Re: connect 2 computers with USB
Jeremy Nickurak <atrus@rifetech.com> wrote:
> The computers, except on an NIC-hardware level probabbly, do not even
> notice the difference. The only thing that needs to be changed is the
> cable, which needs to be a "Crossover" cable as opposed to a
> "Straight-Through" or "Patch" cable, which would normally be used with a
> switch or hub.
I haven't tried, but surely you have to assign IP addresses and set a
route from each PC to the other. I suppose since all traffic was
already routed through eth0 when the DSL connection is up, thagt this is
already done.
Peter
> On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 19:08, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> > Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder <avbidder@fortytwo.ch> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 01:38, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
> > >
> > > > Go get a couple cheap network cards and a four-port ethernet hub. It's
> > > > easier and cheaper.
> > >
> > > No need for a hub, when it's only 2 computers for the foreseeable
> > > future. Get a crossover ethernet cable instead.
> >
> > Is there a quick HOWTO somewhere on configuring the networks for that?
> > (e.g. /etc/network/interfaces entries)
> >
> > It would be nice if there a Debian command :
> >
> > $ /etc/init.d/networking crossover
> >
> > such that I could take my DSL network down, hook in my crossover cable
> > instead to connect my potable, and run that command to have it
> > connected.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
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