[Blackpool] Pi Zero, USB and networking question

[Les Pounder]

Hello

No idea what WIFI chip is inside, so I'd steer clear unless you fancy a
gamble :)

As Heed says the official WIFI dongle works and is only £6-£8.

Les

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 2:55 PM, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the input, peeps!
>
> So what about those USB WiFi dongles - how well-supported do they tend to
> be?
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
> James
>
> > On 9 Jan 2016, at 23:49, Joshua d <jad2811 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Les! Needed one of these for my A+ as im using it as a game
> stream client for my new Intel Skylake build! :-)
> > Thanks
> > Josh
> >
> > On 9 January 2016 at 23:46, Joshua d <jad2811 at gmail.com <mailto:
> jad2811 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Basically because its linux, any usb device you plug into it should be
> detected so your USB hub with ethernet will work out of the box.
> > Hope this helped
> > -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
> > Josh
> >
> > On 9 January 2016 at 20:00, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com <mailto:
> jmsp.1983 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Now that I’ve acquired a Pi Zero (thanks, Tony), I’ve been looking at
> getting it up and running, with a view to making it usable with other
> peripherals. Given that there’s only one USB port, I’ve been looking at a
> USB hub. I’ve found this one which offers a powered option as well as an
> ethernet port:
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CEL-Micro-USB-to-Network-LAN-Ethernet-RJ45-Adapter-with-3-Port-USB-2-0-HUB/32562185093.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149
> <
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CEL-Micro-USB-to-Network-LAN-Ethernet-RJ45-Adapter-with-3-Port-USB-2-0-HUB/32562185093.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149>
> <
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CEL-Micro-USB-to-Network-LAN-Ethernet-RJ45-Adapter-with-3-Port-USB-2-0-HUB/32562185093.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149
> <
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/CEL-Micro-USB-to-Network-LAN-Ethernet-RJ45-Adapter-with-3-Port-USB-2-0-HUB/32562185093.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149
> >>
> >
> > All I’m wondering is, will it work? Any ideas?
> >
> > The other option is one of these -
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Best-Price-High-Speed-4-ports-USB-hub-USB-2-0-Hub-with-Power-Adapter-Splitter/32589361742.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149
> <
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Best-Price-High-Speed-4-ports-USB-hub-USB-2-0-Hub-with-Power-Adapter-Splitter/32589361742.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149>
> <
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Best-Price-High-Speed-4-ports-USB-hub-USB-2-0-Hub-with-Power-Adapter-Splitter/32589361742.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149
> <
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Best-Price-High-Speed-4-ports-USB-hub-USB-2-0-Hub-with-Power-Adapter-Splitter/32589361742.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1,searchweb201644_5_10001_10002_10005_10006_10003_10004_62,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_6149>>
> - with a dirt cheap wireless adapter.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > James
> >
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