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Re: convert between ethernet and usb

From Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: convert between ethernet and usb
Date 2015-11-07 19:20 +0100
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rlharris@oplink.net a écrit :
> On Sat, November 7, 2015 4:26 am, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>> Doesn't your i386 machine have an available USB port ?
>> Or does IPCop2 just not include USB drivers ?
> 
> It has a USB-2 port; and I suppose I can purchase a PCI card with a USB-3
> port at the computer store.

Why would you need a USB 3 port ? Doesn't a USB 2 port provide enough
throughput ?

> In the IPCop manual, the only mention I see of USB is under [2.4 network
> menu][2.4.1 dialup]:
> 
>>From the IPCop 2.0 manual:
> INTERFACE. This will be either a Communications port (COM1-COM5,
> ttyUSB0-4, noz0-1, ttyHS0-3, or usb/ttyACM0-3) used mostly for modems
> and ISDN cards, or PPPoE which is used mostly for DSL connections.
> 
>>From the IPCop 1.4 manual:
> INTERFACE. This will be either a Communications port (COM1-COM5,
> ACM0-ACM3 or USB0-USB1) used mostly for modems and ISDN cards, or
> PPPoE which is used mostly for DSL connections.

These are serial ports, not network interfaces. With the proper driver,
an ethernet over USB device will appear as a regular network interface
in ifconfig. Well, the interface name may be different from the usual
ethX, such as usbX.

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convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-07 03:20 +0100
  Re: convert between ethernet and usb Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.id.au> - 2015-11-07 07:20 +0100
    Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-07 08:10 +0100
  Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-07 11:30 +0100
    Re: convert between ethernet and usb Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> - 2015-11-07 11:50 +0100
      Re: convert between ethernet and usb Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 12:30 +0100
        Re: convert between ethernet and usb Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2015-11-07 15:10 +0100
          Re: convert between ethernet and usb Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 15:50 +0100
            Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-07 18:00 +0100
              Re: convert between ethernet and usb Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-11-07 19:50 +0100
            Re: convert between ethernet and usb Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-11-07 19:50 +0100
              Re: convert between ethernet and usb Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 20:30 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-11-07 23:50 +0100
      Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-07 12:40 +0100
        Re: convert between ethernet and usb Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> - 2015-11-07 12:50 +0100
    Re: convert between ethernet and usb Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2015-11-07 15:10 +0100
      Re: convert between ethernet and usb Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2015-11-07 19:40 +0100
      Re: convert between ethernet and usb Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.id.au> - 2015-11-08 07:40 +0100
        Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-08 08:10 +0100
    Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-07 17:40 +0100
      Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-07 19:20 +0100
        Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-07 19:50 +0100
          Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-07 20:50 +0100
            Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-07 21:40 +0100
              Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-07 22:10 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-08 00:30 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-08 03:00 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-08 03:30 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-08 04:00 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-08 13:30 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-08 19:40 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.id.au> - 2015-11-08 21:20 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-08 22:30 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2015-11-08 23:40 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-09 00:00 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-09 02:00 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-11-09 03:20 +0100
                Re: convert between ethernet and usb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-11-09 09:10 +0100

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