Re: Linux<->Windows connection using USB host-to-host cable

From: RusH (rush_at_pulse.pdi.net)
Date: 04/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 03:32:53 +0000 (UTC)

Radoslaw Grzanka <radekg@b-runner.k.org.super> wrote :

hello again :)

> What do you mean? Protocol? Yes the same CDC Ethernet(Linux) or
> RNDIS (Microsoft).

> Through my resarch I was able to find what the problem is.
> Microsoft doesn't allow to use information about RNDIS protocol
> without licensing fee, that's why I am unable to connect Windows
> with Linux.
>
> However, searching through Linux 2.6.x source code tree I have
> found some rndis implementation. Unfortunatly it is available only
> when Linux is acting as USB embbeded device (that is running on
> hardware with 'slave' USB).

> There is hope though, if somebody writes CDC driver for windows.
>
> If anobody was able to connect Windows with Linux I am still in
> need for more information.

USB connection cables comes in two flavours, one is USBnet, the other
is USBLink. The second one needs some manager acting as a 'server' on
one side, then you run 'client' on the other and just copy what you
want, it usually looks just like norton commander or mc with 2
windows (one window is for master, the other for slave).
This is windows only toy, but there is hope that you could run this
client or master software in wine(winex), or even that this protocol
is somewhere allready implemented.

There are USB 2.0 universal cables acting as USBLink and USBNet. I
can tell you where you can find such a cable if you'r from Warsaw.

Pozdrawiam. 

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