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connecting two pcs

Started by mcdoaks , Feb 10 2015 01:53 PM

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mcdoaks

Posted 10 February 2015 - 01:53 PM

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can i connect two desktop computers with a usb cable

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Crowbar

Posted 10 February 2015 - 02:18 PM

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Please don't try this with regular USB cables. USB ports supply power to devices and you will probably burn out one or both USB ports. You could also damage one or both power supplies. There are USB cables that can do this but they are special cables. You need one like this here, it's called a USB BRIDGE cable. I have not tried to use one myself so I can't tell you how they work.