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TTWLE · Apr 23, 2010, 10:55 AM

Hey,
I've got an airport card on my eMac but it's stopped working and seems to be stuck in it's slot. Does a normal wireless usb stick work?

Thanks in advance.

angelmb · Apr 23, 2010, 12:57 PM

Hello and welcome to the boards,

this might work as long as your eMac is USB 2.0 ready
Newer Technology MAXPower 802.11g/b Wireless... (MXP802GU2) at OWC

TTWLE · Apr 25, 2010, 12:46 PM

Hi,
Thanks! Do you know how I can see if it's USB 2.0 ready?

Chinasaur · Apr 27, 2010, 05:14 PM

2004 and later models have USB 2.0. Earlier is 1.1.

iMac and eMac Index

stevesemac · May 1, 2010, 12:15 PM

D link DWL-G122 for Mac.

Works perfectly and i think i paid about £40

P · May 3, 2010, 04:43 AM

Those network sticks work on USB 1.1 ports as well, only not as fast. Still plenty fast though - the 54 Mb/s of 802.11g is the theoretical bandwidth, not the usable bandwidth. The usable bandwidth isn't particularly limited by USB 2.0, and with a 802.11g adapter, everything else can work at g speeds - if you have an 802.11b adapter, everything has to run in b mode.

If that still isn't enough - and I note that that stick is a 802.11n stick - you can use an Airport Express over the network port instead.

Dex13 · May 3, 2010, 04:56 PM

wait. before you spend money why don't you try and get the airport card unstuck?

i remember installing a million a while back when they were being forced fed down schools throats.

what is exactly stuck?

here is the guide.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2596

and make sure its the original 802.11b card and not the new airport extreme.