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Actually, you can easily get a usb or thunderbolt to ethernet adapter.

reply to Anonnn
If you're looking for something that may be a little easier, I would suggest a wireless router. As for wireless routers, my personal preference based on performance and ease of configuration (not to mention reliability and durability) by far is either Linksys or in the absence of that, TP-Link. This would enable you to plug an ethernet cable with one end in the WAN port of the router and the other plugged into the modem. From there, you could either plug another ethernet cable into your desktop with the other end plugged into a LAN port on your router, or connect both computers over wireless. This will also allow you to be able to use the MacBook anywhere in your home.

My personal recommendation from my experience would be either one of these two:

1) If you're looking for something for just a basic internet connection at a more affordable price, I would recommend going with the Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GL

2) If you're looking for something a little more "cutting edge" that you will be able to keep with you for a long time to come that can handle much more advanced networking and much faster speeds, I would recommend the Linksys E2000

reply to Anonnn
If we're talking routers I'd say go Linksys refurb E1000/WRT160N/WRT310N/E1200 for low end. Will outperform the WRT54G anyday now, is compatible with third-party firmware and is usually cheaper...

Higher end I say refurb Linksys E4200 or Asus RT-N66

reply to Anonnn
What version of the USB driver is on your install CD? I might be able to find a newer version..

Some people have tried experimenting with other common USB to Ethernet drivers, with mixed success:
»discussions.apple.com/thread/153···tstart=0

In the end, getting a router or an official Apple adapter is probably the way to go. I have wireless routers from $15

Apple needs to fix this design defect. It is a travesty that they sell computers without Ethernet connections.
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reply to MrMazda86
The WRT160N, E1000 and E1200 are 300Gbps 2.4GHz N w/ Fast Ethernet
The WRT310N is 300Gbps 2.4GHz N w/ Gigabit
The WRT320N(essentially the E2000) is 300Gbps selective dual-band N w/ Gigabit
The E4200 and RT-N66 are simultaneous dual-band N w/ Gigabit

reply to Teddy Boom

filed for future reference: tmpchaos = mac zealot

Good to know
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reply to Teddy Boom
Fully Agreed. Of course the 5GHz band is another matter. And yeah, the amount of times I've had to deal with students moving into university residence with laptops that don't have Ethernet ports...both the local Apple store and Campus Computer store ran out of adapters at least a dozen times in the first few weeks of September...

reply to tmpchaos
I see, ok!

My apology, I didn't want to make the post long so I didn't include that I do currently have a router (wireless ofc).

But through modem directly to air/etc there is a benefit of full internet speed which is what I'm looking for. I could use ethernet connecting for my other device but we are talking about air, apple, limited "stuff".

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The N12 is a single band N with Fast Ethernet similar to the cheaper ones I posted above, which go for $20 and under quite often.

The other ones (E4200 and RT-N66U) are for a different market, being much more powerful (feature-wise) than the N12.

Not to say the N12 is a bad router, I've used it and it's fine, it's just not the best value.

reply to Anonnn
Also, there's one thing I forgot to mention when it comes to the speeds. You always want to keep in mind what kind of data transfer usage that you will have a need for. For example, if you've got multiple computers and transfer large files (like a movie collection, or DVD images), then it may be more advisable to work with a faster connection method. Also, if you're looking for the ability to do online gaming, particularly a higher graphics intensive gaming, then you may want something a little faster also. That aside, I thought it may be helpful to break down the different speed categories and the maximum actual speed that they can handle. They are as follows:

54Mbit Wireless G ~ 6.43MB/s (in reality, you may only get up to ~4MB/s)
150Mbit Wireless N ~ 17.88MB/s (assuming you reach the full speed)
300Mbit Wireless N ~ 35.76MB/s (assuming you reach the full speed)
10Mbit Ethernet ~ 1.19MB/s (which is why I don't use 10Mbit)
100Mbit "Fast Ethernet" ~ 11.92MB/s (in reality, you may only get up to ~10.5MB/s)
1000Mbig "Gigabit Ethernet" ~ 119.20MB/s (in reality, you may only get up to ~115MB/s)

Now with all that being said, the biggest "slow down" is going to be how fast your provider will allow you to upload or download information. The more critical thing to take into account is the type of networking you want to do or be able to do within your home. For myself personally, I have two separate networks. One network has the 100Mbit "Fast Ethernet" and 300Mbit Wireless N for internet purposes, while the other is completely segregated for the internet and uses 1000Mbit "Gigabit Ethernet" to tie all of *my* computers together for internal networking, so that I can reach optimum speeds, without it affecting the stability, speed, or reliability of the internet connection. This kind of setup though is generally recommended for more "advanced" power users though.

reply to Anonnn
Why unable to get internet connecting to air or desktop with USB line?

You could try one of the appropriate drivers from here: »sustworks.com/site/news_usb_ethernet.html , as referenced in this thread above. If you're running 10.6.8 or above, I'd try the USBAx8817x 1.0.3b14 driver.
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