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Old 12-07-2013, 04:37 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
So why do they sell us those M/M F/F adapters?

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Perhaps some manufacturers haven't used the correct connectors, leading to a need for weird connections.

USB is a host/client system. There can only be one root host in a USB chain, and every connection is from a host-type port (either the root host, or a hub port) to a client port.

It should never be necessary to connect two USB host ports, not two USB client ports. Indeed, not only not necessary, but most unwise.
There is certainly no mainstream use for them. I doubt you'd see such adapters in Best Buy or Walmart. But tech types do encourage innovation, so who knows what some hackers have cooked up a need for.
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