- #Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable install#
- #Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable drivers#
- #Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable driver#
- #Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable software#
I used Everest Home Edition (hardware info tool) to see an IP and Subnet mask assignments to the USB cable, which I had to put into LAN2's TCP/IP properties. Once that was installed (preceded by appropriate cleanup of old drivers, reboots, etc), a "Local Area Connection 2" appeared in my Network Connections when the cable was attached. The file was called PL2502NW_v20044.exe, or -IO Cable-PL-2501-Drivers-Windows-sp_pl2502NW_v20044.zip for the original download.Ģ. I'd add a link, but can't find the site now I think it's down.
#Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable driver#
Got an updated driver from Prolific's website. UPDATE: I finally got the USB Transfer Cable to work, sort of, though I have feeling it should have been easier.
For example, one of my computers has eMule running in the background all the time, so eMule users connecting to my computer and accessing the eMule folders I've designation for sharing couldn't now also share my local area network too?
I'm thinking I should just toss this cable.īy the way, is it unsafe to set my Local Area Connection to Shared mode? Apparently that's required to use the cable in Virtual Network mode, but I'm just wondering if it's a security risk. This thing had changed my TCP/IP wireless adapter setting away from automatic, changed my static IP slightly, and I needed to restart NDIS Usermode I/O Protocol and WZC manually to get my wireless connection back.
#Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable software#
I'm now convinced this cheapo-cable and software were behind my initial wireless troubles (in my previous threads.). I also tried PCLinq2 again, but with no luck, and my laptop crashed again (blue screen flashed with some text and then nothing) -> I used System Restore, but my wireless was gone again. (The irony is my (new) laptop came with Vista, but I went back to XP because people said Vista was buggy & resource hungry). I tried Windows Easy Transfer in the network mode -> it recognized both computers, but refused to transfer files because it said both computer were "old." The utility is meant to transfer files from an older win XP machine to a Vista machine, and they even sell USB cables to go with it, but in case anyone was wondering, it requires Vista on at least one machine at this point in time. If you are in the market for one, buy the kind you can just plug into the two computers, and transfer files immediately without complicated driver installations or virtual network setups. If anyone has successfully installed one of these on a Windows XP, please let me know how.
#Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable install#
The Virtual Network might still work, but it's driving me insane because it won't install the way shown in any of the manuals, and I've already managed to lose my wireless connection twice in this process leading to time consuming recoveries.
#Usb 2.0 superlink data transfer & network link cable drivers#
I've given up on the direct link mode the drivers are just not there, or the cable itself doesn't allow that option. That's in conjunction with the Virtual Network option. In any case, the only adapter I can get to show up (under network adapters) is a "Hi-Speed USB-USB Network Adapter," rather than either of the two device names mentioned above.
Plus there are various other USB device drivers. There's also some other software (GeneLink or such, but apparently it's slow, and hasn't worked for me either). The "virtual" option should install a "Virtual Network Adapter" under Network Adapters, but no interface program accompanies it I assume that's where the PCLinq2 comes in. The former is supposed to install a "USB SuperLink Adapter" under USB Controllers in Device Manager, plus a SuperLink interface program that may (in theory) be used to transfer files. It allows the installation of either a direct cable link or virtual network mode, but not both. The main two apps seem to be PCLinq2 Hi-Speed USB Bridge Cable (ANSI and UNICODE modes), but I've had no luck making the actual interface work for connecting between computers. I've included a screen shot of the contents to give you some idea of what's there. The pictures show what I received the cable, and a disk with a bunch of semi-random USB-related drivers. I got one of these off ebay - one of the cheap (<$10) ones that they ship directly from Hong Kong.