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Windows9x USB Networking Installation
Net-LinQ:
USB Connection Cable

For the Net-LinQ USB Network Cable from Parallel Technologies, I made the installation on
Windows98SE (as example for an Windows95,98,ME USB Network
installation) according
to the Net-LinQ Installation & User's Manual (there is a
different setup procedure for Windows 2000) :
Net-LinQ:
USB Connection Cable
Network Bridge Application for Windows98
Installation & Users Manual V.1.0
Important Note:
Do NOT use these installation instructions for Windows2000, see
the seperate Windows2000 Installation procedure !
Read all of the steps
below before you start installing the driver;
Do Not plug your Net-LinQ USB Connection Cable into the USB port
of your computer.
Follow the steps below to install driver of the Net-LinQ USB
Connection Cable
- Power on the computers where
you will connect Net-LinQ: USB Connection Cable (PTI-USB
Network Bridge Application) and make sure that the USB
port is enabled and working properly.
- Make sure Windows Networking
is set-up correctly with the networking protocols and
components you need :
In the Network Panel (Start/Settings/Control
Panel/Network) or (My Computer on your Desktop/Control
Panel/Network)
or (Right Click on Network Neighborhood / Properties)
- Click on the Configuration
Tab of the Network panel to examine your network
components and protocols.
- You may already have some of
these network components installed. You will need to have
Client for Microsoft Networks, Dial-Up Adapter, TCP/IP,
NetBEUI, and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft
Networks.

After you added these components and selected as "Primary
Network Logon" the "Client
for Microsoft Networks",
you need to boot your computer for the new settings to
take effect.
Attention: After you reboot, if the following screen
appears:

Enter a Username and (optional) a password, then select
OK.
do not bypass it (by clicking on "Cancel" or
hitting the ESC-key) or you will not be able to access
your network !
- Insert
the driver diskette for Net-LinQ USB Connection
Cable (USB-USB Network Bridge) into the floppy
drive and run the A:\ Setup.exe program
inside the driver diskette. (Do not plug in the
cable yet)
- The Install Shield
Wizard will guide you step-by-step to complete
the installation process.

- In Choose
Destination Location Window, you can either
install USB-USB Network Bridge driver to
C:\Program files\ USB-USB Network Bridge Driver
V1.2a or you can install it to the specified
directory you want.

Click NEXT.
- In "Enter
Information" Windows, enter the name of
the computer and Workgroup.

Please be sure that each computer has been given
a unique name, not to conflict with each other.

Make sure the Workgroup name is the same
for all the computers in the network.
- The Install Shield
Wizard will pop-up a Question Window asking if
you want to install the "USB-USB Bridge
Protocol".

if you have on THIS system (where you install the
software) only USB-network cables, You must click
No.
if you have on THIS system (where you install the
software) an Ethernet card/cable and
the USB-network cables,You must click Yes.
(You only need to install the Bridge Protocol if
you want to interconnect your USB Network with an
Ethernet LAN ).
Click Finish to complete the setup
process.
- During the
installation, the system may ask you to insert
the Windows CD-ROM:

please insert your Windows CD-ROM into your
CD-ROM drive then click OK. If the system
cannot find any of the files, please direct to
your CD-ROM drive and click OK.
- The Wizard will ask
you to reboot the computer when the
installation is complete. Please remove the
driver diskette from your floppy drive and
restart Windows.

- When Windows has
completely rebooted, connect the Net-LinQ USB
Connection Cable. This will install the cable
driver as a device that now works with your USB
Controller. Since PTI-USB Network Bridge Driver
V1.2A has finished installing the network driver,
your USB network environment is set up
automatically when the installation is complete.
You should see some dialog boxes appear and
disappear while the system installs the USB
hardware and software drivers
"New
Hardware Found", "Installing
NetBEUI", "Installing TCP/IP".
- Reboot your computer
with the Net-LinQ USB Connection Cable plugged
in.
- you have to get now
the Network Login Prompt (not anymore just the
Windows Login)

- When you now check
your network configuration ( in the Network Panel
(Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network)
or (My Computer on your Desktop/Control
Panel/Network) or (Right Click on Network
Neighborhood / Properties):

you have as Network adapter the "USB-USB
Network Bridge Adapter" and a
binding of the protocols to it.
- It may take several
minutes for Network Neighborhood to see the other
computers. Its OK to wait.

Once the systems are shown in the Network
Neighborhood, you can use the network as shown
in the Step-by-Step
networking procedure .
You can use a USB-network to setup Internet Connection Sharing
for Windows98SE / ME or
Windows2000 using the Microsoft ICS or using Non Microsoft Internet
Connection Sharing
(example using WinRouteLite).
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