hardwiring my Macbook air

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hardwiring my Macbook air

My wife has a macbook air laptop and would like to hardwire it for use as our wifi connection is spotty. Is it possible as there is no ethernet port on the laptop??

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 9:48 AM

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kaz-k

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Mar 29, 2020 10:01 AM in response to bearcub322

Hi,

If your wife's MacBook Air has Thunderbolt port, you need to get following adapter.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD463LL/A/thunderbolt-to-gigabit-ethernet-adapter?fnode=8b&fs=f%3Dadapter%26fh%3D4595%252B45b0

If your wife's MacBook Air has USB port, you need to get following adapter.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC704LL/A/apple-usb-ethernet-adapter?fnode=8b&fs=f%3Dadapter%26fh%3D4595%252B45b0

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kaz-k

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Mar 29, 2020 10:25 AM in response to bearcub322

I forget to mention.

If your wife's MacBook Air has USB-C port, you need to get following adapter.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HJKF2ZM/A/belkin-usb-c-to-gigabit-ethernet-adapter?fnode=8b&fs=f%3Dadapter%26fh%3D4595%252B45b0

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Mar 29, 2020 9:55 AM in response to bearcub322

You would use an adapter. See:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD463LL/A/thunderbolt-to-gigabit-ethernet-adapter?fnode=8b

and

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC704LL/A/apple-usb-ethernet-adapter?fnode=8b

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bearcub322 Author

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Mar 30, 2020 8:28 AM in response to kaz-k

Hey Kaz.....Thx so much foryour willingness to reply and offer the resources ....I very much appreciate your kindness!! They were very helpful. I hope you have a fantastic day!!

Kevin

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