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    It's OK if you cry (infosec.pub)
    submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    What do I do if my laptop doesn't have an ethernet port?

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

    Not sure about iPhones, but I've used an android phone a couple times to both USB tether with data and to act as a WiFi receiver to download drivers in a pinch.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

    Use a second computer or a friend's one to download the updates, get a USB ethernet adapter (a 100mbps one is like $5), put the system drive in a computer with lan, tether with another device via USB (phone, pi zero, etc) or use a different version/distro. I'm sure there are a bunch of other solutions.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

    I guess an ethernet to USB adapter might be your next best bet.

    Alternatively, you could USB tether your phone if you have a good data plan

    If you are in the unlikely event that you don’t have ethernet port to plug your device into, and no cell service, such as I was, you can use a spare wireless AP to get wifi if you’ve got one