Re: USB "null modem" cables and related Linux driver questions
On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 09:21:27AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have two computers with USB ports.
> I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did.
> Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software software
> at both ends.
>
> The underlying problem is that both ends egotistically expect to be
> *MASTER*.
>
> The hardware problem is solvable [e.g.
> http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Cables/USBtoUSB.htm].
>
> The software is another case :<
> The best Linux specific link I've found is dated September 2005
> [http://www.linux-usb.org/usbnet/]
>
> I've done DuckDuckGo searches for permutations/combinations of
> usb, "peer to peer", lan, and bridge.
> Most is Windows/Mac centric.
> There were hints that needed drivers may exist in current Linux core.
>
> Pointers to good references and/or better search terms?
Do you want:
- One end is a terminal, the other end offers login? "agetty
serial" and "minicom"
- TCP/IP over RS-232 serial? Keyword is "PPP".
- TCP/IP over ethernet attached via USB? "usbnet" and treat them
like ethernet adapters.
- Connect an actual hardware terminal like a VT320 to your Linux
box? "agetty serial" again.
- Something else? Describe it.
-dsr-
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