From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 20 21:26:37 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67892106564A; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:26:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from mailgw.es.net (mail1.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:201:1::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 414AA8FC0A; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:26:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:910::29]) by mailgw.es.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o9KLQaKT002457 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:26:36 -0700 Received: from ptavv.es.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 9FF7F1CC3E; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:26:36 -0700 (PDT) To: Gary Kline In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:15:46 PDT." <20101020211546.GA26611@thought.org> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:26:36 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20101020212636.9FF7F1CC3E@ptavv.es.net> Cc: David Brodbeck , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netbooks & BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:26:37 -0000 > Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:15:46 -0700 > From: Gary Kline > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:32:01AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > >        Sure, the optical uses [I think] a USB connector.  Pretty sure > > >        that all these tiny "toys" are made at one factory! and then > > >        labeled by the vendor.  If all the opticals are essentially > > >        the same, then great. > > > > I think they all pretty much follow the same standard. I've even had > > success using an IDE CD-ROM drive plugged into a USB-to-IDE adapter > > cable, before. > > > That kinda makes me laugh, because isn't the idea of USB to > have *one* standard plug that fits into one jack? --Seriously, > my favorite "clicky" keyboard is a PS/2 and I have a USB adaptor > that saved me. > > The thing about the memsticks is that on my tower cases, you > have to get down and crawl around and find the jack... Is there > such a thing as a USB "extender" cable, say, a meter or two long? Sure. My SmartCard token is plugged into one on my desk. Not knowing where you are I an only suggest Radio Shack or, if there is one near you, Frys. You can easily order one on-line for a LARGE number of vendors. Just remember that the maximum length of 5 meters. I see prices for brand-name cables at about $8. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751