Linux/Ubuntu laptop with no eth/lan port

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:05:13 -0500 noloader at gmail.com, "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.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.

Laptops *used* to use a mini-PCIe slot to hold the WiFi adapter -- it was 
possible to open up the laptop and replace that mini-PCIe card.  I don't know 
if the newer ultrathin laptops still use mini-PCIe WiFi adapters.

> 
> Jeff
> 

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