On 10/7/07, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Following your suggestion leads (eg) to
>  Connecting Two PCs Using an USB-USB Cable
>  Author: Gabriel Torres
>  Type: Tutorials
>    http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/248
>
> Containing one immediately interesting part:
>
> ""
> The first thing you should be aware of is that there are several
> different kinds of USB-USB cables on the market. The one used to connect
> two PCs is called "bridged" (or "USB networking cable"), because it has
> a small electronic circuit in the middle allowing the two PCs to talk to
> each other. There are the so-called A/A USB cables that, in spite of
> having two standard USB connectors at each end, don't have a bridge chip
> and cannot be used to connect two PCs. In fact, if you use an A/A USB
> cable you can burn the USB ports of your computers or even their power
> supplies."
> """

There is a lot of useful information at 'The GNU/Linux "usbnet" Driver
Framework.'  Full of useful information, including how to connect to
PDAs.

<http://www.linux-usb.org/usbnet/>

    carl
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    carl lowenstein         marine physical lab     u.c. san diego
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