How to Connect Two Computers Using Usb

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How to Connect Two Computers Using Usb

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usb The two computers can only be connected over their USB ports by using a special USB cable, containing a chip inside called host-to-host, or USB networking cable. This is a fast and easy way to copy files between two computers, and can be very useful if you need to keep, for example, a laptop from work synced with a PC at home.

Steps

Go to a reputable computer supplies store or online retailer and buy a USB data transfer cable.Explain that you need a USB cable to connect the two computers and ask for recommendations.
USB transfer cables usually come with their own data transfer software and auto configuration software built in so they should be plug and play
Once you have the cable and the two PC’s you wish to connect, plug the cable in and install the drivers on both PC (be sure to follow the instructions)
If necessary, follow the steps to configure the USB settings on both computers so that they can communicate with each other.
Run the file transfer software if it came with the cable.
Transfer your files

Tips

Note that this type of connection can be more difficult to set up and manage with older cables or without the relevant software; where possible, connecting via ethernet is probably a better option.

Warnings

Never try to connect two computers with the so-called A/A cable that has no converting electronics inside (just a plain cable with matching connectors). It connects input to input and output to output, so can easily damage the hardware.

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