--Geoff Crompton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Friday, 13 September 2002, 09:26 AM +1000): > On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 01:32:02PM -0400, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 03:28:45PM +0200, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > > | On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 03:17:00PM +0200, Olivier Esser wrote: > > | > Is it possible to connect two computers with a USB cable? > > | > > | Yes, but it won't get you a network if that is what you > > | want. > > > > Sure it will. Ok, the network will be very small (precisely 2 > > machines), but it is a network. If you want to share your Internet > > connection, then one of the machines would need another connection to > > the outside world, and you would need to find a way to > > proxy/masquerade requests. The former condition is easy, but the > > latter I'm not sure about. > > > > -D > > What sort of drivers do you use? And what sort of usb cables do you > use to plug each computer into each other? I did some research on this a couple years ago, and have followed it ever since. You need special USB devices to do this -- such a device allows two usb hubs to connect and communicate with each other, as well as to communicate information about their systems. It's basically a point-to-point network.
It is NOT as simple as getting a cable and connecting the two controllers, however -- it's a device that sits between the two computers and to which each computer is plugged. And they are no cheaper than going out and getting a couple of network cards and a hub -- but are more of a pain to set up and considerably slower. Go get a couple cheap network cards and a four-port ethernet hub. It's easier and cheaper. --Matthew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
