Connect 2 Computers using USB to USB cable

A very easy way to connect two PCs is to use

a USB-USB cable. By connecting two PCs with a cable like this, you can transfer files from one PC to another, and even build a small network and share your Internet connection with a second PC.
The first thing you should be aware of is that there are several different kinds of USB-USB cables on the market. The one used to connect two PCs is called “bridged” (or “USB networking cable”), because it has a small electronic circuit in the middle allowing the two PCs to talk to each other.

Cable without a bridge connector are called A/A USB cables and cannot be used to connect two PCs. In fact, if you use an A/A USB cable, you can burn the USB ports of your computers or even their power supplies. So, these A/A USB cables are completely useless. A/B USB cables are used to connect your computer to peripherals such as printers and scanners, so they also won’t meet your needs.

As for speed, the bridge chip can be USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). The standard Ethernet network works at 100 MBps, so the USB 2.0 cable will provide a transfer rate almost 5 times higher than a standard network connection.

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