Linux/Ubuntu laptop with no eth/lan port

[MR]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 06:54 bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> This goes along with my trying to get a better understanding of ubuntu
> on a laptop.
>
> Appears a bunch of laptops no longer ship with builin eth/lan ports!!
>
> So, my question. If you have a laptop that runs Ubuntu, does it have
> the built in drivers to support eth/lan - USB adapters (dongle)? nor
> would there need to be other mods to connect to "Eth".
>

Three years ago I bought a laptop with no explicit Ethernet port. However,
it has a thunderbolt usb3 port and came with a USB Ethernet adapter. I used
that to setup Wi-Fi access, and I've never had any significant issues with
it since, other than placement for optimal Wi-Fi connectivity.

I suggest if you're buying a new laptop today, there should be some kind of
USB Wi-Fi adapter with it. You can almost certainly get one separately too.

*buntu and most Linux distro come with the necessary drivers built-in these
days.

Angst is an operator add on...

HTH

MRZ
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