Tethering - Ethernet Adapter doesn't show up on Mac in System Preferences

Hi. When I to connect my iPhone 3G to a MacBook Air I have no "Ethernet Adapter (X)" in the Network section of System Preferences. It doesn't auto detect anything, I can't find it under the "+" button.
On another Mac it works. The problem seems to the with this MacBook Air. Seems to be a USB detection problem. It is as if the iPhone is not seen on USB as an Ethernet Adapter.
I have searched a lot on the forums and there is no answer. Can you help?

Hello. I got a similar issue. My iTunes 9 and my iPhone 3GS 3.1 works fine, they sync and so on. I got tethering service from my carrier and it worked fine using USB and Bluetooth with my MacBook. I don't know what happened but now it works only with Bluetooth. The ethernet adapter ˜Ethernet Adapter (enX)" - as shown in http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2756 - is missing.
I can't find a way to recreate that iPhone adapter. When I try to tether thru USB nothing happens (no blue bar in iPhone), no adapter is recognized/created. When I tether thru Bluetooth everything works fine.
Does anyone know how to reset iPhone ethernet config in Mac OS? Thank you.

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