[PLUG] USB to ethernet adapters
Galen Seitz
galens at seitzassoc.com
Sun Mar 19 16:20:10 UTC 2017
On 03/19/17 05:45, Richard Owlett wrote:
> The recent thread about the Lantronix XPort caught my attention.
> A quick search found a variety of USB to ethernet adapters.
>
> I will be visiting a local Staples next week. Their website lists several.
> What should I look for?
> A better question might be "What should I avoid?"
The USB to ethernet market is dominated by a semiconductor design house
called Asix, with Realtek making up most of the rest. Microchip also
makes a USB to ethernet adapter, but it seems to be nonexistent in the
retail market. Regardless, whatever you buy won't have these names on
the package. In the fine print on the back you might find a part number
like AX88772. This is a 100 Mbit Asix device that is very common and is
definitely supported by Linux. I have one that was sold by Monoprice,
but I don't see it on their web site now.
Anyway, the short answer is that Linux has decent support for USB to
ethernet adapters. My guess is that any 100 Mbit adapter that you find
will be supported. 1 Gbit adapters are more questionable due to their
newness. YMMV
galen
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