Preamble

familier site suggest: http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/WindowsXpUsbNetworkHowTo

Warning

!!! The INF-File could destroy your ActiveSync Configuration !!!

If you have a WInCE, WinMobile or other mobile devices, which sync over AC, don't install this file unless you know how to remove it.

Linux side

USB_Networking

Windows XP side

Note: I am doing this from memory - feel free to expand/correct these instructions. - PaulEggleton

• Download [WWW]linux.inf to somewhere convenient on your Windows machine.
• Make sure the USB lead for your cradle is plugged in, and then plug your iPAQ into the cradle.
• Assuming the new drivers have been installed as above, Windows should detect the iPAQ and prompt you for a driver for the USB device. Select to specify your own driver, and then choose the linux.inf file you downloaded earlier. This file tells Windows XP to use its own built-in RNDIS driver for the device.
• Go into the windows network configuration for the new USB networking adapter and set the IP address of the interface to 192.168.0.200.

You should now be able to connect to your iPAQ on 192.168.0.202.

Thanks to Patrick Ohly for building and tweaking these drivers!

linux.inf

; MS-Windows driver config matching some basic modes of the
; Linux-USB Ethernet/RNDIS gadget firmware:
;
;  - RNDIS plus CDC Ethernet ... this may be familiar as a DOCSIS
;    cable modem profile, and supports most non-Microsoft USB hosts
;
;  - RNDIS plus CDC Subset ... used by hardware that incapable of
;    full CDC Ethernet support.
;
; Microsoft only directly supports RNDIS drivers, and bundled them into XP.
; The Microsoft "Remote NDIS USB Driver Kit" is currently found at:
;   http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/resources/HWservices/rndis.mspx


[Version]
Signature           = "$CHICAGO$"
Class               = Net
ClassGUID           = {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider            = %Linux%
Compatible          = 1
MillenniumPreferred = .ME
DriverVer           = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
; catalog file would be used by WHQL
;CatalogFile         = Linux.cat

[Manufacturer]
%Linux%          = LinuxDevices,NT.5.1

[LinuxDevices]
; NetChip IDs, used by both firmware modes
%LinuxDevice%    = RNDIS, USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2

[LinuxDevices.NT.5.1]
%LinuxDevice%    = RNDIS.NT.5.1, USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2

[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect=*

; Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition specific sections --------

[RNDIS]
DeviceID        = usb8023
MaxInstance     = 512
DriverVer           = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg          = RNDIS_AddReg_98, RNDIS_AddReg_Common

[RNDIS_AddReg_98]
HKR, ,               DevLoader,        0, *ndis
HKR, ,               DeviceVxDs,       0, usb8023.sys
HKR, NDIS,           LogDriverName,    0, "usb8023"
HKR, NDIS,           MajorNdisVersion, 1, 5
HKR, NDIS,           MinorNdisVersion, 1, 0
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper,         0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower,         0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange,       0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange,       0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Install,    ndis3,            0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi\Install,    ndis4,            0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi\Install,    ndis5,            0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi,            DeviceId,         0, "USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2"

[RNDIS_Install_98]
CopyFiles=RNDIS_CopyFiles_98

[RNDIS_CopyFiles_98]
usb8023.sys, usb8023w.sys, , 0 
rndismp.sys, rndismpw.sys, , 0 

; Windows Millennium Edition specific sections --------------------

[RNDIS.ME]
DeviceID        = usb8023
MaxInstance     = 512
DriverVer           = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg          = RNDIS_AddReg_ME, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
Characteristics = 0x84   ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType         = 15

[RNDIS_AddReg_ME]
HKR, ,               DevLoader,        0, *ndis
HKR, ,               DeviceVxDs,       0, usb8023.sys
HKR, NDIS,           LogDriverName,    0, "usb8023"
HKR, NDIS,           MajorNdisVersion, 1, 5
HKR, NDIS,           MinorNdisVersion, 1, 0
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper,         0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower,         0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange,       0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange,       0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Install,    ndis3,            0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi\Install,    ndis4,            0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi\Install,    ndis5,            0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi,            DeviceId,         0, "USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2"

[RNDIS_Install_ME]
CopyFiles=RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME

[RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME]
usb8023.sys, usb8023m.sys, , 0 
rndismp.sys, rndismpm.sys, , 0 

; Windows 2000 specific sections ---------------------------------

[RNDIS.NT]
Characteristics = 0x84   ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType         = 15
DriverVer           = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg          = RNDIS_AddReg_NT, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
CopyFiles       = RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT

[RNDIS.NT.Services]
AddService = USB_RNDIS, 2, RNDIS_ServiceInst_NT, RNDIS_EventLog

[RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT]
; no rename of files on Windows 2000, use the 'k' names as is
usb8023k.sys, , , 0 
rndismpk.sys, , , 0 

[RNDIS_ServiceInst_NT]
DisplayName     = %ServiceDisplayName%
ServiceType     = 1 
StartType       = 3 
ErrorControl    = 1 
ServiceBinary   = %12%\usb8023k.sys    
LoadOrderGroup  = NDIS
AddReg          = RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_NT

[RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_NT]
HKR, , MofImagePath, 0x00020000, "System32\drivers\rndismpk.sys"

; Windows XP specific sections -----------------------------------

[RNDIS.NT.5.1]
Characteristics = 0x84   ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType         = 15
DriverVer           = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg          = RNDIS_AddReg_NT, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
; no copyfiles - the files are already in place

[RNDIS.NT.5.1.Services]
AddService      = USB_RNDIS, 2, RNDIS_ServiceInst_51, RNDIS_EventLog

[RNDIS_ServiceInst_51]
DisplayName     = %ServiceDisplayName%
ServiceType     = 1 
StartType       = 3 
ErrorControl    = 1 
ServiceBinary   = %12%\usb8023.sys    
LoadOrderGroup  = NDIS
AddReg          = RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_51

[RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_51]
HKR, , MofImagePath, 0x00020000, "System32\drivers\rndismp.sys"

; Windows 2000 and Windows XP common sections --------------------

[RNDIS_AddReg_NT]
HKR, Ndi,               Service,        0, "USB_RNDIS"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces,    UpperRange,     0, "ndis5" 
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces,    LowerRange,     0, "ethernet"

[RNDIS_EventLog]
AddReg = RNDIS_EventLog_AddReg

[RNDIS_EventLog_AddReg]
HKR, , EventMessageFile, 0x00020000, "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\netevent.dll"
HKR, , TypesSupported,   0x00010001, 7

; Common Sections -------------------------------------------------

[RNDIS_AddReg_Common]
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, ParamDesc,  0, %NetworkAddress%
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, type,       0, "edit"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, LimitText,  0, "12"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, UpperCase,  0, "1"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, default,    0, " "
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, optional,   0, "1"

[SourceDisksNames]
1=%SourceDisk%,,1

[SourceDisksFiles]
usb8023m.sys=1
rndismpm.sys=1
usb8023w.sys=1
rndismpw.sys=1
usb8023k.sys=1
rndismpk.sys=1

[DestinationDirs]
RNDIS_CopyFiles_98    = 10, system32/drivers
RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME    = 10, system32/drivers
RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT    = 12

[Strings]
ServiceDisplayName    = "USB Remote NDIS Network Device Driver"
NetworkAddress        = "Network Address"
Linux                 = "Linux Developer Community"
LinuxDevice           = "Linux USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget"
SourceDisk            = "Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget Driver Install Disk"