
All are open source released under a GPL license. 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. Since then I've been collaborating with Daniel to help make more drivers available. The first driver that worked for me was a Pegasus driver for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) developed by Daniel Sumorok. While there are no doubt exceptions, most of the popular low cost adaptors fall into one of these categories. (or its successor, the AX88772 which appeared around Aug-2005). USB 2.0 devices that use a AX8817x driver.USB 1.1 devices that use a Pegasus driver.

OEM Alternative (Gigabit Ethernet but limited by USB 2.0) Device: Īfter some research on the web, I came to realize there are two basic catagories of USB-To-Ethernet adaptors: I welcome your feedback to help keep this page up-to-date. The purpose of this note is to document what works since I haven't seen it widely published anywhere else. After scouring the web and talking to other Mac developers, I finally found a workable combination. Although USB to Ethernet adaptors are cheap and plentiful, Mac OS X drivers are not.

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). USB-To-Ethernet Adaptors for Mac OS X Introduction
