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 -- Galen Seitz [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
