I don't see the name of person that originally posted, the email is not in the archives and I never got the original post.
One thing you have to remember if you go with USB is to be sure it's USB 2.0, if you don't you'll be spending a very L-O-N-G time waiting. If you don't have USB 2.0 on both PC's, then you'll need a USB 2.0 PCI card, but if you do that then you should skip USB and go with FireWire; IF you have a lot you'll be transferring at one time. USB 2.0 is theoretically faster (480mb/sec to 400mb/sec), but it's actually slower than FireWire in the long run. USB has more overhead and needs more CPU resources. If you'll only be sending small packets of data back and forth like a few KB or MB at time, then go with USB since it may be cheaper and I'll doubt you'd notice any difference in speed there. If you'll be transferring large files and large packets of data, go with FireWire. You can also get a "PC to PC" USB 2.0 to USB 2.0 stand-alone networking cable, they are pretty new but pretty expensive. If you have or plan on getting broadband, then the router you use with it can be used as a LAN between the PC's and that would be the best, easiest, and also the fastest way if you get a gigabit router and NIC's. -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) http://ComputersCustomBuilt.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Vandervoort" I'm not aware of any way to use USB only. There are USB to NIC converters,that will allow you to connect one computer with USB to one with a NIC (Network interface card). You would then need a crossover cable. NICS are cheap ($10.00 or so), and easy to install. It would likely be cheaper to buy two NICS. You can find out more here: http://www.homenethelp.com/home-network.asp **************************************************************************** Can it be possible to setup a economical networking by using an USB cable ? The distance between the 2 computers are less than 10 feet. They are both using the Window 98 ? Beside having a USB cable , do I require any other hardware.? ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
