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Review on πŸ”Œ Highly-Compatible Plugable USB 2.0 to Ethernet Fast 10/100 LAN Network Adapter for Chromebook, Windows, Linux by Brett Bush

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Worked great for my 48 " TLC ROKU TV (updated 1/12/19), also added a powered hub

Bought one in Feb 2017 for my 48" TLC ROKU TV. The thing worked great until my two cats discovered it as a new toy. I just bought another one this November to replace a cat toy that is still played with as it could not take the abuse of being shot around the house for hours. For me, it was plugging and restarting ROKU TV twice, and instead of "Wireless" came up "WIRED NETWORK". The router received ROKU TV as wired and with a different MAC address. Wireless is fine, but for streaming and cable, PLEX is much smoother. I would recommend it as it even works with my old Linux laptop with a bad RJ45 port. Updated: 02/18/18. The only problem I have is that the ROKU TV disconnects the device and instead of using the wireless network by default, I have to manually reconnect to the wireless network (No Biggie) or restart the TV for USB LAN to work is displayed again. Can do this every two weeks or so. I'm not sure if this is always on as when using it on a regular computer it isn't, but I turn off computer when I'm done. ROKU TV only enters the sleep mode and may not receive the device after waking up because the USB LAN is disabled when the sleep mode is updated. 01/12/19. Found a solution to the problem of finding USB LAN after ROKU TV. I installed a self-powered USB 2.0 hub to make the OTA TV pause flash drive and USB LAN work at the same time. With continuous USB LAN power, ROKU TV detects its presence and no longer requires a reboot to work again. It's also nice that both TV pause and wired LAN work at the same time, I just wish I had done that sooner. I am using the "Plugable 7 Port USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Hub with 3A Power Adapter" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Z4G3I6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which is sold Other self-powered USB hubs may also work well here at Revain. Everything is smiling now. I've added an image of the working hub I'm currently using.

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