Re: USB/Ethernet adapter/DSL router using NETBEUI on XP Home

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In article <0807D23A-A861-411F-A50B-F68EDC3073D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Is there a way to network two computers via a DSL router when one computer is
>using a USB connection and the other an ethernet card? I looked in the
>networking on the USB machine and could only see an ethernet card that was
>not connected (true).
>
>I know I could do this easily with a hub inline between the PCs and the
>router but don't have one.
>
>Any help is appreciated in advance,
>Dan Cox

If the USB machine has an Ethernet card, why do you want to use a USB
connection? You can connect the Ethernet card to the DSL router.

Is the USB connection a USB-to-Ethernet adapter that accepts a
standard Ethernet cable? If so, you can use it for networking. If
not, what exactly is it? What's the make and model?

There's no reason to use NetBEUI on your network. You need TCP/IP for
Internet access, so use it for File and Printer Sharing, too. NetBEUI
is an unsupported protocol in Windows XP. You can install NetBEUI,
but Microsoft hasn't tested it and doesn't guarantee that it will
work.
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