[olpc-help] connecting to Ethernet instead of going wireless

[ffm]

It would increase the cost of the laptop by about 10-20 USD if we included
an ethernet port on the laptop, and our target users (kids with
schoolservers with wifi) have no need for ethernet.

-ffm

On Dec 26, 2007 6:23 PM, Larry J. Maltin <lmaltin at suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote:

> Heck, you mean it is more than simply "plugging into the Ethernet port
> in my hotel room?"
> L
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Larry Maltin
> Dix Hills, NY  11746-8021
> USA
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>
> Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero wrote:
> > Hi larry
> >
> > Yes you can,  see:
> >  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/USB_ethernet_adaptors
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 26, 2007 6:19 PM, Larry J. Maltin < lmaltin at suffolk.lib.ny.us
> > <mailto:lmaltin at suffolk.lib.ny.us>> wrote:
> >
> >     I've had the disappointing experience of not being able to get
> >     onto the
> >     internet while away from home. However, had I had the means to
> >     plug into
> >     an available Ethernet, there would have been no problem. How can I
> >     do it?
> >     Larry
> >
> >     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >     Larry Maltin
> >     Dix Hills, NY  11746-8021
> >     USA
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