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    <p>I need to use Android tablet or smartphone to connect a specialized device through RJ45 in the open location, without additional power and probably under bad weather. The device supports HTTP and has RJ45 connector. There is no wireless support. The clients are very reluctant to carry around the wireless router and its battery.</p> <p>There are some postings on the web that since 3.2 or about Android includes support for Ethernet to USB converter, and also there is a separately <a href="https://github.com/MarkLuk/USB_Ethernet_DriverPack">published driver</a> for Android devices and some discussions <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274656">here</a> even list supported devices. Unfortunately all these instructions are clearly for the rooted device. Has anybody ever succeeded to get RJ45 to USB adapter working on a non-rooted Android device, and with which exactly hardware?</p> <p>I have tried on two devices, Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.1.2, kernel 3.0.31) and ThinkPad tablet (Android 4.0.3, kernel 2.6.39). Galaxy Nexus has USB OTG (that works for devices like desktop mouse) and ThinkPad even features the full size USB Host ports (that also works). So yes, there is the tested and working USB host support.</p> <p>I have tried multiple USB to Ethernet converters, including Apple Mac converter, D-Link DUB E-100SMC2209USB/ETH and some others. Some of these converters work fine even on handhelds running QTopia, but none works with my two Android devices. The converters are somwhat "alive" with they LEDs flashing but seem not attempting any DHCP or the like. I also tried to write the driver using Android USB host API but seems not very trivial. </p> <p><strong>Update</strong>: I have just disovered that ASIX provides as is nothing drivers for they converter devices, claiming that these drivers should work also for Android (high versions including), see <a href="http://www.asix.com.tw/products.php?op=pItemdetail&amp;PItemID=134;71;100&amp;PLine=71">here</a> for instance. </p> <p><strong>Update</strong>: Android kernel 3.0.31 seems containing the whole bunch of various USB to RJ45 converter drivers, with many of them active by default. So probably it is all just about rooting...</p> <p><strong>Update</strong>: ASIX drivers can also be built and load into Android kernel no problem. </p>
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    1. COMay be you could use some industrial devices powered by android which have the hardware you need http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/industrial-pda-android.html
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    2. COWhile there are a lot of devices in your list, none features RJ45 port and none is clearly documented as capable of supporting RJ45 to USB converter out of box. We need Android handheld with RJ45, directly or through some field usable converter, this is the requirement.
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