On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Yasha Karant <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Customer Reviews > 751 > 4.3 out of 5 stars > 5 star > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_5?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=five_star> > 497 > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_5?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=five_star> 4 > star > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_4?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=four_star> > 119 > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_4?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=four_star> 3 > star > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_3?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=three_star> > 44 > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_3?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=three_star> 2 > star > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_2?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=two_star> > 23 > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_2?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=two_star> 1 > star > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star> > 68 > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/product-reviews/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star> > [image: Cable Matters SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet > Network Adapter in Black] > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8> > Thank you for that suggestion. Assuming I do want to use a RJ-45 > crossover cable, the simplest solution is two of these devices plus a small > 802.3 repeater. This private LAN will be invisible to any external > surveillance. Does SL 7 have the necessary drivers? > > I have found: > Cable Matters SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter > in Black > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8> > byCable Matters > <http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdt_bl_sr?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Cable+Matters> > Size Name: USB 3.0Color Name: BlackChange > <http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-SuperSpeed-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00BBD7NFU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8> > Price:$18.99 > > Although I am not requesting any specific brand endorsement, it would be > useful to know of hardware that does work and is supported by SL 7 with > maximum transparency for setting up a Internet protocol suite LAN over a > USB to 802.3 LAN; I would probably use ssh and scp between the two > machines. Both machines have working USB 3 ports under Linux (SL 7 in one > case, OpenSUSE 13.2 on the other). > > Yasha Karant > Commenting on an old thread: it's a GigE device, you don''t need a crossover cable. GigE is "hermaphroditic", meaning it figures out cross-over ifor CAT5 and CAT6 cable and just deals with it. And at $20 each, just keep your receipts and hand it back if it doesn't work.