Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones
The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]>
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On 22/08/2026 11:40, Nuno Silva wrote: > On 2026-08-22, Rich wrote: > >> The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 21/08/2026 02:57, c186282 wrote: > [...] >>> I use wifi for devices that are simply too hard to hard wire or are >>> portable. But te main network is CAT5 >> >> This is my method as well. All the fixed equipment is ethernet >> connected. And, as well, /some/ of the portable equipment is also >> ethernet connected when not being "ported around" (laptop, when it is >> not being carried around is also connected to a CAT5 cable). The only >> items that stay WiFi only are those that have no ethernet jacks (cell >> phones). > > Are there phone models that somehow feature an 8P8C socket? > > (I suppose these days it might also be possible to do wired networking > with a USB NIC?) > If it were supported perhaps, though I'd expect it to break the Micro USB socket in weeks from hanging a BFD (BigFatDongle) off it. -- There is nothing a fleet of dispatchable nuclear power plants cannot do that cannot be done worse and more expensively and with higher carbon emissions and more adverse environmental impact by adding intermittent renewable energy.