Hi,
can I use a USB to USB cable to conect 2 PCs for transferring data and
gaming. If so what speeds are possible. John

Yes you can transfer data but I have only seen usb 1.0 cables. So you are
limited to 10 megabit/sec.

No, not unless you want to spend a lot of money doing so.
Get network cards put into both computers and hook them up with a crossover
cable. It is a lot cheaper and faster (up to 100Mb/sec).



"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> can I use a USB to USB cable to conect 2 PCs for transferring data and
> gaming. If so what speeds are possible. John
>
>

*ahem* it is NOT expensive, just slow. A USB data transfer cable at compusa
is like 19.99. BUt then again your stuck to 10Mega bit

Is there a special procedure for connecting, or is it the same as any other
conection. Thanks for the info btw. John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Stolworthy" <Cstolworthy12@*remove*cableone.net>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Can I use a USB cable to transfer data


> *ahem* it is NOT expensive, just slow. A USB data transfer cable at
compusa
> is like 19.99. BUt then again your stuck to 10Mega bit
>
>

"Chris Stolworthy" <Cstolworthy12@*remove*cableone.net> wrote in message
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> *ahem* it is NOT expensive, just slow. A USB data transfer cable at
compusa
> is like 19.99. BUt then again your stuck to 10Mega bit
>
>

NO, you can't share that way. You'll do damage to your computer if you
connect that way. You need to connect thru network cards with a CAT. 5
crossover cable.

--
DaveW



"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> can I use a USB to USB cable to conect 2 PCs for transferring data and
> gaming. If so what speeds are possible. John
>
>

"DaveW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> NO, you can't share that way. You'll do damage to your computer if you
> connect that way. You need to connect thru network cards with a CAT. 5
> crossover cable.
>
> --
> DaveW

Sorry dude, you're wrong. They make a special USB bridge cable for the
specific task of connecting two computers.

http://www.sewelld.com/UsbCable.asp

mac

yess, i was scrolling down the article, and I got to here, I KNEW they
had one. And You can get USB2.0 cables how do you think we plug in
USB2.0 devices...It's just a different head for the device cord, and
same on either for patch. The ability to run in USB2.0 mode is
dependent on motherboard USB2.0 support on both PC's or Devices