Context: this is a legit screenshot I took on my workplace around 1.5 years ago. Hopefully it’s been patched by now? Completely ridiculous behavior

  • Knusper@feddit.de
    251·
    1 year ago

    Somewhat tangential, but USB-C docking stations, as useful as it is to have everything in one cable, it can also be annoying.

    At the office, I often just want to charge my laptop with them, but they also give me a wired internet connection, which, thanks to corporate networking shitfuckery, doesn’t work. So, every time I plug in, I have to disable that wired connection.

    Also, recently a colleague had problems getting her headset working when she was plugged into certain docks, ultimately due to a bug in the OS.
    Like, alright, that should be fixed in the OS, but that USB-C dock doesn’t even have a speaker attached to it. It’s completely useless that it shows up as an audio device.
    And even after we found a workaround to fix her headset, she will now have to switch over her audio device every time she plugs into a dock.

    So, basically it’s now one step to plug in the cable, but potentially multiple steps to undo half of what you unwillingly plugged in…

    • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.comEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      I have to disable that wired connection.

      Sounds like it never works… Why not just unplug the ethernet…

      It’s completely useless that it shows up as an audio device.

      Does it have HDMI? It might be a digital out over hdmi.

      • Knusper@feddit.de
        51·
        1 year ago

        It’s a shared workplace, so I can’t just leave the ethernet unplugged.

        And yes, it has DisplayPort and potentially HDMI, too. I do have an idea why it might work that way, but from a user perspective, it’s still useless and annoying…

          • kurwa@lemmy.world
            21·
            1 year ago

            Maybe they meant that doesn’t work for their use cases? Might still work for the next guy

            • Knusper@feddit.de
              2·
              1 year ago

              Yeah, I don’t want to go too much into detail, but there’s basically two different paths you can take. Either you get a preconfigured setup, but then have to rely on the attrocious support from our IT supplier, or you choose a DIY setup.

              I could DIY it, so the ethernet works as intended, but it’s just not worth the effort…