Thread: Laptop USB HUB
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Old 01-29-2004, 06:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
lavenderAC
 
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Default Laptop USB HUB

Hi, I have laptop that only support one USB port. Since there is no PS/2 port to connect my mouse, both my mouse and my wireless adaptor(linksys) have to connect to that USB port. I went to buy a USB Hub from radioShack. And connect it to the port on my laptop. The mouse works fine for me, but the adaptor doesn't. The thing is it can detect the new hardware, wireless adaptor, but it can't connect to the net. It just shows network cable unplugged. And if i connect the adaptor USB directly to my laptop without using the hub, everything works fine.
Does anyone know why and how to fix it? The guy from RadioShack did told me that the USB hub I bought doesn't support power on its own, does it has anything to do with the problem of the adaptor? Thanks
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