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ALi USB HostLink Controller VirtualNetwork Installation
for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Platform
Jan 2003
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(c) Copyright ALi Corporation 2002. All Rights Reserved
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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Install VirtualNetwork solution
1. Introduction
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The "USB Virtual Network" software package is developed to be an NDIS-compliant solution by emulating a virtual LAN interoperability among peer-to-peer end-users' computers.
2. Installation
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This package provides setup utility to automatically install/uninstall/update the driver.
User also can use Windows' installation wizard to install/uninstall/update driver.
The following steps teach user how to use the setup utility.
The first step is to double click the self-extract compressed file to extract the
installation scripts to an assigned sub-directory.
Run setup utility from the sub-directory.
The setup utility is developed to be able to install/uninstall ALi's VirtualNetwork drivers support.
3. Install VirtualNetwork solution
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1) Run setup.exe
a) If it is the first time to install VirtualNetwork, the default option is just
to install VirtualNetwork.
b) If VirtualNetwork has been installed, there will be an option item prompting up to ask
end-user whether to reinstall or to remove(uninstall) VirtualNetwork. Please choose one
option.
2) Click button "Next".
3) Click button "Finish" to complete the installation.
4) If end-user chooses to install VirtualNetwork in step 1), then plugging ALi's USB Host Link
Controller module into the USB port of both PCs.
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, it is to be noted that user should click "Next"
directly, when the O.S. reminds user that the provided drivers doesn't have a digital signature.
5) Wait for system to generate IP address. This action will usually take around 30
seconds, depending on overall system configuration applied.
Under Windows 98 during System generating IP address,System will be busy about 30 seconds,please
be patient.
Under Windows Me/2000/XP during System generating IP address,the IP address is 0.0.0.0,please be
patient until the real IP address is generated.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.