TRENDnet USB to 10/100Mbps Adapter TU2-ET100

• Connect your laptop or PC at Fast Ethernet speeds
• Quickly share data, music, movies and more
• Compact design is ideal for on the go professionals
• Compliant with USB 2.0 and 1.1 specifications
• Compliant with Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X 10.4~10.6

I was looking to purchase a USB>Ethernet adapter for my Series2 Tivo. Since the Tivos are known to be a little picky about the adapter used, I did a lot of research to find out what was out there. This adapter kept popping up, so even though it's not listed on Tivo's website (http://tivo.com/adapters), I decided it was worth a shot. It had gotten great reviews pretty much everywhere.

The adapter (TU2-ET100) arrived yesterday. The USPS shipping was a bit slow, having actually PASSED my house in route to another hub before coming to me. But the packing was good, and it was in a nice box with a CD and fairly basic instruction book. I did not need either. The adapter itself is pretty light weight, but not fragile. It's a little boxy, but that actually is a good thing as I want it to sit flat.

Within a second of plugging this in to my Tivo, it had obtained an IP address from my router and was churning away with full-duplex speed! The world of networked Tivo has opened lots of cool doors, thanks to this simple little adapter! According to the box, this adapter WILL work with the Nintendo Wii, as well.

Note to those looking... BE CAREFUL not to mistake this with the TRENDnet USB to 10/100Mbps Adapter (TU-ET100C) adapter, which sells for a similar price (slightly cheaper) and looks more "modern", but only operates on the USB 1.1 specification.

Also note... don't waste your time going to Best Buy. They don't sell these, and the guy who offered to help me find it told me matter-of-factly that "there is no such thing as a USB>Ethernet adapter." Sure thing, buddy.

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The ethernet port on my laptop stopped working, so I got this adapter to keep my laptop connected to the internet. It works great out of the box and I have noticed no decrease in internet performance relative to when the ethernet port was working.

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This adapter is brilliant. I was forced to improvise when the network limitations at college would not allow Xbox LIVE to connect through the wall's ethernet port (while my laptop still could connect easily for some reason). Additionally, the wifi was too poor to use my laptop as a wireless router for the Xbox 360. Hence, having only a single hardwired ethernet port, I felt out of luck. This product salvaged that. It adds another fast ethernet port to my laptop, allowing me to run high speed internet through the built in ethernet port on my laptop, and then run another ethernet cable from the USB adapter to my Xbox. Within minutes of opening the TU2-ET100's box I had high speed internet flowing seamlessly to the 360 as well as my laptop. No problems whatsoever.

Pro:

Very fast

Slick design

Solid construction

Indicator LEDs are useful

Perfect solution for Xbox LIVE's connectivity criteria

Cons:

More expensive than the cheapo adapters (but this one works... well!)

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The photo showing this adapter is of an older version. The functional specs are the same. The new version is just as solidly constructed, and the USB cord is permanently attached now, which I consider a better design compared to the older version. The cord can't get separated from the adapter and lost or accidentally pulled out of the adapter. The RJ-45 ethernet port is solid and seating/locking of an ethernet cable in it is positive it's not going to fall out unless the plug on your ethernet cable is broken (and that's your own cable problem, not the adapter's port).

Plugged it into the USB ports on a couple different computers. Both WinXP SP2 (32-bit) and WinXP /x64 SP2 (64-bit aka 2003 Server /x64) recognized and loaded the drivers for it without any hassle or having to install drivers. Older versions of Windows (e.g. Win98 and possibly WinME) would require driver installation for it these kinds of things didn't exist (nor did their chipsets) when those O/S's were created. Gave it 5 stars because this is about as easy as it gets true Plug 'n Play in WinXP and mechanically well constructed. You do have to configure your new ethernet port, but you'd have to do that regardless of what kind of network adapter you installed.

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I bought this to allow networking with my Hughes DirecTivo and PTVnet from it works perfectly with no issues whatsoever and I would recommend it for any one wanting to do the same with their Tivo