Linux/Ubuntu laptop with no eth/lan port

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 10:12 AM bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> thanks.  not sure it does.

What do you mean "not sure it does"? What are you referring to? Please
learn how to respond to a post.

> I'm   assuming ur laptops have the built-in eth ports.  as opposed to the USB eth dongles.

No. I have four laptops and each lacks an ethernet port. All of them
have an ethernet adapter with a USB port.

Jeff

> On Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 10:08 AM Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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.