Hi all,
I just bought a USB Ethernet port (StarTech USB2106S) from NewEgg as I needed it NOW and the overnight shipping from Entourage was a bit pricy (sorry).

Anyway, I plugged it in at work to a spare ethernet port under my desk and lo and behold...nothing.

So I went (after thinking a bit) to Windows Start RUN and typed CMD. In the resultant dos window I typed ipconfig and hit return.
I noted the default gateway ip address listed.

I then went to the PE and under the connections area for Ethernet LAN, entered the resulting numbers into the Gateway field.

Then I wwnt to the browser and there was Google, up and running.
I was also able to go to Library/Store and download an app.

So it may not be the gadget but the ability to connect.

I havent't tried this at home yet, I don't know if I need an IP ther or not, but if I do, I'll use the above method to get the number using my home computer. I am using my wi-fi router at home, but I want the ethernet for hotels and clients that don't have wifi access..

Have a great weekend,