Dannydeman Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I still use a PCI card with the Ralink 2860 chipset. Everything is great, except the fact that I need to boot with arch=i386. I don't think it's future proof if I keep using the 2860. Anyone knows a good PCI(e) card which works great with 64 bit and Lion? I don't want a USB stick, never have good reception with these things and I am on a fast internet connection (30mbit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanael Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I use a DWA 547 and I just need to use a patch and everything is working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snyder9 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 This is the one I use. Linksys WMP54G. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16833124115 Works natively in 64 bit on SL and now Lion GM as well. Beware though, there seems to be a revision of this card that doesn't get detected natively. Not sure about that one. Mine has the device ID 4318 (vendor id is 14e4) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydeman Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 I use a DWA 547 and I just need to use a patch and everything is working! That one is cheap and sound good (I need N). You need to install a kext? Or what patch do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanael Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 You have to patch it. you can go here to see how to do it. sorry it's in french but with google trad you can read it and there is some picture =) this is my next so you need to change pci168c,29 (two times) AtherosFix.kext.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitmac Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Realtek 8192S chipset WiFI N USB adapter from monoprice been using it since snowleopard and driver is 64bit now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydeman Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 @Antaeus thanks! @Kitmac I hate these 8192 sticks, I have one myself, but can't get more then 900kb/sec out of it on OSX. I have a 30Mbit connection where I usually get 3000-3300kb/sec with a Wifi N PCI card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitmac Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 @Antaeus thanks! @Kitmac I hate these 8192 sticks, I have one myself, but can't get more then 900kb/sec out of it on OSX. I have a 30Mbit connection where I usually get 3000-3300kb/sec with a Wifi N PCI card. I use a N class encore router and i usually get 2mbs on torrent files. But yeah i can see y a pci-card would give you better throughput than a usb. What PCI card u suggest for Lion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanael Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I use a N class encore router and i usually get 2mbs on torrent files. But yeah i can see y a pci-card would give you better throughput than a usb. What PCI card u suggest for Lion? the DWA 547 or I just see that the DWA556 is working OOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydeman Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 I think the DWA556 is exactly what I need. Downside is the price, which is 50 euro's in the Netherlands. Hopefully I can find it somewhere cheaper edit: lucky me, someone is offering it for only 35 euro's. Hopefully it'll work in Lion, because it seems some people has some problems even on SL. Guess I'll just have to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanael Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 there is differente dwa556 and only one is working oob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydeman Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Already ordered it. Well, if I can make it work with a Kext, that is fine as well. Just want a card that is working in Lion and in 64bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydeman Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 The DWA556 is working really well. Just works out of the box, didn't edit anything or added a kext. This was the thing that I was looking far, and it is great So thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RN95 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 The DWA556 is working really well. Just works out of the box, didn't edit anything or added a kext. This was the thing that I was looking far, and it is great So thanks for the tip. Hi, Does Air Drop work with it? If no , then it might not be fully compatible with LION. Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuManchu84 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 There is a very good recommendation from Noam AA in this thread. It's about using an genuine Apple Wifi-Card with a pcie-adapter. According to the reports it works out of the box with the native airport utility. I also bought the card+adapter on ebay since I have problems with my Ralink-Stick in Lion. I'm still waiting for it because the shipping from the US to Germany should take a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Ice Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Dlink 552 v1 is native on OSX V2 and V3 need a patch. Both work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeNgoaiDao Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Anybody confirm D-Link DWA 556 native support with Lion OS X to me (and 64bit mode)? I'll buy it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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