Virtual Network Adapter VirtNet 1.0

VirtNet is a dummy virtual network interface which can be used for various purposes (dummy network interface for some network application which requires the network card to work, virtual loopback adapter, virtual interface for routing some specific connections which is to be captured by packet filtering framework and etc..).

System requirements:

Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003.

How it works:

VirtNet 1.0 is a NDIS 3.0 miniport driver. It does absolutely nothing, but NDIS can indicate back (loopback) packets sent to this network interface. In addition VirtNet has configurable MAC address. The VirtNet 1.0 package consists of:

• netVirtNet.inf - driver INF file for Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP/2003
• oemsetup.inf - driver INF file for Windows NT 4.0
• VirtNet.sys - Virtual Network Interface driver

Download:

VirtNet Virtual Adapter 1.0

How to install:

This driver should be installed manually. Please see the sequence for Windows 2000 installation below. It's similar for all operating systems except NT 4.0, where you should install it like ordinary network interface.

• Start Add/Remove Hardware Wizard from Control Panel

• Choose Add/Troubleshoot a device

• Choose Add a new device

• Choose to select the hardware from a list

• Select Network Adapter and click Next

• Click Have Disk and browse to the folder where you unzipped VirtNet.zip to

• Select VirtNet Network Adapter

• Click Next

• Click yes when asked if you want to install digitally unsigned driver

How to use:

VirtNet network adapter is visible in the system as an ordinary network interface. You can configure its protocol binding and address information using operating system tools.

Disclaimer:

VirtNet 1.0 is supplied AS-IS, without warranties of any kind. Since it includes a kernel-mode component, there is always the possibility that program bugs may damage your system.

Price & licensing:

Freeware