[ale] USB 2 RJ-45 adapterRe: [ale] USB 2 RJ-45 adapter

[cfowler]

Will not work.

This type of modem requires a direct plug into a PC.  I doubt there is a
router that can be purchased that will accept this kind of input?


On 12/31/1969, "David S. Jackson" <dsj at sylvester.dsj.net> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>A friend got a DSL modem from bellsouth that only has a USB connector
>for the lan interface.  He doesn't want to buy another device, and he
>thinks that BS won't replace the DSL modem without hitting him for more
>$$.  (I told him to try to get BS to replace it first.)  So, he asked me
>whether there were a USB to RJ-45 adapter, and sure enough Lynksys has a
>couple that seem to fill this bill:
>
>http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=30&prid=402
>
>for starters.  Shouldn't this work when it's plugged into a DSL modem
>just as well as when it's plugged into a laptop or PC?
>
>TIA!
>
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