From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 06:36:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F02A16A4CE for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:36:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web60604.mail.yahoo.com (web60604.mail.yahoo.com [216.109.118.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8A36143D54 for ; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:36:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kb9agt@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 42914 invoked by uid 60001); 31 Dec 2004 06:36:07 -0000 Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=zF/oGBiyP0CShyicPD8LBVjFjKs24r4FA0QqMmmABc3lH1H2iDTDiQ/tqlrkFrE4QODvBYS95SW+fK/MdkZNUl1cqNC71v+UaZH9bzRsn8hr9TVS9Oosm9f7GbPDkq6Jhh2a2LbS7dlw1SCPJLxHh1i3hMzLbb/yot04LE0KGpY= ; Message-ID: <20041231063607.42912.qmail@web60604.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [207.112.224.53] by web60604.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:36:07 PST Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:36:07 -0800 (PST) From: Douglas Allen To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:56:41 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Networking Two Computers via USB X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:36:09 -0000 Hi hackers, I am interested in connecting my Linux machine to my windows XP machine. I was going to try the USB ports first. Now I've opened a can of worms. Assuming one could buy a USB A-male to A-male cable, is there a danger in connecting each computer directly? Where can I get more information on the pin outs of the USB ports? I see that adaptors are sold for such purposes. Is that because there is some danger of frying those ports? I know there is a power connection on a USB port. I don't need to supply power to any PC port. What leads may I use just for data? Do they need to be like a null- modem cable? Probably that's why there are so many schemes to xfer data such as flash memory keys. I want to go direct without a hub or an adaptor. Is there a cable to make it all work ok? Any reply would be greatly welcome. 73s all. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.