On 2018-06-24, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > Thank you. I'm interested in only: > Prolific Technology, Inc. PL25A1 Host-Host Bridge > > I'm missing understanding of "something" everyone takes for granted.
Many of your gooses seem a little wild. > While following chain of links I found "discover -t". > I suspect my problems understanding this is closely related to "Why > doesn't connecting the cable "Just Work"? Every other USB device I've > ever used does. There some fundamental detail missing. > I'm reading when you plug this cable into a linux host the usbnet driver enters into the fray, creating a network interface (usb0?) that subsequently requires *configuration*. Like machine 1: ifconfig usb0 192.168.1.1 machine 2: ifconfig usb0 192.168.1.2 A successful ping between m1 and m2 would indicate, well, success. Then you need to establish some sort of transfer protocol (ftp, ssh, tgif, http) for the data transmision. Seems like a PITA. Maybe I'm all wet. Or you already know all this (or something). Out.
