Hi David, > > 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. thanks, for the clear answer.
> 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. > i did not get a pl-2501, but a pl-2302, which is only usb 1.1 compatible It is a rather old device, but here are the details: Name: USL-116 USB Net Link Cable Vendor: NoName Chipset: Prolific pl-2302 USB: 1.1 OBSD Ethernet Device: upl0 Point-to-Point device I think it will work as a sync device for pfsync. lars -- DSL-Aktion wegen gro_er Nachfrage bis 28.2.2006 verldngert: GMX DSL-Flatrate 1 Jahr kostenlos* http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl
