TRENDnet USB to 10/100Mbps Adapter TU-ET100C
by TRENDnet
(Click here)
Customers in the UK,
Buy this product at amazon.co.uk
for British Pounds
Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: TRENDnetAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: TU-ET100C
Product features:
- Product Type - Adapter
- Warranty - 5 Years
- IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX USB 1.1 only
- AmazonBasics RJ45 Cat5e Ethernet Patch Cable (14 Feet/4.2 Meters)
- AmazonBasics RJ45 Cat5e Ethernet Patch Cable (50 Feet/15.2 Meters)
- Monster FS CBL MGMT-2 EFS 2-Channel Monster FlatScreen Cable Management Kit
- Targus PAUH217U 4 Port Ultra Mini USB 2.0 Hub
- Targus PAUH212U 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of TRENDnet USB to 10/100Mbps Adapter TU-ET100C
Customer Review: Can be made to work with a Mac
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, the price and construction of this adapter made it attractive to me, but when I got it, it wouldn't work with my half-sphere iMac (whose internal ethernet was fried by a power outage, but whose USB ports still work fine). After wrestling with the company's drivers and discovering that they don't have one for a Mac that works with this model of adapter, I gave up and ordered the more expensive Apple adapter.
It turns out that the Apple adapter only works with the Airbook (and possibly with other computers running Mac OSX 10.5). So, as my son was pining away without the internet, I went back to the drawing board.
After some futzing around, I did it. Here's how to make this adapter work with a Mac:
1) Go to http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=121785
and download version 1.0.9 of the driver you'll find there (you may have to do this on another computer and transfer it to the computer that doesn't have ethernet with a flash drive). UnZip the file, open the disk image, and click on the installation package, which is straighforward.
2) Go to System Preferences:Network and wait a few moments for the system to find the new adapter. Then activate it by following the instructions (clicking on a button).
Voila! It worked! My son was pleased, but not as impressed as I thought he should be with my accomplishment.
So, this is a solid, functional, inexpensive adapter for those of you with older Macs who need to get around the loss of Ethernet functionality and are willing to jump through a couple of hoops.
Description of TRENDnet USB to 10/100Mbps Adapter TU-ET100C
TRENDnets TU-ET100C is a compact 10/100Mbps network adapter for the USB interface. The TU-ET100C features plug-n-play installation and it is compatible with Windows 98(SE)/ME/2000/XP. The TU-ET100C draws power directly from PCs, perfect for laptop and desktop users.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
Similar Digital Cameras & Photo Products
StarTech.com 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/ 100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card (ST100SLP)STARTECH.COM; Unix; CE
Best price: $7.54
Price in other shops:
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar Blue 100 Mb/ s 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache Bulk/ OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD1600AAJBWestern Digital; CE
Best price: $65.00
Price in other shops:
D-Link DUB-E100 USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet AdapterD-Link; Windows; CE
Price in other shops:
TRENDnet USB to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter TU2-ETGTRENDnet; Windows; CE
Best price: $29.99
Price in other shops:
D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/ 100 Fast Ethernet Desktop AdapterD-Link; Windows 98; CE
Price in other shops:
Belkin A3L791B10 CAT5E Patch Cable (10 feet)Belkin Inc.; Windows; CE
Best price: $0.01
Price in other shops:
Cisco-Linksys USB Ethernet AdapterLinksys; Windows; CE
Price in other shops:
USB 2.0 Ethernet 10/ 100 Network LAN RJ45 AdapterGeneric; CE
Best price: $1.30
Price in other shops:
Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/ 100/ 1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter (ASIX AX88178 Chipset)Plugable Technologies; CE
Best price: $26.95
Price in other shops:
TRENDnet USB to 10/ 100Mbps Adapter TU2-ET100Trendware Usa; Release date: 2011-11-28; Windows; CE
Best price: $12.49
Price in other shops: