On Fri, 17 Aug 2012, Keith Roberts wrote: *snip* > Or the other option could be to use a USB to RJ45 adaptor instead of the > onboard NIC? > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-LAN01-Usb-lan-RJ45/dp/B000CCZP88/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1345222425&sr=8-3 Here's an interesting article about using Ethernet over USB: "The ability to connect Ethernet devices via USB ports is known as Ethernet over USB. There are many low-cost commercial adapters available to do this. The links below describe the technical details on how the technology works." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_USB HTH Keith ----------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------