I will just build a new etherdongle (I have a spare not built yet) or use a USB dongle.
The case the etherdongle/conductor is in, has no opening to get the pickit attached. So I would have to unscrew it (audio jack, board...) to get access to the programming pins. It's not mine, I just don't want my fingers go crazy with someone else belonging (my fingers are deadly, there is a picture of what they can achieve in another thread, in 'the porch')