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usb over network

Jarad

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!

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

  • 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.

  • 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:)

  • 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.

  • in reply to colporteur

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

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.