[PLUG] USB to ethernet adapters

[Tom]

I have used the adapter Wes suggested and it works like a charm on
Linux, and it is good price for $10.
If you need to buy local (limited choice) and want to be sure that it
works, why not bring a laptop and try to plug it in it should show as a
network card.
You should be able to see and inspect the new network (ethernet)
interface by any of the following commands:
ip link
ifconfig
hwinfo --netcard
hwinfo --network
lshw -class network
Best luck, Tomas
On Mon, 2017-03-20 at 15:51 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 03/20/2017 03:28 PM, wes wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Richard Owlett <
> > rowlett at cloud85.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > On 03/19/2017 08:25 AM, David wrote:
> > > > On 03/19/2017 05:45 AM, 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?"
> > > > > TIA
> > > > 
> > > > I can't speak for Staples specifically, but I recently bought a
> > > > laptop
> > > > without RJ-45 on-board and successfully used both an old
> > > > Netgear FA120
> > > > and an Apple USB-RJ45 without any problems.
> > > 
> > > I visited the local Staples. All they stock locally is an Apple
> > > product,
> > > MC704ll/A. The package label says it is for use with only a
> > > Macbook Air.
> > > A web search was inconclusive - 1 says can't work, 1 says works
> > > fine.
> > > 
> > > Is that the model you have?
> > > Should it work easily with Debian Jessie?
> > > TIA
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > sounds like a lot of extra money for uncertain function. I would be
> > very
> > surprised to find that this model won't work on any mainstream
> > linux
> > distribution, however I'm not willing to bet $20 on that
> > expectation.
> 
> Nor I ;/
> That is why I asked if it was the model David used.
> 
> > This one:
> > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ET4KHJ2
> > does work on any OS you can dream up.
> 
>  It was Amazon and Ebay, from their respective foundings,
> which 
> are my primary reason for dealing with with brick-b-mortar vendors. 
> There is one more local vendor to check. They are now primarily an IT
> consultant, but I've been a low volume customer for >20 years, since 
> they started as a consumer oriented storefront.
> 
> > 
> > -wes
> 
> 
> 
> 
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