Method and system for attaching a USB network adapter supporting both RNDIS and non-RNDIS capable operating systems

A method for attaching universal serial bus devices network adapter supporting both remote network drive interface specification and non-network drive interface specification, comprising the steps of:

• plugging a network device into a universal serial bus port on a host;
• detecting the network device by the host;
• issuing a universal serial bus reset to the network device by the host;
• resetting the state of the network device;
• issuing by the host a command enabling the network device to communicate on the universal serial bus;
• issuing by the host a command enabling to retrieve device descriptors from the network device;
• returning by the network device a device descriptor indicating its function;
• and
• issuing by the host configuration commands, whereby, the network device returns a list of descriptors.

An apparatus for attaching universal serial bus devices network adapter supporting both remote network drive interface specification and non-network drive interface specification, comprising the steps of:

• a universal serial bus network to receive two universal serial bus configurations;
• a host to receive a first request from a network adapter;
• a network adapter for returning a remote network drive interface specification configuration;
• the network adapter receiving a second request from a host, when there is an indication of multiple support configurations;
• means for parsing all the received configuration to determine the configuration supported by the device;
• and
• the host selecting the configuration that matches a client driver.

An apparatus for attaching a universal serial bus network adapter supporting both remote network drive interface specification and non-network drive interface specification, comprising the steps of:

• a network device for plugging into a universal serial bus port on a host;
• a host for detecting the network device, and for issuing a universal serial bus reset to the network device by the host, and resetting the state of the network device;
• a host for issuing a command enabling the network device to communicate on the universal serial bus;
• a host for issuing a command enabling to retrieve device descriptors from the network device;
• a network device for returning a device descriptor indicating its function;
• and
• a host issuing configuration commands, whereby, the network device returns a list of descriptors.

A system for attaching a universal serial bus network adapter supporting both remote network drive interface specification and non-network drive interface specification, comprising the steps of:

• providing two universal serial bus configurations to a universal serial bus network;
• receiving by a network adapter a first request from a host;
• returning a remote network drive interface specification configuration from the network adapter;
• receiving by the network adapter a second request from a host, when there is an indication of multiple support configurations;
• returning a non-remote network drive interface specification configuration from the network adapter;
• parsing all the received configuration to determine the configuration supported by the device;
• and
• selecting by the host the configuration that matches a client driver.

A system for attaching a universal serial bus network adapter supporting both remote network drive interface specification and non-network drive interface specification, comprising:

• a network device plugged into a universal serial bus port on a host;
• the host detecting the network device;
• the host issuing a universal serial bus reset to the network device to reset the state of the network device;
• the host issuing a command to enable the network device to communicate on the universal serial bus;
• the host issuing a command to retrieve device descriptors from the network device;
• the host receiving a device descriptor listing indicating its function from the network device;
• and
• the host issuing configuration commands, whereby, the network device returns a list of descriptors.

A computer-readable media containing a computer-executable program for attaching a universal serial bus network adapter supporting both remote network drive interface specification and non-network drive interface specification, the program comprising:

• one or more instructions for issuing a universal serial bus reset to the network device by the host;
• one or more instructions for resetting the state of the network device;
• one or more instructions for issuing by the host a command enabling the network device to communicate on the universal serial bus;
• one or more instructions for issuing by the host a command enabling to retrieve device descriptors from the network device;
• one or more instructions for returning by the network device a computer code device descriptor indicating its function;
• and
• one or more instructions for issuing by the host configuration commands, whereby, the network device returns a list of descriptors.