Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Main Page
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: USB Ethernet?  (Read 4661 times)

GigaG

  • 8 MB
  • **
  • Posts: 9
  • new to the forums
USB Ethernet?
« on: November 11, 2021, 07:33:26 PM »
Before you laugh this off...

I have a Powerbook A1013 with a dead Ethernet port. While I realize that USB 1.1 Ethernet would be slow as molasses, given the fact that the Airport Extreme and the CardBus slot won't work with the unsupported Mac OS 9 install, this might be my only option for networking... that is, if there is a USB Ethernet adapter compatible with OS 9. Does such a thing exist?
Logged
iMac G3 Indigo 500MHz
OS 9.2.2
1GB RAM

refinery

  • 256 MB
  • *****
  • Posts: 433
Re: USB Ethernet?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2021, 10:00:54 PM »
SMC SMC2208USB/ETH EZ Connect USB to Dual-Speed Ethernet Compact Converter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000063V08/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_YA1D4180DFP0H31J4034
Logged
got my mind on my scsi and my scsi on my mind
MDDs, G4DP, TiBook, Pismo, WS, G3MT, 6100, iMac rB

IIO

  • Staff Member
  • 4096 MB
  • *******
  • Posts: 4790
  • just a number
Re: USB Ethernet?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2021, 10:42:17 PM »
wouldnt that require a driver first of all
Logged
insert arbitrary signature here

refinery

  • 256 MB
  • *****
  • Posts: 433
Re: USB Ethernet?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2021, 04:15:04 PM »
SMC's documentation clearly states driver support for OS9:

https://www.edge-core.com/temp/edm/old_downloads/ds/DS_SMC2208USB_ETH.pdf
Logged
got my mind on my scsi and my scsi on my mind
MDDs, G4DP, TiBook, Pismo, WS, G3MT, 6100, iMac rB
Pages: [1]   Go Up

Recent Topics

[Cubase/Nuendo by Steinberg] Nuendo 1.6.x [k'd] by MacTron Today at 08:32:38 AM
[Mac OS 9 on Unsupported Hardware] Powerbook G4 2003 15" PowerBook5,2 by nex86 Yesterday at 01:18:44 AM
[Software] Favorite OS 9 compatible websites? by BoloTied October 18, 2025, 11:14:41 AM
[Logic Audio by Emagic] XSKey Emulator for OS X by Enabler October 16, 2025, 06:09:46 PM
[Logic Audio by Emagic] highest logic authorized by white xskey? by Enabler October 13, 2025, 05:09:05 PM
[Audio & MIDI Hardware] Connecting two emagic AMT8 usb under mac os 9.2 by Enabler October 12, 2025, 01:48:10 PM
[Off Topic] AI bot becomes a millionaire... by aBc October 12, 2025, 12:55:14 PM
[New Member Welcome] Hi by midiman October 12, 2025, 01:18:52 AM