Ethernet to USB (NOT USB to Ethernet), does it exist?

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I've got an old computer (so old it's gotta run W95) with no USB, but I do
have a working Ethernet card for it. I'm wondering if Ethernet to USB is
possible. Every adapter I've ever seen is the other way around (USB to
Ethernet). Am I S.O.L.?

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No, it's not possible. USB is heavily, heavily tied up with Plug & Play
and the BIOS. It's much more than just an "interface". It might be
possible to make a very device and configuration specific Ethernet to
USB adapter, but it's not possible to make one that will work "generally".


see.my.sig.4.addr@nowhere.com.invalid wrote:
> I've got an old computer (so old it's gotta run W95) with no USB, but I do
> have a working Ethernet card for it. I'm wondering if Ethernet to USB is
> possible. Every adapter I've ever seen is the other way around (USB to
> Ethernet). Am I S.O.L.?

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bobb wrote:
> Get a pcmcia->USB adapter.

There's no such animal!

You can get a 32BIT PC card to USB adapter, but 16BIT PCMCIA to USB adapters
don't exist.

If the OP _has_ to run W95 on the subject laptop, it's probably too old to
support 32BIT cards.

Regards,

James

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pity that USB doesn't work under Win95, then, isn't it?
to get any real USB support, you want Win98. some *very very limited*
(read "doesn't actually work" ) was available under 95b, but it's not
worth wasting your time with.

ric

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Barry Watzman wrote:
> JHEM wrote:
>> bobb wrote:
>>
>>> Get a pcmcia->USB adapter.
>>
>> There's no such animal!
>>
>> You can get a 32BIT PC card to USB adapter, but 16BIT PCMCIA to USB
>> adapters don't exist.
>>
>> If the OP _has_ to run W95 on the subject laptop, it's probably too
>> old to support 32BIT cards.
>>
> Not true. I had a Fujitsu LifeBook 565Tx that was a Win95 machine and
> had Cardbus support. IF the hardware supports cardbus, it can run
> under at least the last release of Windows 95.

And I've had several old Thinkpads that originally came with W95 but _were_
Cardbus enabled. What's your point Barry?

The OP wrote "I've got an old computer (so old it's gotta run W95)" hence my
statement that the machine is _probably_ too old to support Cardbus.

But neither point changes the fact that "Bobb's" statement about getting a
PCMCIA to USB adapter is in error, they don't exist.

Regards,

James

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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:39:48 GMT, "JHEM"
<James@ESAD.SPAMMERS.thinkpads.com> wrote:

>But neither point changes the fact that "Bobb's" statement about getting a
>PCMCIA to USB adapter is in error, they don't exist.


God man, stop spliting hair. All you have to say to original poster is
that this notebook requires a cardbus slot. He doesn't care who's
right, all he cares is what to get.

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On 24 Jan 2005 07:22:50 -0800, "ric" <publicmail@infobubble.co.uk> spewed:
>pity that USB doesn't work under Win95, then, isn't it?
>to get any real USB support, you want Win98. some *very very limited*
>(read "doesn't actually work" ) was available under 95b, but it's not
>worth wasting your time with.
>
Well, limited exactly how?
Only certain types of devices? Do you know which if so?

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The USB support under Windows 95 is limited and consequently flakey.
The bottom line is that it will work with some things, not with other;
some combinations of devices that work by themselves won't work in
combination. Some normal characteristics of some USB devices don't
work, for example, some devices won't work unless they are "plugged in"
at powerup, and other devices will lockup the computer if they are
disconnected with the computer on or, once removed, they cannot be
reinstalled without rebooting. Things "like" that.

It's just generally limited and unreliable.

see.my.sig.4.addr@nowhere.com.invalid wrote:

> On 24 Jan 2005 07:22:50 -0800, "ric" <publicmail@infobubble.co.uk> spewed:
>
>>pity that USB doesn't work under Win95, then, isn't it?
>>to get any real USB support, you want Win98. some *very very limited*
>>(read "doesn't actually work" ) was available under 95b, but it's not
>>worth wasting your time with.
>>
>
> Well, limited exactly how?
> Only certain types of devices? Do you know which if so?