Re: Direct cable connection
-- deFreese, Barry <Barry.deFreese@nike.com> wrote
(on Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 02:00 PM -0800):
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: csj [mailto:csj@mindgate.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:55 PM
> > To: Debian User
> > Subject: Direct cable connection
> >
> >
> > In Windows I recall something called Direct Cable Connection that
> > allowed you to link two computers thru the parallel port. The
> > GNU/Linux version of this appears to be PLIP (which I tried and
> > failed at many many moons ago).
> >
> > So, is there a more modern way to "hotwire" two boxes without the
> > use of routers or extra file systems? Is it possible to do a
> > straight USB to USB or NIC to NIC connection?
>
> You can easily do it with two NICs, just make sure you use a cross-over
> cable between the two machines. It should also be feasible with USB to USB
> but your over my head there.
No, not possible with USB-USB -- both USB host controllers would be
trying to control the connection. There *are*, however, devices that
allow you to go USB-USB (actually USB-device-USB), but they're much more
expensive than simply buying two NICs and a crossover cable, last I
checked. Plus your speeds are slower (unless you've got USB 2.0, but
that's a whole other ball o' wax).
--
Matthew Weier O'Phinney
matthew@weierophinney.net
http://matthew.weierophinney.net
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