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 -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
