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USB data transfer from windows to linux

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I am trying to transfer data between linux and windows machines using USB (Using Amkette flash link)cable. Previously i used network protocol (UDP) to transfer data between linux and windows. But now i need to use USB cable to transfer data, is this possible ? If possible which cable we need to Use ? Is there any libraries for USB data transfer or samples ?

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You might want to have a look a USBnet.

USBnet allows you to create an IP network using a USB cable. This will allow you to talk to your WebOS Device without WiFi or Bluetooth.

They have setup instructions for.

Linux

Ubuntu

Gentoo

Windows

Xp

Vista

7

Apple Mac

Mac OS X

It even allows you to setup a DHCP!

If you do not want to have to manually setup the network on your computer, do the following to enable the DHCP server on your device to serve requests on the usb0 interface.

References:

USBnet Wiki

The GNU/Linux "usbnet" Driver Framework