On 2013-03-03, Christian Weisgerber <na...@mips.inka.de> wrote: > Ingo Feinerer <feine...@logic.at> wrote: > >> I have a problem with a Digitus USB 2.0 repeater cable in combination with a >> Soekris net5501 running OpenBSD 5.2 (see full dmesg at the very end of this >> mail). > > Is this an active device? Essentially a single-port hub? > >> However, the problem occurs when I attach the repeater cable with the UMTS >> stick at its end. The stick is not recognized anymore. > > I suspect the net5501's USB port is too weak to power the combination > of repeater and UMTS stick. >
If this is the case, adding a powered hub may help.