I also tried an older usb ethernet adapter. This one is a linksys USB200M v2 without usb ethernet .365A with usb ethernet no cat5 .589A with usb ethernet and cat5 .541A max of 224mA The reason I mention this is that it's significantly more than the 42mA with the new chipset. The one I just picked up...

I am also looking for a RPi based network analysis unit. It'd be great to have something to simulate traffic, measure packet loss, etc.

Also a simple server with TFTP, FTP, DHCP, etc would be quite handy.

Hi, I'm a network engineer and have quite a few usb ethernet adapters for various projects. I also have a meter I picked up on ebay. It's a USB in/out with a amp/volt meter. I can actually measure the amperage before and after plugging in a usb ethernet adapter. For example. A common ebay cheap usb-...

Something I haven't heard discussed is the size of the usb cable. USB.org spec is no more that 28 AWG wire. Personally I had problems with cheap cables having smaller that 28awg wires. I through all mine out and now only use 24awg for the power/ground and 28awg for the signal. The size is typically ...