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usb over network

Jarad
Jarad over 2 years ago

Hello!

I have a question, I want to share a USB device over network, how to do it?

I would be grateful for step by step instructions!

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 2 years ago in reply to colporteur +3
    Agree.. bad things happen with incomplete information! : ) https://youtu.be/0lT7Nq8c3nk
  • cstanton
    cstanton over 1 year ago in reply to ggabe +3
    ggabe said: You won't find a solution to share any generic USB device over the network I've had luck with the VirtualHere software.
  • misaz
    misaz over 1 year ago in reply to ggabe +3
    sudo apt install usbip
  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago

    What devices do you have on this network - are they PCs?

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 2 years ago

    Also, as well as the devices on the network, what are the actual USB devices too, that you are (I believe, but it's unclear) trying to bridge using your scheme?

    Also, by "share" what do you precisely mean? Is it a 1-to-1 share?

    A lot more information is basically needed, so please start with the actual use-case, and go into detail about what items you envisage connecting, and to what.

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  • colporteur
    colporteur over 2 years ago

    You are dealing with a very deep solution pool in this community. Words like share to the layperson are simple. To the E14 Community it could me to the moon and back:)

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  • misaz
    misaz over 2 years ago

    search for USB over IP. It exists and it works but you lose real-time capabilities of USB and some devices may not work. It work in a way that it packs USB packets and send them over TCP connection estabilished between PCs. AT univerzity we used it as part of embedded course for generating fake devices (emulators) visible to "remote" system (localhost) as an real devices and it was possible to develop linux-drivers for these "real" USB devices.

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 2 years ago in reply to colporteur

    Agree.. bad things happen with incomplete information! : )

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 over 1 year ago

    Buy a cheap KVM over TCP IP, PnP. Done.

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  • ggabe
    ggabe over 1 year ago

    You won't find a solution to share any generic USB device over the network. You can share or proxy higher level functions the device provides - like audio, printing, video feed. What is the USB device exactly you wanted to share?

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 1 year ago in reply to ggabe
    ggabe said:
    You won't find a solution to share any generic USB device over the network

    I've had luck with the VirtualHere software.

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  • misaz
    misaz over 1 year ago in reply to ggabe

    sudo apt install usbip

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  • ggabe
    ggabe over 1 year ago in reply to ggabe
    1. Fair to say, I made an assumption that both “end” of the sharing expected to be a physical USB connection. 

      I agree - if the client side of consuming the USB service is on a Linux/windows host, the USB stack calls can be forwarded.
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