RE: [iPAQ] strongarm usb networking and Windows.

Just wondering, Is is not possible to make the simulate a device that
windows recognizes / has drivers for? For example could it not simulate a
memory stick, allowing you to transfer files to and from your Win machine?

I have no idea whether this would work / is feasible, but it remove the
hassle of having to write windows drivers.

Ross

-----Original Message-----
From: ipaq-admin@handhelds.org [mailto:ipaq-admin@handhelds.org]On
Behalf Of Ross J. Reedstrom
Sent: 14 February 2002 10:07 PM
To: ipaq list
Subject: Re: [iPAQ] strongarm usb networking and Windows.

On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 08:45:40PM -0000, Nick Bane wrote:
> >
> > >From poking around the 'net, it looks like what we'd need is a 'Remote
> > NDIS' driver that speaks usbnet protocol to the ipaq. What currently
> > happens on the windows end when you plug a lipaq in?
> Using XP Pro, it responds with a "Found new hardware" specifying "SA1100
USB
> NIC" and requests a driver. Needless to say, the Wizard is unable to be
> helpful.

Ah, that's actually interesting: it means that Windows realizes this is a
network device, and given a proper driver, might actually hook up a TCP/IP
stack, etc.

So, we need someone who knows how to write windows network drivers to see
if something can be put together easily, say from the MS USB SDK. Only
problem there is the EULA for downloading it says you can't use it to build
software that works with Linux or other Publicly Available Software -
seriously, it calls out the GPL, and other Open Source licenses.

Ross

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Received on Thu Feb 14 13:27:28 2002