On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:33 AM, M. Adam Davis wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Mark Rages wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:42 AM, M. Adam Davis wrot= e: >>> Emulate a common, older USB ethernet chip (The Realtek 8150 might have >>> generic drivers included in most OSs, for instance), >> >> There is a CDC Ethernet class, so you can do this in a standards-complia= nt way. > > I knew that it existed, but I don't know what the native support is in > current operating systems. =A0Can you plug in a CDC class ethernet > adaptor and expect not to have to install any drivers in the latest > Windows, Mac, Linux operating systems? > > If that has matured to the point where it Just Works(TM), then that > would be the way to go. > > -Adam I haven't tried recently. Linux has supported it forever and I think it is standard on OS X now. I don't know the Vista situation, but I know you need external drivers for Windows XP, which is not really "just works" for most people. Regards, Mark markrages -- = Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist