Hi,

My son has successfully broken all four internal usb ports on my old laptop,
have tried several times to strip it down but is harder than i though. I use
it to connect to my wireless network and surf in another room. Can I use a
Ethernet to USB convertor the plug into this a powered usb hub ? will this
then give me back USB ports and be able to plug my bluetooth dongle back in
and way to go??

j

On Nov 30, 4:41 am, "jamieT" <n...@notway.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My son has successfully broken all four internal usb ports on my old laptop,
> have tried several times to strip it down but is harder than i though. I use
> it to connect to my wireless network and surf in another room. Can I use a
> Ethernet to USB convertor the plug into this a powered usb hub ? will this
> then give me back USB ports and be able to plug my bluetooth dongle back in
> and way to go??
>
> j

NO! USB to Ethernet adapter does not provide USB signals over the
Ethernet. It converts Ethernet signals to USB.

Do you have either a PCCARD or PCMCIA slot?

ok thanks


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> On Nov 30, 4:41 am, "jamieT" <n...@notway.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> My son has successfully broken all four internal usb ports on my old
>> laptop,
>> have tried several times to strip it down but is harder than i though. I
>> use
>> it to connect to my wireless network and surf in another room. Can I use
>> a
>> Ethernet to USB convertor the plug into this a powered usb hub ? will
>> this
>> then give me back USB ports and be able to plug my bluetooth dongle back
>> in
>> and way to go??
>>
>> j
>
> NO! USB to Ethernet adapter does not provide USB signals over the
> Ethernet. It converts Ethernet signals to USB.
>
> Do you have either a PCCARD or PCMCIA slot?