Tethering, USB ports and older Macs.

Hi, everyone.
I've found some instructions online on how to connection to the Internet by connecting a notebook to an iPhone. The problem I am having is that when I connect my iPhone to my Powermac G5 or my older Powerbook G4 I get a message on the phone's screen stating that there is a problem with the connection and the phone is not being charged.
From the instructions I've read once the iPhone is connected to the computer (notebook and I believe desktops also) I should be able to go in the phone's preferences and see an option for tethering under Network and also some kind of preference in iTunes. I am not seeing that.
Is there a problem with the USB ports in older computers that prevents the iPhones from working right ? I've tried both the USB cable supplied with the iPhone and another cable that came with my older iPod but both don't work.
What am I doing wrong ?
Thank you in advance for your answers.

Anybody seen a Mac compatible 11n, 5GHz client devise? PB can use cardbus or USB client adapters while the desktop can use either PCI or USB adapter.
A wireless Ethernet bridge (also known as a gaming adapter) would work as a universal alternative. Such a bridge does not (normally) require special drivers, and can thus be used with nearly all Ethernet-capable devices (under almost any operating system). However, 802.11 n (draft) dual-band units appear to be rare. Linksys WGA600N could possibly be of interest to you.
Jan

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