Network switches ... the USB port. Of course, he mentioned you could use a Raspberry Pi if you wanted a network interface–or maybe that’s a good excuse to use one of those Ethernet shields ...

It might not occur to you, but you can connect many devices to your PC using its Ethernet port ... your network switch, the other big decision is whether you need a managed or unmanaged switch.

This is what the SatCat5 FPGA-based project by [The Aerospace Corporation] aims to provide: a gateway akin to an unmanaged Ethernet switch that also supports those non-Ethernet links. Recently ...