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Steve
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:15 am Post subject:
USB to ethernet adapter |
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I have a notebook computer with 2 USB 1.1 ports. I also have a self-powered
USB portable hard drive with USB 2.0.
I was wondering if it is possible to transfer data back and forth from the
laptop to the portable hard drive via an unused ethernet port (3Com 3C920
Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller - 10mbit / 100 mbit ), and if it can be
done, is there any speed advantage. I had tried an adapter which gives you 2
USB 2.0 ports via the notebooks PCMCIA slot, but the adapter kept freezing
up my notebook.
Thanks... |
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Barry Watzman
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:17 am Post subject:
Re: USB to ethernet adapter |
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No, I do not believe that what you want to do is possible as you have
described it. There are external drive cases that have Ethernet
connections, and if that was what you had, you could do it (called NAS
or "Network Attached Storage"). There are USB to Ethernet adapters for
networking over a USB port, but there are no adapters that I am aware of
which convert an Ethernet port into a USB 2.0 port.
Steve wrote:
| Quote: | I have a notebook computer with 2 USB 1.1 ports. I also have a self-powered
USB portable hard drive with USB 2.0.
I was wondering if it is possible to transfer data back and forth from the
laptop to the portable hard drive via an unused ethernet port (3Com 3C920
Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller - 10mbit / 100 mbit ), and if it can be
done, is there any speed advantage. I had tried an adapter which gives you 2
USB 2.0 ports via the notebooks PCMCIA slot, but the adapter kept freezing
up my notebook.
Thanks...
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William P.N. Smith
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
Re: USB to ethernet adapter |
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"Steve" <wolfie115removethis@msn.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I have a notebook computer with 2 USB 1.1 ports. I also have a self-powered
USB portable hard drive with USB 2.0.
I was wondering if it is possible to transfer data back and forth from the
laptop to the portable hard drive via an unused ethernet port
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Someone makes a USB port that hangs off the Ethernet, check
tomshardware.com for a review of at least one of them. I looked at
them for a client, but ended up not getting them, so I can't tell you
how well they work. |
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