F flxjones BSOD Messages 144 Sep 15, 2009 #1 I have a usb adapter with one side a male usb port and on the other net an ethernet thing? what is this used for??
I have a usb adapter with one side a male usb port and on the other net an ethernet thing? what is this used for??
setishock Wizard of Wires Messages 10,726 Location 4321 Sep 15, 2009 #2 I have one of those for my old Tecra laptop. It's an adaptor to let you have a LAN jack. You'll need the drivers for it to be able to use it.
I have one of those for my old Tecra laptop. It's an adaptor to let you have a LAN jack. You'll need the drivers for it to be able to use it.
jmacavali Fully Optimized Messages 4,867 Sep 15, 2009 #3 It's so you can make a USB port 'act' like a nic card. It's also very useful when you are reloading computers alot so that if you don't have the network driver, you can use the USB adapter and use that to go online and get the driver.
It's so you can make a USB port 'act' like a nic card. It's also very useful when you are reloading computers alot so that if you don't have the network driver, you can use the USB adapter and use that to go online and get the driver.
