I got a new USB ethernet adapter from ebay, the ad said RealTek chipset, so I thought I would chance it.

Well, my 5.2 system does not recognize the USB device. At all. What do I need to do?

I checked the driver CD and the XP driver directory's .inf file has the following:

; ASIX AX88172 USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter * ; * ; Copyright 2001-2003, ASIX Electronics Corporation * ; ; Version: 2.0.0.5 ;****************************************************************

[Version] Signature = "$Windows NT$" CatalogFile = ax88172xp.cat Class = Net ClassGUID = {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} Provider = %ASIX% ;LayoutFile = layout.inf DriverVer = 05/22/2003, 2.0.0.5

[Manufacturer] %ASIX% = USB

[ControlFlags] ExcludeFromSelect = USB\VID_0B95&PID_1720

[USB] %AX88172.DeviceDesc% = AX88172.Ndi,USB\VID_0B95&PID_1720

;**************************************************************** ; Win98 main sections * ;**************************************************************** [AX88172.Ndi] AddReg = AX88172.Reg, AX88172.Con.Reg ;, AX88172.Params DeviceID = USB\VID_0B95&PID_1720

How can I tell if this is a RealTek chipset and more importantly, getting it working?