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USB4STREAM Explained: How Linux Enables Direct Machine-to-Machine Transfer Over USB4

10 hours ago by auzy1 to c/LinuxNews

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USB4STREAM moves raw data between two Linux PCs over USB4 or Thunderbolt, skipping the network stack. Check kernel readiness and set up the two-host workflow.

USB4STREAM treats a Thunderbolt cable as a literal wire between two machines. I checked the readiness gates on a live VM and traced the two-host workflow from kernel documentation.

Mac users may be familiar with some of the similar benefits from Macs

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