Hi, I have a 24-inch mid-2007 iMac and for the past six months or so I have had to manually connect to the Internet each time I woke it up, until a few days ago it stopped connecting to the Internet altogether. A computer engineer told me that the wireless card was broken and that I should just go to an Apple store and buy a wireless card that plugs into a USB port. However, the employees at the Apple store told me that not only do they not sell those, but also that I would have to bring the computer in to have the internal card replaced, as it is impossible to use an external card for an iMac. I am loathe to do this as I just had to bring the computer in to replace the hard drive a few days ago and the Apple store is rather far away.
Reading online it seems like it is indeed possible to get an external wireless card and USB adapter for an iMac, but sadly I know just about nothing relating to networks, routers, and wireless internet and I really don't want to make a mistake. So for anyone who might know, can I use an external wireless card for my particular model of iMac, and if so, which type of wireless card should I get?
If it helps, I have an Airport Extreme base station and under System Profiler it states that the AirPort card in the computer is an AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x88). Thank you in advance!
Reading online it seems like it is indeed possible to get an external wireless card and USB adapter for an iMac, but sadly I know just about nothing relating to networks, routers, and wireless internet and I really don't want to make a mistake. So for anyone who might know, can I use an external wireless card for my particular model of iMac, and if so, which type of wireless card should I get?
If it helps, I have an Airport Extreme base station and under System Profiler it states that the AirPort card in the computer is an AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x88). Thank you in advance!