On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:48, Oktie Hassanzadeh wrote: > Dear All, > I would like to connect two computers via USB port and USB cable and I > want to write a program for handling this connection (in Linux) . Is any > body here who could help me and let me know what is done and what I should > do? Is it possible to connect two computers with a simple cable or there > should necessarily be a special device for it? I know that there are some > cables with a special device that connect two computers in linux and their > driver is available in usbnet, but couldn't it be done by a simple cable? No. You must have a device.
> Logically, There should be some way to do this, because USB is a port and > we should be able to access it's data lines directly,but why this is not > done before? It's really important for me. Please help me if you could! 1. Logically, if all it took was software, then there wouldn't be many people selling those special cables, right? 2. USB is not a port. It is a bus. Strict master-slave arrangment. One master per bus. 3. You need to read the USB spec or a book on USB to understand more. Brad -- http://conf.linux.org.au. 22-25Jan2003. Perth, Australia. Birds in Black. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
