On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 09:21:27AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I have two computers with USB ports. > I wish them to communicate as simply as mid-20th-century computers did. > Then we used RS232-C with a null modem &/or appropriate software software > at both ends. > > The underlying problem is that both ends egotistically expect to be > *MASTER*. > > The hardware problem is solvable [e.g. > http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Cables/USBtoUSB.htm]. > > The software is another case :< > The best Linux specific link I've found is dated September 2005 > [http://www.linux-usb.org/usbnet/] > > I've done DuckDuckGo searches for permutations/combinations of > usb, "peer to peer", lan, and bridge. > Most is Windows/Mac centric. > There were hints that needed drivers may exist in current Linux core. > > Pointers to good references and/or better search terms?
Do you want: - One end is a terminal, the other end offers login? "agetty serial" and "minicom" - TCP/IP over RS-232 serial? Keyword is "PPP". - TCP/IP over ethernet attached via USB? "usbnet" and treat them like ethernet adapters. - Connect an actual hardware terminal like a VT320 to your Linux box? "agetty serial" again. - Something else? Describe it. -dsr-
