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    From Airmailman@VERT to Ogg on Mon Mar 20 05:20:42 2023
    Re: usb3-over-eth, anyone?
    By: Ogg to All on Sat Feb 25 2023 06:43 pm

    I have a pc that has limited or non-fuctional usb2 ports. I'd
    like to have support for fast usb3 devices. Is there a
    reasonably-priced usb3-over-eth solution? The Digi AnywhereUSB
    AW02-G300 sounds awesome but it is over $400.

    What about a PCIe expansion card. I see USB3 cards going for as little as $5.

    Spend the other $395 on gas...

    Cheers,
    Dennis

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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Airmailman on Mon Mar 20 14:00:00 2023
    Hello Airmailman!

    I have a pc that has limited or non-fuctional usb2 ports.
    I'd like to have support for fast usb3 devices. Is there a
    reasonably-priced usb3-over-eth solution? The Digi
    AnywhereUSB AW02-G300 sounds awesome but it is over $400.

    What about a PCIe expansion card. I see USB3 cards going
    for as little as $5.

    I decided to get an ExpressCard/54 (PCIe). My T60 Thinkpad
    seemed to accomodate one ..and I didn't realize ExpressCard
    support was there.

    The new card is equipped with three USB3.0 ports.

    Seems to be a good stop-gap measure for now.

    The USB3 speeds on the card are about double what I was getting
    on the USB2 ports. That's good enuff for now.


    Spend the other $395 on gas...

    No kidding. :O

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