Is there any risk in a USB physical loopback?
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Mar 15, 20265464 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If you connect a computer to itself using an USB cable (and 2 USB ports), are you likely to damage the device? It will recognize itself as an USB device?
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Well, read the WP article on it, and it seems like it may depend on the type of cable you own as to whether it'll pass a host connection on both sides of the cable. Quote: A USB connection is always between a host or hub at the "A" connector end, an…
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