That’s the second SMC 2862W-G USB Wireless-G dongle that’s given up on me. They’ve both run okay for a while, then overheated, and given up. From then on, they’ll only work for a few minutes, then stop. The folks at Sonaggi must be getting tired of me bringing them back.
I have one of these, and mine reacts in exactly the same way. Works for about 1 minute and then stops. Do you know if SMC knows that this is an ongoing problem? Thanks.