USB to USB networking...why is it not popular?

[bigjimbishop]

I have a recording studio at home with laptop, PC and Mac Pro.
A usb network would make my life so much easier so why is the hardware still not very popular?
I never see USB to USB network cables in the big PC stores.

Is there a problem with this setup?

15ft range is just fine for me.

 

[sturm]

Speed is one with the usb 1.0. 2.0 is faster but the damage is done.
To use usb with more than 3 computers your cable use goes way up.
Each computer would neec to be hooked up to each other. Using a hub would slow things down alot.
It just never really took off. USB is a shared pathway with mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, webcams, etc.
Good old rj-45 cable has been around longer then usb and already had the 'market'.
It would be easier to setup and maintain a normal network with a router or switch running gigabit than usb.

 

[fattony]

yeah that's the general deal with it, specially since gigabit came around, usb networking hasn't really taken off, it's costly and unstable at times, but ethernet has been around forever