<div>This may be a little more complicated than you were hoping, but one option would be to buy a USB-to-Ethernet adapter and then find a compatible driver for Mac OS X (assuming you're using Mac OS X).</div>
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<div>This web page talks about one person's experiences at finding and testing the right combination of adapter and driver, hopefully it's of some help:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.sustworks.com/site/news_usb_ethernet.html">http://www.sustworks.com/site/news_usb_ethernet.html</a></div>
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<div>Maybe someone else has a simpler solution; this is the only one I could think of.</div>
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<div>Hope this helps!</div>
<div>- Mike W.<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/31/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robin Mayhall</b> <<a href="mailto:robin@hieran.com">robin@hieran.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi all,<br><br>The d-link conversation made me realize you might be able to help me<br>with a similar dilemma.
<br><br>I have a G3 iBook with one Ethernet port and the dual USB ports. The<br>Ethernet port is broken or damaged in some way. I can't keep a<br>reliable Ethernet connection; I can wiggle it around and sometimes<br>get a connection, but if I move or have to change position, I usually
<br>lose it.<br><br>I've been searching for some other way to access my DSL internet<br>service. I have Bellsouth FastAccess DSL. They sent me a Westell DSL<br>modem. I also have a Netgear wireless router that a friend gave me
<br>(just FYI) and my iBook already has an AirPort card installed<br>(unfortunately, there isn't a reliable wifi connection in my<br>neighborhood that I can 'borrow').<br><br>The Westell modem came with a USB cable, and it does have a USB port
<br>on it. But when I try to connect my laptop to it using the USB cable,<br>I can't seem to get it to work. I don't know a lot about USB or about<br>routers or modems in general. I've also tried to connect the Netgear<br>
router to the Westell modem with the Ethernet cable, then connect<br>wirelessly to the Netgear using Airport, but there seems to be some<br>missing link in the chain that I'm not connecting.<br><br>Does anyone have any ideas?
<br><br>Thanks,<br>Robin<br>--<br>~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*<br><a href="mailto:robin@hieran.com">robin@hieran.com</a><br><br>Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind.<br>The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. --Henry James
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