What your friend ment to say is:
you need a usb-mini (Male:=Standard) to Usb-Type A(this is the big flat one)-FEMALE (same as in your usb-hub) Adapter. So you can plug any Device with its standard cable. There are other solutions, for example a USB-Mini to USB-Type B and an Hub with that Tyoe B. Brolin Empey schrieb: > Hello list, > > A few days ago, I was chatting with DocScrutinizer in #openmoko on > FreeNode about using a USB → Ethernet adapter to connect my FreeRunner > directly to my Ethernet LAN. DocScrutinizer told me I need a > miniUSB-m → USB-A-f adapter or a cable like this: > > <http://www.conrad.de/goto.php?artikel=971535> > > Where can I buy such an adapter or cable in Canada? I live in the > Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. I already checked some > local computer stores (NCIX, A-Power) and a distributor (ACP > Marketing), but none appear to have what I need. I know there is at > least one other list member who lives in the Lower Mainland, and there > must be other Canadian members even if they live elsewhere in Canada. -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen Matthias Huber Kohlstattstr. 14 86459 Wollishausen Tel: 08238-7998 LPI000181125 _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community