Ethernet NICs w/ USB host attach?

Alex Hewitt hewitt_tech at comcast.net
Fri Jan 23 08:19:25 EST 2009


Ben Scott wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Jim Kuzdrall <gnhlug at intrel.com> wrote:
>   
>> I would bet that all of these use the same chip and firmware, so they
>> should all look the same to the operating system.
>>     
>
>   There are definitely multiple chips out there.  Not all USB/Ethernet
> adapters as the same.
>
> -- Ben
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>   

There's always the LinkSys USB model. The reviewers at the Newegg site 
claimed that this worked well with their Tivos which are Linux based.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124122

-Alex




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