USB ethernet adapter

[Airmack]

Im installing a usb adapter (off brand) on a windows ME machine and on install it want a file called usbnet.sys but cant find it.

I think its suppose to be in windows/inf

do any of you have this file and can you send it to me?

Thanks

[morriswindgate]

That is a driver that you should have got with the adapter.

[Airmack]

it did come with a driver...

[morriswindgate]

Did you try and use your ME disk and then do an update driver for the device?

[Airmack]

im sorry dude. When the error came up it said it was looking for the file in the windows file on my c drive and i had to tell it to look at the a: drive to find it but it still did not work

I could run ipconfig in dos but it gave me a odd ip address that was not a number that the router was giving my other pc's

I tried diff cables, diff usb port and diff ports on the router but still nothing.

Ill just get a diff one unless some one els has a idea.

[glc]

Throw the USB adapter away and get a $10 PCI card.

[Wrnchhead76]

lol@glc

[Airmack]

Originally posted by glc Throw the USB adapter away and get a $10 PCI card.

I cant find low profile nic's for this damn gateway.

[glc]

http://www.directron.com/lowprofile.html

[Airmack]

bought the aopen one and it did not work. tried both pci slots.

[glc]

Ain't WinME fun?

[oddjob]

Did you make sure to point Windows to look for the driver on the CD that came with the adapter? That's a pretty generic driver that should come with the hardware driver CD (I also had an off-market usb adapter that used the same driver).

From the Hardware Update Wizard, select "Install from a list or specific location" and then choose "Include this location in the search" and browse the driver CD for it.

[Airmack]

Originally posted by oddjob Did you make sure to point Windows to look for the driver on the CD that came with the adapter? That's a pretty generic driver that should come with the hardware driver CD (I also had an off-market usb adapter that used the same driver). From the Hardware Update Wizard, select "Install from a list or specific location" and then choose "Include this location in the search" and browse the driver CD for it.

it came with a floppy and windows just looked at it and told me it was some other off the wall brand. not even a nic. So i sent it back and paied the 15% restock fee so i no longer have it.

im going to buy a name brand usb adapter now. Whats better dlink or simens?

[glc]

D-Link.

It's still a lot better if you can get a PCI card working. USB networking is not the most stable thing around and is rough on system resources.

[oddjob]

Originally posted by Airmack it came with a floppy and windows just looked at it and told me it was some other off the wall brand. not even a nic. So i sent it back and paied the 15% restock fee so i no longer have it. im going to buy a name brand usb adapter now. Whats better dlink or simens?

Hmmm, I also returned my off-market one and paid a 20% restocking fee. I got a Linksys one (dirt cheap on sale) and it works like a champ. Just my $0.02.