[geeks] Cheap multiport PCI 10/100 ethernet cards?

[Joshua Boyd]

On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 11:54:22AM -0600, Dan Duncan wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> > My motherboard has FIVE (count'em, FIVE!!!) USB2.0 controllers.  (Oddly
> > enough, of two greatly different revs of the same chip -- two are
> > Rev.23, the rest Rev.50.)  What the hell am I supposed to do with five
> > USB channels?
> 
> Why, plug in lots of those power-only USB devices without a hub,
> obviously.  Lamps, coffee heaters, battery chargers, fans, speakers,
> etc.

I have a Dell here (at work) with 4 USB ports.  I think it is only two
controllers though.  Anyway, I have them full with a mouse and
USB->Serial dongles. I really need to get a powered hub (so that I can
add more dongles, and gain ports to attach a keyboard and project board to).