USB Ethernet adaptors and drivers

[AluminumStudios]

Quick question - if you plug a typical USB Ethernet adaptor into a Windows XP PC, do they just work like USB flash drives, or do they require a driver that they come with to be loaded?

I'm considering buying a few as a workaround for some networkign clunkyness at work, but have never used them before and want to know if driver software would be required.

Thanks!

 

[shoRunner]

yes they need drivers

 

[drum]

yes they do. If they don't come with the required drivers, they should be easy enough to find online

 

[John]

Not all of them need drivers. I have an old Netgear & Farallon USB1.1 that work in 2K / XP without having to load drivers. My Linksys, Zonet & Netgear USB2.0's require drivers.

 

[Ausm]

The one I use does.


Ausm