On 2013-03-03, Christian Weisgerber <na...@mips.inka.de> 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? Exactly. > > 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. Thanks for the pointer. I will try with a USB hub with an external power supply (as also suggested by Stuart Henderson). Best regards, Ingo