This information is adapted from Mac OS Wireless Adapter Compatibility List by permission of the author, who gives a “nod to the Adapter List for doing the heavy lifting. When first setup it works flawlessly but once i sleep/resume or restart osx will not recognize and ethernet connectio.

I am trying to get my badaxe running 10.5.4 to connect to my dlink router via the onboard ethernet.

PCMCIA/PC Card WiFi adapters compatible with Mac notebooks are covered in WiFi PC Cards for PowerBooks Running Mac OS 9. I would really like to know if there are any other options for Mac driver for this USB WiFi adapter. I know this is a somewhat dated card however it was the only one i had on hand. A few of these devices are compatible with Mac OS 8.6 all of them are reported to work with Mac OS 9, and most also have drivers available for some versions of Mac OS X. This page covers USB, ethernet, PCI, and other WiFi hardware that is compatible with the Classic Mac OS. These WiFi adapters may well cost less than an AirPort Card, which tends to sell in the US$50-100 range nowadays. Older Macs may not have a slot for Apple’s AirPort Card, and even if yours does, you may want higher throughput than 802.11b WiFi offers – 802.11g will give you nearly five times as much bandwidth.

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