leoj
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will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work?

Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:01 pm

will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work on a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2? im am going to buy a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2 to use for octoprint but i need the 2 usbs for webcam and to connet to my printer but i need a internet conection and i have wifi usb so can i use a RJ45 male to USB female adapter to connect the wifi usb??

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Re: will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work?

Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:20 am

leoj wrote:
Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:01 pm
will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work on a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2? im am going to buy a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2 to use for octoprint but i need the 2 usbs for webcam and to connet to my printer but i need a internet conection and i have wifi usb so can i use a RJ45 male to USB female adapter to connect the wifi usb??
Anything with a male RJ-45 plug and a female USB-A is NOT going to turn a Pis RJ-45 Ethernet jack into a USB port.

Note, by the way, that a Pi2Bv1.2 has *4* USB ports, so I'm not sure just what your concern is here. Also, for the same price you could get a Pi3B or Pi3B+ (or, at list, a Pi4B2) any of which has built in WiFi. Even if you're getting your Pi2Bv1.2 on the cheap (i.e. less than the $35 list), it would still probably be less expensive to get a later Pi than that Pi *plus* a WiFi dongle.

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Re: will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work?

Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:15 am

leoj wrote:
Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:01 pm
... im am going to buy a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2 ...
Best advice - Don't.
That's an old Pi 1B - not Pi 2B.

Perhaps think about a Zero-W and a USB hub?

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Re: will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work?

Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:26 am

leoj wrote:
Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:01 pm
will a RJ45 male to USB female adapter work on a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2? im am going to buy a Raspberry Pi model B Rev 2 to use for octoprint but i need the 2 usbs for webcam and to connet to my printer but i need a internet conection and i have wifi usb so can i use a RJ45 male to USB female adapter to connect the wifi usb??

Please can you confirm what model you intend to purchase, though a Raspberry Pi 4B 2GB is only $35.00:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/
Rather than negativity think outside the box !
RPi 4B 4GB (SSD Boot)..
Asus ChromeBox 3 Celeron is my other computer...

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