Computer Cable Trick: Connecting Computers

Connecting two personal computers (PC) seems like a very easy task but it actually takes a special kind of USB computer cable to do the trick. Connecting two computers using a USB computer cable is useful for file sharing and for repairing problems in one of the computers. In doing this, you will need a “bridged” USB computer cable. A bridged USB computer cable is characterized by a circuit built in the middle. This circuit minimizes the damage that could happen if a regular USB computer cable will be used.

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You can easily purchase an affordable bridged USB cable online or offline. Once you have it, follow these simple steps.

1. Install the bridge software, if any. This usually comes when you purchase the computer cable. If this is not the case, you can go online and download the software. When you do, you will be asked to choose between link mode and network mode. Link mode is ideal for transferring files from one computer to the other. Network mode, on the other hand, is ideal if you want the two linked computers to share a peripheral like a printer or Internet connectivity. Make sure to install the software on both computers; otherwise, it will not work. There will be times, however, when you will no longer need bridge software. This is particularly true for Windows.

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2. Now you are ready to plug the USB computer cable into both computers. It really does not matter whether the computers are turned on or not. You can do this before or after plugging the computer cable. The other computer should display link mode or appear as another drive in network mode.

Remember, use only a bridged USB computer cable for this process. Check out PIMFG.com for bridged USB cables and a whole lot of other types of computer cables.