On Mon, 2007-08-20 at 10:56 -0700, Steve Calfee wrote: > At 10:00 AM 8/18/2007, David Turvene wrote: > >What are my hardware/software/configuration options for local comms > >(primary ethernet network down) between my laptop with only USB ports to > >a headless server with only USB ports? > > > >Dave > You have several choices, none as simple as just rs232 serial. > > You can use two usb to rs232 adapters, one on each host, and > communicate via rs232. > > You can get two usb to ethernet adapters and communicate via a mini > network with a crossover ethernet cable. > > You can buy a single dongle that both hosts connect to (I think as a > network - it just does option 2, with the connection internal to the > dongle). I google'd "net-linq" I think it is supported by the linux usb stuff. > > Regards, Steve >
Steve - Thanks, the BAFO Net-linq BF-110N looks like what you're pointing towards. It's pretty old but still sold. It looks like there are a lot of newer versions of this cable type, mostly for the M$ Easy Connect transfer protocol. It's just downright weird that with all the rack servers and all the laptops/handhelds in the world replacing UARTs with USB, there isn't a well-known, current solution to this problem. But that's not an issue for this message board. Thanks again. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
