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Can I share a flash drive between two computers if both computers are connected with the usb hub ?
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I remember that you could be saying that cause of the two usb link in the other end of the hub the two usb interfaces that connects to pc present in some hubs are due to compatibility issues between usb 1.0 and 2.0 soo those ends are suppose to connect only to one pc... still post the link or the model number of the equipment...
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I have a usb 3 port hub. It just click in my mind if I buy another usb cable n plug it in both computer with that hub may be I can share the flash drive between both computers.
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In addition to USB errors, there is the fact that only one of the computers will be able open and write to the files on the flash drive. If you actually succeed in hooking it up to two computers somehow, you will still have the problem of corrupting the data on the drive because it will not be handled correctly. You can't have two computers competing for control of one drive.
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Ok it means I need a router
Do you currently have a network? If not then a router or even a switch can be used to create one. A router with DHCP is probably the easiest way to start and quickly set one up.
If you are just trying to copy files between two computers you can buy a crossover network cable, make sure it is a crossover cable not a regular cat 5 cable. A crossover cable will permit you to communicate between two computers without the need for buying a router. A cross over cable has two wires switched. This is the cheapest way to go, then you don't have to buy a router.
has web tracker said, you can easly share folders and files between computers with a simple crossover cable. just connect the cross over between NICs and apply a manual ip configuration.
one machine with 192.168.1.2 ip and subnet 255.255.255.0 no need to configure a gateway or dns unless one of the pcs have internet and you want to share it in the other one apply manual configuration with ip 192.168.1.3 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 one more time you only have to fulfill dns and gateway if you want to share internet via ethernet cable... if soo fullfill the gateway and dns with the ip of the internet machine...
one machine with 192.168.1.2 ip and subnet 255.255.255.0 no need to configure a gateway or dns unless one of the pcs have internet and you want to share it in the other one apply manual configuration with ip 192.168.1.3 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 one more time you only have to fulfill dns and gateway if you want to share internet via ethernet cable... if soo fullfill the gateway and dns with the ip of the internet machine...