Powermac G4 and Wireless USB Adapter

Hi
I have upgraded my Powermac G4 Dual 450 to OSX 10.4.9 (10.5 still won't go on even with Leopard Assist?). Anyway, I bought a USB adapter to try to connect to the internet (Lm Technologies 802.11N 150Mbps Fast Wireless NANO USB Adapter). Does anyone know how I set this up? It appears as a choice under Ethernet in the Network settings under System preferences but I have no idea what settings to use. The disc with the drivers only has info on how to get it running in Windows. I did go back to the seller but as yet no response.
As for Leopard, I still get what I always got when trying to install. The grey box with the multilingual message telling you to shut the machine down plus lots of text over the top. Without booting it up I remember the last line says 'we're hanging in there'. Not sure if it is an open firmware message or something. The general theme is one of 'this isn't going to work'.
Thanks
Phil.

That gray box with various languages is a kernel panic.
You have hardware that is incompatible with the Leopard software that you are using.
Whether the issue is the Leopard disc is not retail (gray, OEM disc), or, if you have incompatible third party hardware installed, only you know.
As for Network settings:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1763.html
http://kb.iu.edu/data/alfk.html

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