Re: usb hub

From: Leonard Evens (len_at_math.northwestern.edu)
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:32:31 GMT

nhbfluci@rrzn-user.uni-hannover.de wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to connect two computers together.
> They have usb 1.0 ports, and no ethernet port.
> Since one of them is a mobile and ethernet card for
> mobile computer are expensive, is it possible to connect
> them just by buying a usb hub ?
> Does it worth the effort ?
> Are these devices supported by Linux ?
> If yes , how to do the stuff, that is how to make the things working ?
>
> Thanks
> Luciano
>

Off hand, I don't see how to do it, whatever the operating system.

But if both computers have serial ports, you should be able to use what
is called a null modem cable between the serial ports and use a serial
connection. There are several programs for communicating over a serial
connection. We used to maintain a small network in our department that way. 

-- 
Leonard Evens      len@math.northwestern.edu      847-491-5537
Dept. of Mathematics, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60208

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