How can I get an Apple G4 Cube to go wifi if I can't install a card?

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Request for Question Clarification by coral-ga on 06 May 2003 04:23 PDT

What version of Mac OS are you running?  9.2.x or 10.x or 10.1.x or 10.2.x?

Hello, heif-ga!

Note: In my answer, I use the term "AirPort". You should be aware that
WiFi and AirPort are the same thing.

1) Your Apple G4 Cube will take an AirPort card - according to Apple's
specifications on the machine, the G4 Cube supports an "Optional
11-Mbps AirPort Card [and is] IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant". This means
that you can purchase an AirPort card from Apple (US$79) and pop it
into your Cube. This solution is recommended.

2) If, for some other reason, you cannot put in AirPort card
internally into your G4 Cube, then you will need to use a third-party
external solution. MacWorld has a good list here:
http://www.macworld.com/2003/03/features/alternatives/

What you would want from this list are "USB Adapters", since your Cube
does not have a "PC Card" or a PCI slot.

The USB adapters that Macworld lists on the above page:
MacWireless http://www.macwireless.com/html/products/80211b/usbadapter.html
- This product supports Mac OS 9.0.4 to 9.2.2 only. OS X support is
promised soon.

Skyline USB Adapter http://www.proxim.com/products/all/skyline/pn474/index.html
- This product supports Mac OS 9.0.4 to 9.2.2 and Windows.

Hope this helps!!

supermacman-ga


Sources

AppleCare Knowledge Database: G4 Cube specifications
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43104

The Apple Store - you can purchase an original Apple AirPort Card here
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore/

Macworld - a list of third-party AirPort alternatives
http://www.macworld.com/2003/03/features/alternatives/

you can't add wifi card to the inside of the cube. You can buy a USB
Wifi adapter.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AW1H/qid=1051645594/br=2-5/ref=br_ts_slwth_th_5//002-5025438-5723242?v=glance&s=electronics&n=3343891

You can connect to the USB and you will be on the network.

Careful there, the USB adapter you mention isn't Mac compatible. There
are external devices that will work, but why? All Cubes have built-in
antennae and will accept an internal Apple Airport card, which is
standard 802.11b "WiFi".