Cables4PC USB to LAN RJ45 ETHERNET 10/100 NETWORK ADAPTER CARD

Discount Price: $6.45

Features:

• This product is an ideal solution for 10/100 Mbps Ehternet networking systems based on USB and twisted pairs. and keeps network maintenance cost low and eliminates usage barriers. It is the easiest way to connect a PC to the computer network without opening the conver, adding cards, reconfiguring software, or any the other thechnicalities.

Customer Reviews:

DM9610 USB LAN adapter installation tips [Posted on 2007-09-09]
Once installed, this item works well. With no printed installation guide included, however, I had to depend on the seller to provide me a driver installation walkthrough, which was essentially as follows (thanks to Cable4Less for this valuable info -- but YOUR unit's requirements may be different):

1. load the driver CD and make sure a DM 9610 subfolder is available deep within the USB LAN folder (if not, find a machine that CAN read the CD, copy the USB LAN folder, with all its subfolders and the files therein, to a memory stick, and use that memory stick in place of the CD);

2. insert the USB LAN device, and [OK] and [Next] your way through the "Found New Hardware" wizard, rejecting Windows' offers to find best drivers for you, but choosing to provide drivers yourself, until you get the opportunity to tell Windows where to find drivers: here choose the [Browse] option and browse through the drive letter your driver-set is mounted at, through the various subfolders, USB LAN, DM 9610, etc., to %YourWindowsVersion%;, and OK your final choice;

3. Windows begins the driver-installation process; when Windows complains about uncertified drivers, just dismiss that warning;

4. install should then finish quickly, but don't connect to ethernet yet;

5. instead, go through Start | Control Panel | Network Connections, to configure you new LAN connection (with DM 9610 in its description) as to DHCP or fixed address options, DNS address, firewall options, etc.; OK your way out;

6. NOW connect ethernet cable from your router or DSL/cable gateway box, and VOILA! the little red pilot light comes on, and you should be connected.

You may have to be a little bit of a geek to take to this like a duck to water, but it's all pretty straightforward. No idea why the manufacturer left no hints at all -- not even the model # -- on the device or on its packaging. No idea why the install CD includes drivers for so many unrelated products, yet has no overall README for guidance. But, once installed, this USB LAN adapter has worked like a charm. And for a grand total of well under a dozen bucks, postpaid at that, it's certainly value for money. If you get one, ASK explicitly if it's the DM 9610 or some other (and, if other, WHICH other). And enjoy!

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