Linux/Ubuntu laptop with no eth/lan port

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 9:54 AM bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This goes along with my trying to get a better understanding of ubuntu
> on a laptop.
>
> Appears a bunch of laptops no longer ship with builin eth/lan ports!!
>
> So, my question. If you have a laptop that runs Ubuntu, does it have
> the built in drivers to support eth/lan - USB adapters (dongle)?

Usually. I have not encountered an ethernet adapter with a USB
interface that is not supported.

> nor
> would there need to be other mods to connect to "Eth".

What do you mean "mod"? If you need a driver, you download it and
compile it. You don't have to mod anything. Or you run a distro that
includes support for the device you are using.

Jeff