From: "Lars Weste" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi list, I am trying to setup a network between two OpenBSD 3.8 hosts via a USB interface. I wanted to use the Interface as a pfsync device. I thought it have read somewhere it is possible but cannot remember where, so when I issue a: apropos usb | grep -i ether I feel I will need a USB Ethernet interface, just coupling two hosts via a USB cable doesn't work. The most promising manual page revealed that way is the cdce(4), but there is a Prolific and Zaurus mentioned and I belive this is only working with these devices. So do I need special USB Ethernet hardware to configure a network between two OpenBSD hosts connected together via USB, if not, which manpage did I missed?
If you're asking if you can plug a dumb usb cable between two computers, the answer is no. You can only have one host on the bus at one time. To get ethernet via usb between the hosts you will need two usb to ethernet nics and a crossover cable, or a cdce device such as the one made by prolific. cdce is plugged straight into the usb ports of both machines, but they both see it as a network device (ie, it appears as a device to both hosts). If you find one let me know, I've been interested in getting one for a while.
dlg
