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Date:      15 Jul 2002 13:28:01 -0500
From:      Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Websurfer appliance and getting USB ethernet working
Message-ID:  <8765zgdexa.fsf@pooh.int>
In-Reply-To: <200207151344.48974.justin@shiningsilence.com>
References:  <200207151344.48974.justin@shiningsilence.com>

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At 2002-07-15T17:44:48Z, "Justin C. Sherrill" <justin@shiningsilence.com> writes:

> My questions for the list are:
> 1: Does anyone know a reason/fix for this?
> 2: Failing that, where can I look for more info? 

1. The Webplayer's USB port is underpowered.  It dies whenever a sufficient
   load is played on it.  A workaround is to plug the Ethernet adapter into
   a self-powered USB hub, then plug the hub into the Webplayer.  That way,
   the hub is powered the adapter.  A better long-term solution may be to
   find a wireless NIC for the internal slot.  I've been half-heartedly
   thinking about trying this route, but haven't decided that it's work the
   money to do so yet.

2. I posted a small amount of data on my Wiki site at
   http://subwiki.honeypot.net/twiki/bin/view/Main/HackingMyWebPlayer .  The
   material is directly related to Debian Linux, but the theory holds for
   FreeBSD.
-- 
Kirk Strauser
The Strauser Group - http://www.strausergroup.com/

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