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I do a lot of my development and configuration via ssh into my Raspberry Pi Zero over the RNDIS connection. Some models of the Raspberry PIs can be configured with  gadget drivers  that let the Raspberry pi emulate different devices when plugged into computers via USB. My favorite gadget  is the network profile that makes a Raspberry Pi look like an RNDIS-attached network device.  All types of network services travel over an RNDIS device without knowing it is a USB hardware connection. A Raspberry Pi shows up as a Remote NDIS (RNDIS) device when you plug the Pi into a PC or Mac via a USB cable. The gadget  in the Windows Device Manager picture shows this RNDIS Gadget connectivity between a Windows machine and a Raspberry Pi. The Problem Windows 11 and Windows 10 no longer auto-installs the RNDIS driver that makes magic happen. Windows recognizes that the Raspberry Pi is some type of generic USB COM device. Manually running W indows Update  or  Upd...

The Raspberry Pi Zero W is a full featured Raspberry Pi that includes USB, GPIO connector and built-in wireless connectivity. The main limitations of the Pi Zero is its' lack of USB ports, the use of USB OTG and weaker single core CPU, similar to the first generation Raspberry Pi. A raspberry Pi Zero is an ideal device for embedded applications where higher level programming capabilities and a Linux footprint are desired. Pi Zero Programming Options The Pi Zero is a full featured Raspberry Pi with built in video, HDMI, USB, and a full Linux operating system.  You have exactly the same development platform options as the Pi2/Pi3.  The Pi Zero's USB OTG feature means that the Raspberry Pi Zero can act as a peripheral instead of acting as a controller.  Raspberry Pi developers have written drivers/gadgets that emulate USB disk drives, USB Ethernet adapters and others.  The Ethernet gadget makes the Pi Zero appear to a USB connected computer as if the Pi was an Ether...