Port connection to other PC via USB cable
Posted: 2009-04-18, 02:44 UTC
An updated version of the Port connection for usb transfer cables would be very nice.
Unfortunately Total Commander cannot support the USB port. USB is a non-symmetrical bus - this can be seen from the cables, which have two completely different connectors.
Therfore for a connection of two machines by USB, a device needs to be put in between, which forwards the data. Unfortunately there is no standard, so every manufacturer of such a cable bundles it with his own software. Good software emulates a small local area network, so you can use any program (including Total Commander) to access the remote computer. If you buy such a cable, make sure you can return it if it doesn't emulate such a local area network. Most of these come with the remark TCP/IP compatible, which means that they work with the Internet protocol. You can find vendors of such a cable by searching on Google for: USB cable TCP