> Or indeed, sendto/recvfrom.
>
> A USB tree is a little network, just like IRDA. The interface is there.
> There are even good generic tools that work with it.
No. USB doesn't map well to the network API.
We need access control (permissions) adjustable on a per device level,
networking AFAIK only gives the rather simplistic reserved port
range.
Also, since read/write are separated for networking as well,
you run into the same problems as with read/write.
Tom
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