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All the other brands went along (slrpnk.net)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The PITA is that I use RJ45 pretty much every day. It's not just a matter of "oh there's wifi everywhere"; 99% of wifis everywhere are not open, or are actually not connected to the networks I'm working on, or I need the physical connector to diagnose wire / networking issues; and the performance of wifi on Linux on refurbrished machines tends to be subpar and they tend to not allow for "developer mode" options (playing with your MAC, WPA supplanting, etc).

If Tesla, the actual Tesla, had given us technology instead of the thief ~~Elon~~ Edison, then perhaps we'd somehow have point-to-point wireless RJ45 that would function everywhere, and I wouldn't need the connector.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just use USB-C to Ethernet cables ๐Ÿ˜‡

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you mean a Ethernet to USB-C cable?

In any case, I already have the bad experience of Ethernet to USB-A cables not working, and not being able to know if they need some sort of driver. Not even on Linux, which is weird enough for me to temporarily give up on them and prefer built-in to bolt-in for something that's so important.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yea.. comparing legacy USB with C and think one can apply the same reasoning.. usb C works great with Ethernet protocol in personal experience.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've already been through the problem with that. Cba doing it again.