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 Wireless 802.11g PCI cards for G4 and earlier machines 
 
 
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Old 06-05-2008, 12:11 PM
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I just installed the WG311 and the AirPort icon does not show and is not recognised under Tiger 10.4.11.
It won't be recognized as a native AirPort card, it uses an Atheros chipset, you need a Broadcom chipset.
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Old 06-05-2008, 12:12 PM
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I have an ASUS WL-167G USB dongle on one of my machines. Frankly, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy - it's given me nothing but intermittent performance, drop-outs and hassles with the crap s/w supplied.
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Old 06-05-2008, 04:41 PM
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I tried the USB Asus WL-167G on my PM G4. It didn't work natively for me. I installed Asus Mac drivers but was unable to configure it in the 10 minutes I tried. Worked fine on my PC- a lot better than the crap Dlink PCI card i had been using.
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Old 06-05-2008, 05:45 PM
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Since my card (Netgear WG311) is an Atheros chipset and not a Broadcom, is there any way to get this working under Tiger 10.4.11? Or will I have to find a Broadcom chipset?

I know about OrangeWare but I'm not really interested in paying for a driver?!

Can anyone recommend a cheap/reliable PCI wireless antenna that will work on a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver (733MHz)?
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Old 14-05-2008, 09:36 PM
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I have just fiddled around with using a D-Link DWL-G122 rev C usb wireless adaptor with the Ralink drivers on my powermac G4. The drivers are shite and the interface is rubbish. I managed to get a PCI wireless card (MSI MS-6825) which has a broadcom chipset, plugged it in, booted up and voila airport icon showed up and I was connected almost straight away. It's not too difficult to find one second hand, I got mine on the Overclockers Australia - Latest OCAU News forums, you'll see one every month or so for sale.
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Old 17-05-2008, 01:57 PM
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I managed to get a PCI wireless card (MSI MS-6825) which has a broadcom chipset, plugged it in, booted up and voila airport icon showed up and I was connected almost straight away.
As does the Asus WL-138G v2 - Works out of the box with OSX (Broadcom Chipset) - and can be had for $25 new at MSY
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Old 17-06-2008, 12:09 AM
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update, upgraded the Powermac to Leopard which broke airport. The airport logo appears in the menu bar but is hollow and won't allow me to switch it on. The card I used isnt MSI, it is Minitar - my mistake. The chipset is Broadcom BCM4320.
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