Home » RD9700 USB2.0 To Fast Ethernet Adapter Use the links on this page to download the latest version of RD9700 USB2.0 To Fast Ethernet Adapter drivers. All drivers available for download have been scanned by antivirus program. 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. 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. Pegasus based devices seem to be getting harder to find. Some USB 1.1 devices use the or Davicom DM9601 which is not supported by these drivers. With the announcement of the MacBook Air, Apple began shipping their own USB-to-Ethernet adaptor and driver (AppleUSBEthernet). I understand Apple's USB-to-Ethernet adaptor should work on other Macs running Leopard 10.5.2 or later (Daniel Sumorok has verified this). It can also be used on systems running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later by installing our latest USBAx8817x driver. Apple's driver is not designed to support 3rd party USB-to-Ethernet adaptors or prevoius OS versions. We have modified our own driver to take precedence over Apple's driver when it is installed, and recognize the Apple USB Ethernet Adaptor. Latest Release Notes [18-Mar-2011] USBAx8817x 1.0.3b14 improved compatibility with Gigabit Ethernet adaptors. USBAx8817x 1.0.3b13 enabled Ethernet flow control. USBAx8817x 1.0.3b12 includes a 32/64-bit Universal Binary (for 10.5 or later). USBPegasusEthernet 1.0.9 updated to support SMC2208/ETH (ADM8513). USBAx8817x 1.0.3b11 tuned to improve performance with some adaptors. USBAx8817x 1.0.3b10 recognize Apple's USB-to-Ethernet Adaptor. USBAx8817x 1.0.3b9 increases the 'probe score' returned for AX88772 devices to supercede AppleUSBEthernet. The Tiger version was renamed to '10.4_or_later' and installs a Universal Binary that has been tested on Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5). USBAx8817x 1.0.3b8 removes 'expected NULL' warning messages that appear in the System.log under Leopard. USBAx8817x 1.0.3b6 and later support the new Ax88772-based DUB-E100, Airlink 101, and Belkin Gigabit USB Ethernet adaptors. USBPegasusEthernet 1.0.8 updates the project to build properly on Leopard and supports the NetGear FA101.
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