Wireless bridge for older emac

Hi. I have had my emac for more than four years. He still runs wonderfully, despite some raster shift issues.
I've been reading through the info on the wireless bridge in the discussion boards, and I was wondering if anyone with a computer like mine has tried the Netgear MA111 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. If so, what has your experience been? I have an ethernet cord, and I would prefer a cheaper solution than tracking down a discontinued apple wireless card if I can.
Thank you so much for your help.

I'm not sure if I should post here or start a new post, but are you trying to connect wireless via your ethernet port and what is "some raster shift issues"? The reason for my asking is that I have tried to connect using a USB/ethernet adapter and it didn't work. I have to sometimes jiggle my ethernet cable to reconnect to my router.

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