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Title: USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on June 03, 2006, 17:50:10 PM

Why the hell do they make it so that USB cables fit perfectly into a bloody RJ45 port. Just had my camera plugged into my laptop wondering why the hell it wasnt working.

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Serious on June 03, 2006, 19:07:18 PM

:mutley: Not that I have managed this myself... :D

Title: USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Walrusbonzo on June 04, 2006, 09:57:43 AM

Quote from: M3ta7h3adWhy the hell do they make it so that USB cables fit perfectly into a bloody RJ45 port. Just had my camera plugged into my laptop wondering why the hell it wasnt working.

Do they????? :shock:

Title: USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: DeltaZero on June 04, 2006, 10:12:01 AM

Yup...done that before !

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on June 04, 2006, 10:12:18 AM

The B end would (you know, the square one), but PCs only accept the A plug rectangular end :?

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on June 04, 2006, 10:32:36 AM

nope... its the rectangle end that fits perfectly in them. Just the right size to get in there without any difficulty.

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on June 04, 2006, 11:01:44 AM

OMG really? I thought it would be too long :lol:

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on June 04, 2006, 11:18:35 AM

lol nope :) its juuuussst big enough so that it actually feels as if its going into a USB socket (that resistance you get.. before it clunks into place).

Has a gap up and down obviously but yeah.. fits perfectly within it :D lol

Title: USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: bear on June 04, 2006, 11:32:44 AM

Hmmm have never tried that, will it increase the speed ? (http://img116.exs.cx/img116/6469/g5cgrin.gif)

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: soopahfly on June 04, 2006, 11:47:15 AM

USB is a completely stupid design.

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Sweenster on June 04, 2006, 12:28:31 PM

Quote from: soopahflyUSB is a completely stupid design.

agreed

it shouldnt be the same shape up and down, plus that fact that every board/case maker seems to randomly choose a way of putting it in

i can spend 5 minutes with my hand behind a case trying to get a usb plug in, turning it over and over trying to work out which is the right side

tis ok if you can see, but behind a case it is a nightmare

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Badabing on June 04, 2006, 13:02:05 PM

Quote from: Sweenster
Quote from: soopahflyUSB is a completely stupid design.

i can spend 5 minutes with my hand behind a case trying to get a usb plug in, turning it over and over trying to work out which is the right side

tis ok if you can see, but behind a case it is a nightmare

:x i hear you, brother... :!:

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Serious on June 04, 2006, 14:35:09 PM

Quote from: Clockd 0NeOMG really? I thought it would be too long :lol:

/tries it on lappy....

Yup it fits nicely and just tight enough to make you think you managed to get it in the right socket My lappys ports are on the side though and I only use the back ones on my tower PC for the printers, which never get their leads pulled.

Title: Re:USB Ethernet ARGHs.
Post by: Pete on June 04, 2006, 14:44:38 PM

Try building 100s of pcs for a company who are too tight to supply a KVM.

USB is evil, but after lots of practice its possible to plug em in without looking.

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