Communicates between 2 PCs using VB.net

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Hello,guys.

I need to hear your suggestion regarding my problem.

I need to connect two computers using USB cable to display the result of a simple simulation I created. The first computer is going to be the input source while the other only display the output.

I have created the application in visual basic. when I slide the trackbar in computer X, the value will be shown in computer Y. that's all.
I have no experience with this kind of thing. I have been searching all over the web but I have not find a suitable one, most of the answers are confusing (or is it me that do not understand?).

any idea ?

Thank you

Posted 22-Jul-13 16:18pm

imunksky

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Aydin Homay 22-Jul-13 22:35pm

HiCould you tell me why you want used USB.? Why you don't want used soocket ?

imunksky 22-Jul-13 22:56pm

no specific reason, but I will also be glad if you can provide guidance since I have no experience at all with both methods.
it does not matter as long as the simulation works like what I described above.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Jul-13 23:55pm

Well, my 5 for the question.
—SA

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-22T16:41:00

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need to connect two computers using USB cable

You're going to need a very special cable to do that if you're going to connect USB directly to USB. You cannot connect two USB hosts together using a normal USB cable.

I would HIGHLY suggest using a Ethernet network to do this. You can then use standard TCP/IP sockets to communicate.

Or, you could use 2 USB-to-Serial cables and a null modem serial cable between them and then use the SerialPort class to communicate.

Posted 22-Jul-13 16:41pm

Dave Kreskowiak

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Ron Beyer 22-Jul-13 22:47pm

+5, USB to USB requires a lot of low level work, although using the adapter cable and something like #USBLib it may be possible but will be very painful.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Jul-13 23:55pm

5 for the alternatives. ;-)
—SA

Aydin Homay · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-22T17:54:00

Hi
I suggest using Ethernet network to do this, for getting more information about socket programming in vb.net with TCP/IP you can follow of links:

TCP/IP with VB.NET[^]
TCP/IP With VB.Net - version 2(more power-more ease)[^]
A simple chat program with TCP/IP it can be usefully:
A TCP/IP Chat Program[^]

Best Regards.