Thread: [Announce] USB hostmode beta release
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Mentalist Traceur is offline Mentalist Traceur
2011-06-03 , 23:21
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#817
Originally Posted by joerg_rw View Post
BEWARE!
There are such adapters that do exactly that, they use RJ45 patchcables with a large number of adapters RJ45-F<->$RANDOM to build all sorts of cables and adapters, e.g. micro-USB-M<--(patchcable)-->USB-A-F.

NEVER EVER use such a thing to connect N900-USB directly to a ethernet network or NIC. It will definitely fry your N900

/j
I always appreciate your input, especially regarding electronics, but how 'guaranteed' is this frying? And would it be instantaneous or long-term?

Also, when you say 'directly', does that include through a usb-male to micro-usb-male cable? Because the adapter I have is USB (the normal 'full' size) female to ethernet male. So I still have to put a micro-usb-male-to-normal-usb-male cable (for example, the standard Nokia CA-101 cable) between the N900 and the USB-ethernet adapter.

I already plugged by N900 in through this arrangement (N900->cable->adapter->ethernet) a few times, and the USB port is still working fine so far. Does that mean damage is happening anyway and I should discontinue use before it shows, or on the contrary, that the extra cable between adapter and N900 is protecting it from the excessive current?
 

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