On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:45:15 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > I just wanted to ask quickly before I order a USB NIC: are there any > major issues with USB NICs with Squeeze?
I'd say that, as always happens in such situations, chipset is the key. > I have a great little machine that is only the size of a box of > chocolates and it only has one NIC, so to make it into a gateway machine > for my LAN, I'll need a NIC on a USB interface. > > I see from the archives here that there's no real problem mentioned > since 2004, but then I figure they're not that common. Hopefully this is > a totally unnecessary question, but most of my experience with NICs > comes from prior to 2004.... I can't find an equivalent to the TDLP.org > hardware compatibility how-to. > > Maybe anyone who's using a USB NIC can recommend a manufacturer. That > would be great. I would browse the web for a more updated information on these devices. For instance, this guy have done a small list of USB to ethernet devices that work in linux: http://free-electrons.com/blog/usbeth/ (yep, it does not mention a specific linux version but at least you can use it as start point...) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.10.10.16.33...@gmail.com
