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Mac problem, usb to ehternet.

blodvyn · 2011-06-24 16:05:03

It may be the wrong place to post this, but im wondering if perhaps you can help me. I've got a macbook pro. I've damaged the ethernet port as in i've bent it internally, thankfully, everything else still works. I'd like to continue to connect my internet through ethernet but short of buying a new board I can't do that.…

24-06-2011 04:05PM

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blodvyn

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It may be the wrong place to post this, but im wondering if perhaps you can help me.

I've got a macbook pro. I've damaged the ethernet port as in i've bent it internally, thankfully, everything else still works.

I'd like to continue to connect my internet through ethernet but short of buying a new board I can't do that.

there is one other way, and thats to connect through a usb to ethernet, im just wondering if anyone knows of one that works with osX.

thanks in advance.

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#2 24-06-2011 09:33PM

MartMax

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i bought this USB Ethernet Adapter on DealExtreme which worked out really cheap compare to the one on Apple Store. Took a week delivery and works like a charm on my MBA which doesn't have an Ethernet port.

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