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Search USB-To-Ethernet Adaptors for Mac OS X Introduction Like many Macintosh users, I've wanted to add a second Ethernet to an iBook (iMac, or Mac Mini) to use as a server (or as a replacement for a dead Ethernet built-in). Although USB to Ethernet adaptors are cheap and plentiful, Mac OS X drivers are not. Boot from usb hard drive tester for mac. After scouring the web and talking to other Mac developers, I finally found a workable combination. The purpose of this note is to document what works since I haven't seen it widely published anywhere else. I welcome your feedback to help keep this page up-to-date. OEM Alternative (Gigabit Ethernet but limited by USB 2.0) Device: Driver: Drivers and Supported Devices After some research on the web, I came to realize there are two basic catagories of USB-To-Ethernet adaptors: • USB 1.1 devices that use a Pegasus driver. • USB 2.0 devices that use a AX8817x driver (or its successor, the AX88772 which appeared around Aug-2005).

While there are no doubt exceptions, most of the popular low cost adaptors fall into one of these categories. USB Network Adaptor Driver Brand Model USB Pegasus AX8817X 3COM 3C460B 1.1 x Apple USB Etherenet 2.0. X SMC 2209USB/ETH 2.0 x TRENDnet TU2 ETG 2.0 x The first driver that worked for me was a Pegasus driver for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) developed by Daniel Sumorok. Since then I've been collaborating with Daniel to help make more drivers available.

We have ported his original Pegasus driver to work on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger or later), and developed a USB 2.0 AX8817x driver. All are open source released under a GPL license. You can download them from here: Description File Size OS Comments Pegusus USB 1.1 196K 10.3-10.5 Universal Binary AX8817x USB 2.0 254K 10.3-10.5 Universal Binary AX8817x USB 2.0 315K 10.5-10.6 Snow Leopard 64-bit Compatible Each disk image includes an installer for Panther or 10.4_or_later, and a 'src' folder containing the corresponding xCode projects.

I have tested the Pegusus driver on a Belkin F5D5050 and the Ax8817x driver on a LinkSys USB200M. I am using the USB200M daily for Internet connectivity on an Intel Core Duo running Leopard. I found a Belkin F5D5050 USB adaptor at Buy.com for $24.30 on 3/10/2005. I picked up a LinkSys Compact USB 2.0 Network Adaptor (USB200M) at Staples for $29.98 on 3/19/2005.

As of 2009, the is probably the best choice for most Mac users. It is competively priced and offers the most hassle free driver support. Compatibility Notes AX8817x devices are fully backward compatible with USB 1.1 host ports and are reasonably priced, so are probably the best option at this time.