On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Stephen J. Gowdy wrote:
> 
> > I don't think you'll find an off the shelf cable for doing 
> > that. Most of them look like network devices to each of 
> > the computers.
> 
> I couldn't really tell. I saw this
> 
> http://www.sewelld.com/UsbCable.asp
> 
> and assumed it was the USB equivalent of a null modem cable. 
> Maybe it's just ethernet over USB - it _is_ called a bridge.

Another approach might be to use two USB-Serial converters and connect 
them via a null-modem cable.  Roundabout, but at least it will give you a 
serial connection.  If the host computer runs Linux, you will be able to 
log in over it; I don't know about Windows.

Alan Stern



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