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WiFi Access on my iMac previous model
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Hi all, I have a previous model iMac (the one with the dome bottom) I would like to access my home wireless network on this machine.
As the iMac is NOT wireless enabled can anyone point me to the product or adapter which I need to purchase to allow the machine to access my wireless network?
Thanks very much
jason
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You need an Airport Extreme card. They're $69 in the special deals part of the Apple Store (regularly $99, either way a huge scam).
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I dont think this will work as the previous IMac is not Airport Extreme ready and as far as I know has no slots to take such cards
Jason
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Airport was introduced in the G3 eara, hence your G4 iMac will take an airport card (not sure if it will take airport extreme or just airport). I also don't know how easy it is to install a card in the G4 iMacs, so you may be better off going with an ethernet to wireless bridge, ie something from D-Link.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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Post the exact model you have, and someone can help you figure out what kind of card you need.
I'm leaving this networking-related thread here because it's about what card goes in a specific iMac. If you need more information about networking, look in the Networking forum.
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Originally Posted by jvicinanza
I dont think this will work as the previous IMac is not Airport Extreme ready and as far as I know has no slots to take such cards
Starting at 1Ghz all of the G4 iMacs had Airport Extreme slots. Below 1Ghz they have Airport slots.
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Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2000
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Apple's boards are expensive, and the old-style Airport boards are also hard to find. Another option is to use a USB plug. There has been a few threads about it - this is one I started that includes some information. What I basically did was to get a cheapo adapter with that chipset and download the driver from the chipset supplier. Works, even though the driver is a bit clunky.
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