Ethernet to USB converter

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Interfacing
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Hi group,
I am thinking about how to build an Ethernet to USB converter to be used to talk over a network to a USB device.

Has anyone tried this?? What Ethernet interfaces are ther for the Arduino? I assume that I will need to write both the client and the server code?

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I have a USB to Ethernet device on my home server (dual homed but nowhere for an extra network card) . Once its installed it behaves just like any other network interface. It will work with an ethernet shielded arduino without any changes at the arduino end, and its just another ethernet interface as far as the computer is concerned.

You don't need to built them :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-TO-Fast-Ethernet-Network-RJ45-Adapter-Converter-NIC_W0QQitemZ250458092252QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Networking_SM?hash=item3a507732dc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Ethernet shields are common enough for the arduino. They come in two common flavours, the better more expensive ones use the Wiznet 5100 Chip, the cheaper ones are more involved to program and use more of the arduino's limited resoureces. They use the ENC28J60 chip.

This is an 'official' one using the Wiznet :
http://www.skpang.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=140_142&products_id=394
There is client and server examples in the standard software for the official type.