[ubuntu-uk] USB Network Cables

[Ian Pascoe]

G'day all

Scenario.  I'm going to have to stay on and off for a number of weeks at my
partners house whilst doing some on site work nearby.

Her current setup is an old desktop connected via an USB ADSL modem to the
internet - it doesn't have a working ethernet card and she doesn't want to
put one in as "it's too fragile" - the machine not her I hasten to add.  And
as we'll both need to be on the internet at the same time, networking is
called for.

So doing some research I found that there are USB cables about that will let
you connect a number of PCs together in a star type network - the only
problem is that they all seem to be for windblows only mainly because of the
supporting device drivers and apps I guess.

Does anyone know of any Linux and windblows compatible software that can
successfully drive such an installation, or will I be limited to my own
windblows installation?  It doesn't matter which machine has the internet
connection.

Wireless is not an option as this machine's in built card is defunct.

Cheers

Ian