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Waahmbo's avatar
Waahmbo
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Jan 06, 2023

a8000 and macos

Is there any particular reason that the a8000 (axe 3000 usb wifi adapter)  is listed as not compatible with macos?   I've never ran into an uncompatable wifi adapter yet.

8 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 06, 2023

    Probably because even the A7000 isn't compatible with the latest versions of mac? Its a couple generations behind on that.

    Could be how apple is handling drivers/compatibility. 

     

    • Waahmbo's avatar
      Waahmbo
      Star
      Jan 06, 2023

      You're probably right.   Apple tends to hide everything from developers until the last minutes before an os release.

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 07, 2023
    Waahmbo wrote:

    I've never ran into an uncompatable wifi adapter yet.

    That's odd. Very few Netgear wifi adapters promise Apple compatibility. And those that do are often behind the times and don't work on the latest versions of MacOS.

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    • Dominus's avatar
      Dominus
      Aspirant
      Jan 22, 2023

      Really not working 😄 Tested by myself. Maybe there is somehow possible to making it work? trying to figure out for now 

      • beardedGaijin's avatar
        beardedGaijin
        Aspirant
        Feb 09, 2023

        Anyone have an update on A8000/AXE3000 (wifi6e USB dongle) + OSX? Just picked one up and would rather use it in my Macbook or a rPI instead of standing up a windows machine. 

  • JP_Jazzman's avatar
    JP_Jazzman
    Initiate
    Dec 10, 2023
    This is just a PC only wifi dongle with no drivers for the Mac. Mistaken article on Forbes said it was Mac and PC. But it only has PC compatibility. Nothing to do with Mac OS updates. I know because I mistakenly bought one for a 2019 intel MacBook Pro. No Mac drivers in box. No drivers on Website.