On 2013-03-03, Christian Weisgerber <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have a problem with a Digitus USB 2.0 repeater cable in
> > combination with a Soekris net5501 running OpenBSD 5.2 (see full
> > dmesg at the very end of this mail).
> Is this an active device? Essentially a single-port hub?
Exactly.
> > However, the problem occurs when I attach the repeater cable with
> > the UMTS stick at its end. The stick is not recognized anymore.
> I suspect the net5501's USB port is too weak to power the combination
> of repeater and UMTS stick.
Thanks for the pointer. I will try with a USB hub with an external power
supply (as also suggested by Stuart Henderson).
Best regards,
Ingo
