2006, 11:26 PM	#78
ironman86 Prospect Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	Random disconnect problem I'm using the v3000 product with the Ralink drivers. I'm experiencing the problem that Clive has using either driver. The problem is that it connects, randomly disconnects, then reconnects. This happens so much that it is useless. The older Ralink driver (11.25) holds a usable connection only when the device is a couple feet from the router. Any further and it will do its disconnect routine. The newer driver (1.25) will do the disconnecting no matter how close it is to the router, despite what some people in this thread claim. I'm currently using the 11.25 driver with OS X 10.4.5. Keep in mind that it doesn't seem to matter that TX burst is on or not. Does anyone know a solution to the disconnect/reconnect cycle that Clive and I are experiencing? Has anyone had luck using the v3000/OS 10.4.5/Ralink driver combination?

03-22-2006, 06:53 PM	#79
macfabulous Prospect Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	iBook G4 (no airport), Belkin F5D7050_v3... finally working Spec: iBook G4 OS: 10.3.9 (Panther) Belkin F5D7050_v3 Drivers Used: RT71WUSB-D1.1.0.0%20UI-1.2.5.0_2006_01_25.dmg Source: http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm First and foremost, thank you for this post. It was very useful. I was looking for a way to have a wireless connection for my husband's PC laptop, while I was still linked to broad band ... and vice versa. I came across the Belkin F5D7050 on http://pcworld.co.uk. We bought the Belkin. I got it home, I got it opened, then I installed it. It worked on my husband's PC laptop ... just fine. However, my iBook did not recognize the Belkin at all. I turned the bottom of the box over and it was VERSION 4. They do not make DRIVERS for VERSION 4... for Mac. None of the Ralink Tech drivers will NOT work with a v4 Belkin Wireless USB network adapter. I tried for hours ... "no dice". We had to exchange the v4 for a v3. I then had to reinstall the drivers on my husband's PC and reinstall the drivers on my mac. Ironically, I used the Belkin v3 drivers first (not the smartest move on the chess board). My iBook did not recognize the device. Therefore, I went back uninstall the Belkin drivers and installed the drivers listed at the top of this post. ... it is working nicely. (Insert me knocking 3 times on wood...) PS I know this is a Mac forum, but my husband's PC laptop went a bit "bezerkozoid" after I installed the v3 drivers. The drivers some how disabled my husband's (wired) broadband connection and for about 10 minutes it kept flashing "network cable unplugged". We finally got it working an hour ago. (Again, me knocking on wood 3 times...) Many thanks again, I hope my post will help someone else out in a bind.

03-22-2006, 11:01 PM	#80
ironman86 Prospect Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	not working now After multiple installations and uninstallations, now the F5D7050 that I referenced in my previous post is not recognized in either USB port. It doesn't light up and the wireless utility says NO DEVICE. No matter how many times I reinstall the driver, it doesn't work. Does anyone know how to completely remove and refresh the driver so that it will work again? Thanks!