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Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) snowskier1 Profile | Email Good News!!! I think I've finally found a USB-to-Ethernet adapter that works reliably with the Webplayer! First, my configuration: 'Standard modem' webplayer, with 20GB IBM Travelstar DJSA-228 hard drive on the IDE port. Linksys USB100M plugged into one of the USB ports. Software is the Win98Lite/IE Doc. After going through a ton of adapters (all the ones that Fry's stocks, including the D-Link USB Hub/Ethernet, the D-link 10MB Ethernet dongle, the 3COM 3C460B 10/100 USB Ethernet dongle, and the Hawking UF100 USB Network adapter), it looks like the Linksys USB100M is the one we've all been searching for. After installation against the Win98Lite/IE image (which was painless), I can now see all the computers on my network. File navagation works correctly, and initial test with small fiels (~100K) looked good. The I went for the 'biggie' - the big files test. I successfully transferred file sizes of 100M, 600M, and 1.7 GB (!!!) successfully to the webplayer from another machine on my network. Currently, I'm transferring 600 or so MP3's from my MP3 server to the webplayer - It's been transferring music now for a couple of hours continiously without a hitch! So, I think we have a winner! If anyone needs any more info, just ask. Jeff (snowskier1) 04-24-2002 12:34:24

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) jayklm Profile I poseted a week or so ago about the PGENET10 USB ethernet adaprot from tigerdirect for $10. It works great for me. no problem what so ever. http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl?Action=ShowPost&Board=vwgeneral&Post=674&Idle=0&Sort=0&Order=Descend&Page=0&Session= 04-24-2002 14:12:34

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hwhack Profile Jeff, Where can we get a copy of your Win98Lite with IE? I have a copy of Win98Lite/DOC, but it has the Opera Browser in it (which is not too good IMHO). Thanks! 04-25-2002 12:45:46

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) snowskier1 Profile | Email It should be hosted already... if you can't find it (and no one can point you to it, I'll try to figure out a way to get it to you. Alternatively, if anyone is willing to host it, let me know. -- Jeff 04-25-2002 13:14:08

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hackworks2 Profile put it up at ftp:128.119.171.185 port 83 user:webplayer pass:virgin limit 5 users at the same time. fast connection, it's up 24/7, and the address won't change. 04-25-2002 14:25:50

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) snowskier1 Profile | Email hmmm.... tried to put up the image, ftp said the passowrd and/or username was bad... 04-25-2002 14:51:49

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hackworks2 Profile i've seen a number of users have tried to login, and some have been successful. the user and pass i posted work. your only allowed 4 incorrect tries in 30 seconds so don't make a typo. don't use pasv mode, that may cause problems. please feel free to post as many webplayer related files as you want. 04-26-2002 12:16:05

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hackworks2 Profile pasv should work now. 04-26-2002 14:19:42

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) sonofaglitch Profile Can someone tell me where to find the information on building your own win98Lite OS (not the image file) but if one wanted to load this onto another device, say a Panasonic touchpad or something else that would boot from a harddrive....?? (To clarify, I don't want to boot from a DOC, I want to boot a Win98 Lite *from* the harddisk) Thanks!!! Plz email if you can: santachulo@hotmail.com 04-27-2002 13:11:05

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hwhack Profile hackworks2, Your FTP site is letting me login, but not do much else. I cannot list files -- it hangs. Here's one of my attempts: ftp> open 128.119.171.185 83 Connected to 128.119.171.185. 220-SpamServ 3.5 220-******************************************** 220-Starting Log... 220- 220-Your IP: 12.39.19.180 is being logged 220- 220 Verifying User... User (128.119.171.185:(none)): webplayer 331 User name okay, need password. Password: 230-******************************************** 230-Hello WEBPLAYER, 230-You Have 300000Kb Left 230-Don't try to hack this server... 230-i know where you live. 230- 230 User logged in, proceed. ftp> verbose on Verbose mode Off. ftp> verbose ON Verbose mode On. ftp> binary 200 Type set to I. ftp> mget *.* Only client IP address allowed for PORT command. That's it, dead at this point. Any ideas??? Thanks. 04-27-2002 21:12:35

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) jpe_dty Profile hackerworks2 I can't get ftp working either. Your server appears to hang on ls, mget, and various other commands. Doing a get iedoc.img gives a file not found. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks. 04-28-2002 18:30:21

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hackworks2 Profile ftp should be working now, if anyone wants to test it go ahead. there may be some speed problems. upload any webplayer files. 04-29-2002 15:29:19

