Recommend USB wifi adapter for G4 Mac mini

trout · 08-04-2009 08:10PM #1

I have a G4 Mac mini, one of the earliest models. It has no wireless network feature and gets very little use at present.

I'd like to turn it into a media centre - on the cheap.

Can anyone recommend me a cheap, cheerful USB wireless adapter ? I'd prefer one that's known to work with the G4 mini.
The room in question is close enough to the wireless router to pick up a strong signal ... but running an ethernet cable would be tricky.

It's running Tiger ... 10.4.6

whiterebel · 09-04-2009 08:30AM

A mate of mine has this working with an Anglepoise iMac G4

http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=508P&CategorySelectedId=11175&NavigationKey=11175,4294960297,47510000,4294960293

amcc · 11-04-2009 09:52PM

this might work - only 11 euro. http://cgi.ebay.ie/Wireless-WiFi-54Mbps-USB-Adapter-Airport-Apple-Mac-OS-X_W0QQitemZ260391051537QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Apple_Mac_Accessories?hash=item260391051537&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I tried something similar - it was based on the Zydas ZD 1211 and used it on my G4 mac mini for a year or so. it worked but wasn't all that stable, sometimes it would drop signal and need a reboot to get it back. Might work better for you though.

In the end I got a cheap wifi access point on ebay, put OpenWrt on it and configured it as a wireless client/bridge. then I could just plug my mac mini into it via ethernet. rock solid ...

muggyog · 30-04-2009 07:01PM

Nice find amcc. Your other suggestion is probably the best as the USB solution is dodgy at best. I managed to get a D-Link DWL-G122 (RALink RT2500 chipset) to work on an early iBook but it was down as often as it was working.

Recommend USB wifi adapter for G4 Mac mini

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