802.11n on PowerPC

[InAWhiteRoom]

Hi all,

I’m trying to find a compatible 802.11n PCMCIA card for my 15 inch PowerBook G4. This has proved slightly trickier than I was expecting - I’ve purchased this card, but finding OS X drivers is a challenge.

I was hoping someone had already found a workable solution, either with a similar card, or via a different route.

I did try buying a cheap USB 802.11n dongle too - no joy, I may as well have popped a Lego brick in the USB port.

I think I was a little too optimistic about how ‘plug n play’ this hardware would be.

If anyone has any pointers I’d be very grateful.

 

[Lololobolosse]

I saw that the Netgear WN511B 802.11n pcmcia card works in an powerbook g4 and leopard already have the correct driver for it to work

 

[Lololobolosse]

And this is a list of working cards in leopard that supports 802.11n

Special:Search

Wi-Cat WikiDevi Hardware database project.

wikidevi.wi-cat.ru

 

[InAWhiteRoom]

I saw that the Netgear WN511B 802.11n pcmcia card works in an powerbook g4 and leopard already have the correct driver for it to work

This is great, thank you. I’ve just found one on eBay for £8!

 

[Lololobolosse]

This is great, thank you. I’ve just found one on eBay for £8!

I hope it will work for you, mac os works with every pcmcia card with an BCM4321controler

 

[B S Magnet]

I’ve not tested the WPC300N, but I use the WPC600N in my 17-inch PowerBook G4, which due to the aforementioned BCM4321 chip within, is treated as device-native by OS X (and, thus, sees the WPC600N as an AirPort wifi device). The WPC300N v1 uses the same BCM4321 chip (hopefully the one you posted isn’t v2, which uses a completely different, non-Broadcom chipset).

 

[InAWhiteRoom]

I’ve not tested the WPC300N, but I use the WPC600N in my 17-inch PowerBook G4, which due to the aforementioned BCM4321 chip within, is treated as device-native by OS X (and, thus, sees the WPC600N as an AirPort wifi device). The WPC300N v1 uses the same BCM4321 chip (hopefully the one you posted isn’t v2, which uses a completely different, non-Broadcom chipset).

Sadly mine *is* the v2, which is why it is now being used as a bookmark.

I’m v hopeful about the Netgear card though, for those next generation download speeds of 68k.news 🤓

 

[Amethyst1]

Sadly mine *is* the v2, which is why it is now being used as a bookmark.

That’s brilliant.

 

[mac72]

you can use a stock Siemens Gigabyte Pc Card 54 in any PowerBook with a PC Card slot
under Tiger and upwards it will be recognized natively as a AirPort Extreme with WEP2 encryption capabiliy on bootup..I used those cards for ages, they are plentiful on the Bay and cheap.