>another stupid question -- have you checked the usual suspects of hidden devices in Device Manager? I'd seen a number of occasions where greyed-out items would interfere with connections of other devices.
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http://www.eightforums.com/drivers-hardware/51428-usb-not-working-4.htmlThanks
>and yet another stupid question -- you did make sure that you plug in the usb-to-Ethernet adaptor directly into the USB port on the computer, rather than plugging it in through USB hub?
Yes, it is plugged directly.