USB-to-ethernet

jonaskellens · 02-26-2010, 05:23 AM

Has anyone experience with this usb-to-ethernet adapter thing ?
Is there loss on connection speed by using this adapter ?

Can linux handle this adapter ? I guess it sees it as a regular USB-interface ?

Could this adapter be an alternative for a mobo with only 1 ethernet port but several USB-slots ??

Simon Bridge · 02-26-2010, 07:44 AM

In general:
http://www.cablesdirect.co.nz/www/pdfs/laneu4203.pdf
[warning: pdf]

The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Fast Ethernet Adapter allows you to connect to the network at 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet throughput speeds. But not all adaptors are made equal and we don't know which one you are talking about.

In linux, all full speed 100baseT usb/ethernet adapters are reported as working, as well as high speed 10/100 adapters.

michaelk · 02-26-2010, 02:58 PM

I have an old Linksys adapter and on occasion plugged it into one of my computers running CentOS. It works as expected but I've never checked its throughput. As stated if using a USB 2.0 port you should not have any problems.

FYI bandwidth is shared between all devices on the same port. You might have connection problems if writing large amounts of data to a hard drive.

jefro · 02-26-2010, 05:01 PM

Any cheap product will slightly slow down traffic. I doubt your system would notice it. I have used them. I keep one known working in case a system is down and I don't have drivers for the installed card.

They should perform as their price reflects and compare to almost any cheap pci card.