Airport card is dead, what can I use?

[Bawx]

My Powerbook won't connect to any wireless network even though it recognizes them. (perhaps it's too old an can't use WPA-PSK) I want to buy an Wireless USB adapter but all the ones at Office Depot say Windowx XP and Vista/7. I have no idea where to get one that will work for an old Mac. Unless, maybe those ones will? Anyone know what I can do?

Also, on the wireless icon on the taskbar, it says Airport: On, then I go into About this Mac > More info, and it says it's off. Weird.

[Brian M. Veteran]

Are you sure it's not a software issue?

Have you tried booting from your OS install CD to see if you can connect from there?

[Bawx]

Don't have the CD.

[Shadrack]

I bought a cheap $14 Realtek USB WiFi (802.11G) stick off of Newegg and it worked just fine with my Mac Mini PPC. But it didn't use the "Airport" drivers, I had to download the ones of Realtek and they were kinda fugly and awkward. (no signal strength indicator in the top bar or anything fancy).

[Bawx]

Can you link to that exact one?

[Damian]

Which PowerBook do you have?

If it isn't a software issue:

I recommend WIFI express cards for notebooks.

Sticks out less.

[Bawx]

Powerbook G4 Titanium.