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) jayklm Profile hmm seems like your FTP site is doing the same thing. It is hanging after issuing a ls. 04-29-2002 15:44:56

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) Technohazard Profile Snowskier could you put the IE DOC image up at my ftp? ftp128.196.222.156 username:webplayer pass:virgin Since it seems people were having problems with hackworks. I'll move it to his after someone uploads it to mine I got in to his just fine. 04-29-2002 23:20:12

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) Technohazard Profile Still waiting on the IE DOC image anyone out there got it? FTP is still up and running. Please :) 05-04-2002 18:01:43

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) LauFu Profile Ugh... After much struggling with the XP Cmdline client, I finally loaded up cuteftp and it got into the directly, but the only thing listed is a .jpg of the mobo. What happened to the image? Thanks, Fu 05-05-2002 19:56:12

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hackworks2 Profile someone uploaded 2 images @IeOrig.img & @Opera.img; @Opera.img is only 1/2 uploaded whoever started the upload should be able to resume. 05-07-2002 11:57:21

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) snowskier1 Profile | Email that was me, hackworks - I got errors on both uploads. However, I was successfully able to upload iedoc.img to you tonight - that is the w98 + ie doc that was requested. Pleased delete the two @*.img images fro your site... I don;t think that they will work. Thanks, Jeffw (snowskier1) 05-07-2002 23:24:41

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hackworks2 Profile thanks for getting that image up, put other images up there if you want. sorry for the problems people have been having with this server. has anyone tried a Linksys adapter other than the USB100M with this image? 05-08-2002 12:39:07

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) hwhack Profile Don't know what makes it work or not, but that FTP Server just dies when I try to do an ls or dir, or when I try to get a file (eg: iedoc.img). Still seems broke to me. Anyone else actually download from that Server? I know Snowskier1 said he Uploaded-finally, but I want to know if anyone has Downloaded successfully from there??? 05-08-2002 19:26:46

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) wildcard Profile I could ftp download today from Hackworks. 05-24-2002 23:28:00

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) chubbydork Profile So has anyone else had luck with this USB adapter??? I would love to buy one, but if don't want to waste more money on usb ethos... i now have four 3c460b's that don't work for the webplayer. Thanks! chubbs 05-25-2002 12:18:15

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) dan6863 Profile | Email seems like the i-opener guys were having a similar problem with the usb. the thread is here: http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl?Action=ShowPost&Board=technical&Post=2489&Idle=0&Sort=0&Order=Descend&Page=0&Session= 06-11-2002 02:32:48

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) jpe_dty Profile That i-opener link is interesting but very chipset specific. Anybody know how to translate that for the gx chipset? 06-11-2002 09:07:10

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) jpe_dty Profile Ok, I did something that seems to make my sddr-31 work better. It Might help with the usb network problems, but I don't currently have one to test. Windows 98SE detects the USB controller as an OHCI Compaq controller, but obviously this is not from Compaq. So I insted selected the Generic OHCI driver. Give it a try - perhaps it will work for the net problems & if so let the board know. 06-11-2002 16:46:02

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) xerxes3rd Profile I bought the 3Com USB Ethernet adapter model number 3C460B. After installing the drivers, it begins to work properly. I can see the other computers on my network and browse shares. However, if I start streaming some mp3's (using either CoolPlayer or WinAmp), it only plays for about 2 minutes before the network functionality is gone. The link light on my hub is still on, but the WebPlayer has no connectivity. After looking at the picture of the LinkSys 100M, my best guess as to why this won't work is that the adapter is drawing too much power from the system. I'd be interested to try my adapter using a powered USB hub, and see if that helps. 06-20-2002 13:39:42

RE:Finally - A USB - Ethernet Adapter that WORKS!!! (modified 0 times) mikewinter Profile I had no trouble with the one and only adapter I tried. I have a D-Link USB DSB650 adapter; I did have trouble getting the drivers to recognize it under Win98 lite (from the IEdoc img install) until I tried the drivers for the clear (vice white) adapter. I also run the pci.exe fix suggested in the link above (i.e. in the autoexec.bat add the line "c:\pci.exe r75=a3 r40,7,2=2"), but I am unsure if it is necessary. On a seperate note, how does one generate DOC img files? Do you just read the DOC as an image, or can you make them some other way (i.e. from a file chain or by specifying another HD to mirror)? Mike 06-20-2002 20:16:40

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