Re: usb hub

nhbfluci_at_rrzn-user.uni-hannover.de
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:55:58 +0200

Thanks,

the trick with the serial port and the null modem cable
already works, but only
in theory since it is very slow. (maybe 10Kb/sec)

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Leonard Evens wrote:

> 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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