On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> 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. This one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ET4KHJ2 does work on any OS you can dream up. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
