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USB to connect 2 PC
Name: ricardo Date: April 25, 2001 at 03:02:32 Pacific
Comment:
Hi there,
anyone had the exeperience of connecting two pcs through USB port?! U can get the 4 mbits that they annouce?,
USB cables are so cheap why this usually are so expensive and hard to get isnt jut a reverse USB cable??, or has any device against packets colisions, etc??
I want to setup a small lan, 2 pcs, just to share files, but dont know if: buy a 4 ports and hub and cards($$$) and get 100/10mbits buy this USB cable and get 4mbits?? or buy a serial cable and get(out of question...)
Name: choey Date: April 25, 2001 at 12:09:31 Pacific
Reply:
Scrap the usb, its not very reliable, nor fast..
Get: 2)fast ethernet nic cards. ($40) 1)cat5 crossover cable. ($10)
A hub is not needed unless you plan to have more than 2 computers on the network.
hth, choey
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Response Number 2
Name: doncedars99 Date: April 25, 2001 at 21:56:58 Pacific
Reply:
Ricardo, I have a win Me and a win98se networked with a USB cable It cost me $85.00 total. The company also has a direct parallel cable that uses the printer port for $25.00,however you can get the same cable at staples for about $15.00. The USB cable is much faster than the parallel cable. Go to Parallel Technologies,Inc. www.lpt.com 1-800-789-4784
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