{"id":714,"date":"2021-09-21T08:31:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T08:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:59:58","slug":"usb-to-ethernet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/usb-to-ethernet\/","title":{"rendered":"USB To Ethernet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Common reasons for not adding a second NIC are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">You don&#8217;t have any open expansion slots in your computer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">You don&#8217;t have any spare IRQs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Your computer doesn&#8217;t support IRQ sharing (for PCI NICs only).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">You have an iMac! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/sharing\/imacether.htm\"><b>Go here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for more info on iMacs.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">USB 2.0 Ethernet Network adapters allow you to connect to a hub or switch to communicate with other systems on the network. USB 2.0 to Ethernet Adapters are compatible With Windows 98\/98SE\/Me\/2000\/XP. You can share your Internet connection or just transfer data between PCs in different rooms by using standard Ethernet Cat5 twisted pair cabling. Windows XP standard drivers do seem to work decent enough and with USB 2.0 there are even less installation and set-up issues, than with pervious versions of Windows OS. There are excellent help guides and how-to&#8217;s for using USB Ethernet Adapters with Windows XP, 2000, and ME\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsnetworking.com\/articles_tutorials\/w2kusbrt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">USB to Ethernet adapters &amp; Win 98<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nIf your computer has a USB connector, and you&#8217;re running Win98, you can use a USB to Ethernet adapter to create a separate subnet for your LAN, just as you would with a second NIC.\u00a0 There are a few things that you should note before you go this route<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Remember that USB 1.1 is a shared 11Mbps bus.\u00a0\u00a0<b>If you are already using a number of USB devices<\/b>, you might not want to use a USB-Ethernet adapter, since you might get poor transfer speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">There are mixed reports on using<b>\u00a0two USB-Ethernet adapters on the same computer<\/b>.\u00a0 Many users have been unsuccessful, but there\u00a0<b>are<\/b>\u00a0successes.\u00a0<a><b>Let us know<\/b><\/a>\u00a0if you find a combination that works!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b><a name=\"NOTE\"><\/a>NOTE!\u00a0<\/b>I&#8217;ve had reports of (and experienced myself)\u00a0<b>problems with installing USB-Ethernet adapters\u00a0<\/b>on some machines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol type=\"a\">\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><i>There is a known problem with computers running Windows 98<b>\u00a0SE<\/b>\u00a0that use &gt;350MHz AMD processors, and USB controllers from Via Technologies<\/i>\u00a0(you can check the maker of your USB Controller using the Device Manager). You need to download and run this\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/win98SE\/Patch\/4.10.2223\/W98\/EN-US\/240075up.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft update<\/a><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">There may also be problems with other computers that use the Via USB chipset.\u00a0\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viatech.com\/drivers\/index.htm\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">Check this Via page<\/a><\/b>\u00a0for driver updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Unfortunately, USB has problems just like Plug and Play and some adapters just don&#8217;t get along with some computers.\u00a0 If you run into problems installing a USB-Ethernet adapter on your computer, try a different manufacturer&#8217;s product before you give up on the technology!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">USB to Ethernet adapters &amp; Win 95<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nQuick note on trying to run USB on Win95. I haven&#8217;t tried this, but supposedly you can download driver updates from Microsoft. However, from everything I read, upgrading to Win98 is the easiest way to add reliable USB support to your computer&#8230; assuming you have USB ports on your machine!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><b>USB to Ethernet adapters Manufacturers<\/b><br \/>\nUSB to Ethernet adapters are available from many manufacturers and I&#8217;ve included a short list below.\u00a0 Note that these come with Win98 drivers only!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linksys.com\/products\/product.asp?prid=668&amp;scid=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linksys Wireless A\/G USB Network Adapter (WUSB54AG)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linksys.com\/products\/product.asp?prid=669&amp;scid=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linksys Wireless-G Portable USB Adapter (WUSB54GP)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/linksys_homelink_usb.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Linksys USB100H1<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linksys.com\/products\/product.asp?prid=435&amp;scid=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linksys Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter (WUSB11)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.belkin.com\/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&amp;Product_Id=104991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belkin F5D5050<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.belkin.com\/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&amp;Section_Id=36&amp;pcount=&amp;Product_Id=20978&amp;Section.Section_Path=%2FUSB%2FAdaptersAndCables%2F\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">Belkin F5U111<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dlink.com\/products\/usb\/dsb650\/\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">DLink DSB-650<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3com.com\/products\/dsheets\/400431.html\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">3Com USB Network Interface<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/linksysusb.htm\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">Linksys USB10T<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common reasons for not adding a second NIC are: You don&#8217;t have any open expansion slots in your computer You don&#8217;t have any spare IRQs Your computer doesn&#8217;t support IRQ sharing (for PCI NICs only). You have an iMac! (Go here\u00a0for more info on iMacs.) USB 2.0 Ethernet Network adapters allow you to connect to a hub or switch to communicate with other systems on the network. USB 2.0 to Ethernet Adapters are compatible With Windows 98\/98SE\/Me\/2000\/XP. You can share your Internet connection or just transfer data between PCs in different rooms by using standard Ethernet Cat5 twisted pair cabling. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}