linking two pcs via usb?

hello,i have a desktop pc running xp pro and a laptop running win 2k
pro,can i simply link them via the usb ports and if so,what do i
need,,is it just a cable??
ta

steve

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
"tarquinlinbin" (E-Mail Removed) says...
> hello,i have a desktop pc running xp pro and a laptop running win 2k
> pro,can i simply link them via the usb ports and if so,what do i
> need,,is it just a cable??

Special expensive cable.
Better to use ethernet.

tarquinlinbin wrote:

> hello,i have a desktop pc running xp pro and a laptop running win 2k
> pro,can i simply link them via the usb ports and if so,what do i
> need,,is it just a cable??
> ta
>
> steve

I haven't tried this but my understanding is that a special usb pc to pc
link cable comes with a disk to configure networking via the usb port.

This is certaily the case when a PCs usb port is used to connect
directly to an ADSL Router/Switched Hub,

I have a cable but how do i get it to work?

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
"(E-Mail Removed)" (E-Mail Removed) says...
> I have a cable but how do i get it to work?
>
Have you got the drivers for it?

>Have you got the drivers for it?

It came with a CD which loaded but i never got to work. I have another
two programs from free mag CD which do not work with XP.

I keep hoping that MS will have a program that will work with USB.

I presume "Network Bridge" does not come with the MS OS?