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Hi all,
Still finding what will be my next laptop...
And I've seen some have removed the Ethernet port.
Given I use it often, I was thinking on using this Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter | Adapters | Lenovo US[^] in case I end with a laptop without the Ethernet port.
In the office I will have a dock station. When I'm on the go, if I have to connect to one robot, PLC,... I will mostly use it.
Have you used any? In case you've done, which has been your experience with that?
Thank you all!
modified 6-Aug-20 13:51pm.
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Some laptops (purchased new) include their own USB to Ethernet dongle. Though not sure if that's still the common practice.
Haven't used the device you mention, but I've used others (typically the ones that come with the laptop) and it's transparent and fast.
For example, I use the Ethernet port on the Plugable USB Docking Station both at home and at in the office (which means at home now.) Never had any issues.
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And maybe a strange question... is that USB C adapter strongly plugged to the pc?
I mean in the field I would not like to have it unplugged because it is not strong enough to hold the ethernet cable weight.
Sorry for the strange question.
Thank you!
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No, it's a standard USB cable, so easily unplugged. Fortunately the cable is short so I don't trip over it (I have other things I occasionally trip over, as I deal with a lot of hardware, and even sitting on my desk, some cables are rather long. Hmmm, I should tie them up.)
As to the Ethernet port itself, it's the typical "snap in place" thing.
Geez, how heavy is your ethernet cable?
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Not heavy... it's that when I'm doing a set up of one machine (robot, CNC or PLC) I never know where I will seat (if I seat at all) and usually the cable is a long one that I roll over the table leg before plugging into the laptop itself...
^^¡
Thank you very much for your comments!
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I use one for similar (PLCs, SCADA, DCS) - it works fine on a desk but dangling out the side of the laptop it doesn't feel as secure as a dedicated ethernet port on the laptop, though it hasn't failed yet! (tempting fate?) And of course they're one more thing to remember to stick in your bag. Aside, they're also useful to have as well as a 'proper' port, e.g. if you need to set it up for a different network...
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Have used one before years to have a second network connection to control measurements units. I don't remember the brand but it was very easy and unproblematic.
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Thank you!
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The USB to ETH I am using now is normal USB 3.0 to ETH, it annoys me a bit because in Win10 Enterprise I can't have it parallel to WiFi, I need to switch the flight mode on to get a stable communication with the PLC. But I think the problem is from the OEM Enterprise Client, not in Windows 10 itself.
In Win7 there was no problem at all, I could be in the field connected to the PLC and still google for something or get files from server, I now have to switch over for each silly thing...
Beyond that, the gadget works pretty nice. It is from the company Lindy.
A coworker of mine had a Workstation laptop with USB-C and the "docking station" was aprox 12x4x2,5 cm (maybe a bit bigger, but really not that big) and maybe a 10 or 15 cm cable. It looked pretty cool, but I have never had one myself.
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Thanks!
I will get a dock station for my office to plug the laptop to power, 2 displays, loudspeakers, mouse, keyboard, ethernet...
But while on the field, I plan to get a rugged access point (to be able to move around with the laptop while doing the set up of the machines I work in, and this item to be able to connect to the ethernet (in case the first option is not working). the one I put the link seems that pass the MAC address... so seems to be a good option... sure it won't be as strongly tied to the computer as an RJ45 connector, but this may even be an advantage.
Thanks Nelek!
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A deeply perturbed guy that like to have you know... USB devices plugged in... there...
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My state is requiring to do 3 contacts of employers to keep my COVID unemployment benefits coming. Since I have last professionally programmed in 2002, and using an extraordinarily obsolete stack (i.e., pre-.NET VC++), I doubt seriously that anyone will hire me, LOL.
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Well, two things come to mind:
If you haven't professionally programmed in 18 years, why would you want to search a list of employers looking for programmers?
Either look for a job in the field in which you were most recently employed, or, if you weren't employed, what are you doing collecting unemployment benefits?
Sounds like a plan to scam the system when it's really gone out of its way to help people. Have you cleaned out all the local church poor-boxes or, perhaps, slept in. That really sucks - maybe your position on the food chain is a much higher than it ought to be?
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: If you haven't professionally programmed in 18 years, why would you want to search a list of employers looking for programmers?
Either look for a job in the field in which you were most recently employed, or, if you weren't employed, what are you doing collecting unemployment benefits?
Because there's lots of employers looking to hire programmers, and not so many that want to hire teachers, which I have been doing as self-employed off & on since being a programmer. I realize that I am even more unemployable now than I was when I stopped getting work then, but I need to do this (i.e., contact 3 employers a week) to continue getting the unemployment benefit; otherwise, I could not care less.
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Your trying to game the ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ing system - which, if you listen to the political winds, is being used as an excuse to cut back the enhanced COVID benefits for those who really need them.
If you were teach - apply for teaching positions - that is seriously try to get a job. You're seriously trying to NOT get a job.
Getting unemployment when self-employed is a genuine gift - and you're not satisfied with what you've gotten when you'd normally get nothing?
Your the kind of person that will be used as an example to screw everyone else.
Putting a childish "LOL" at the end of your original post doesn't make it alright.
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/ravi
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The proper position on the food chain of all humans is ground up as fertiliser.
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At last!
I have a use for you mere mortals!
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If you haven't worked in 18 years I guess you are unemployable. Maybe just try Walmart.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: If you haven't worked in 18 years I guess you are unemployable. Maybe just try Walmart.
I believe that for the purposes of unemployment benefits during the Covcession, I should work in my previous career, and at the rate I used to be able to get. Yes, I believe that I am ENTITLED to do so.
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swampwiz wrote: Since I have last professionally programmed in 2002, and using an extraordinarily obsolete stack (i.e., pre-.NET VC++), I doubt seriously that anyone will hire me, LOL.
That's not obsolete; it's not up to date, but not obsolete. Patterns and programming concepts don't change much; and if you can write pre-.NET VC++, you can probably read modern VB.NET or C#.
Luck favors the bold, and bosses the willing.
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In the Netherlands you can buy such a list at the "kamer van koophandel" (chamber of commerce); it is a report that shows companies in the region that are in a specific sector, meant to for entrepreneurs to help them with assessing how much competition there would be for their start-up. Costs around 35 euro's here. You could try your local version, but it's not guaranteed to contain email-addresses (should contain a postal address). Also very popular under spammers/"marketeers" 
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