From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Dec 15 11:14:11 2000 From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 15 11:14:10 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from browning.pennasoft.com (acs-24-154-28-99.zoominternet.net [24.154.28.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 863D337B400 for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:14:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by browning.pennasoft.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eBFJHIY23778 for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:17:22 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from behanna@zbzoom.net) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 14:17:18 -0500 (EST) From: Chris BeHanna Sender: behanna@zbzoom.net Reply-To: behanna@zbzoom.net To: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: no more broken dongles. :) In-Reply-To: <20001215094111.N19572@fw.wintelcom.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > I wanted to thank the guys doing USB support, so far I've ruined > 3 or 4 pccards by accidentally yanking on the cable and breaking > the dongle. I finally decided to buy a USB ethernet card because > the connections are a lot stronger. I got the SMC Ez USB, which > worked fine when plugged in while the laptop was already up. It > works like a charm and even came with a Turbo Linux CD which makes > a nice coaster. With no slight intended to the USB guys, another alternative is the Linksys Integrated 10/100 card, which has a big honking jack molded onto it with status LEDs. No dongle. It set me back about $60, including shipping. -- Chris BeHanna Software Engineer behanna@bogus.zbzoom.net Remove "bogus" before responding. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message