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connecting two computers using usb ports?
I know with the old windows 95 and dos 6 you could
connect two computers using parallel port ,but can you connect two computers using windows me and xp with usb ports? |
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connecting two computers using usb ports?
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wrote: I know with the old windows 95 and dos 6 you could connect two computers using parallel port ,but can you connect two computers using windows me and xp with usb ports? Here are two ways to do what you want: 1. Get a pair of USB Ethernet adapters and connect them to each other just like Ethernet adapters that mount inside a computer. Connecting two computers directly, without a hub, switch, or router, requires a specially wired crossover cable. 2. Get a USB-to-USB networking cable. Here are some sites for more information: http://www.buslink.com/usbtrans.htm http://www.usbcable.com/94-3832.htm http://catalog.belkin.com/usbpopup.p...3&Catalog_ID=1 http://www.usbstuff.com -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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connecting two computers using usb ports?
In addition to the other reply, why not simply buy two cheap network cards?
Then you can either use a crossover cable or get a cheap hub & use straight-through ethernet cables. Will wrote: I know with the old windows 95 and dos 6 you could connect two computers using parallel port ,but can you connect two computers using windows me and xp with usb ports? |
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