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I'm looking for a free solution to connect USB devices over a network on Windows. i.e. I want to be able to connect a device to one machine and have another machine believe the device connected directly to it.
user12903
Posted 2011-08-02T11:57:34.350
Reputation: 153
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After a little Google-ing I got a few decent looking results
http://www.usb-over-network.com/ - Looks the best (I.E. most stable) and has the best reviews, but costs $150
http://www.net-usb.com/ - Again comercial, but only $90
http://usbip.sourceforge.net/ - FOSS version, couldn't find out much b'cus Sourceforge is blocked on my workstation but looks OK, couldn't find many reviews/feedback on it though
Smudge
Posted 2011-08-02T11:57:34.350
Reputation: 593
4I had used the Eltima solution (second in your list - net-usb.com). Really works! I like a lot that the software may share USB port over the network even to another country! – None – 2015-10-21T07:03:09.880
11 & 2 aren't free. 3 doesn't have a server for windows and the windows client doesn't look to stable. – user12903 – 2011-08-02T12:16:38.810
@User12903 - This only means a free product is unrealistic requirement. – Ramhound – 2011-08-02T12:20:22.893
@user12903, if you get value out of it, shouldn't you be compensating whoever created it? – Chris S – 2011-08-02T12:20:34.923
2Chris, Do you really want to start discussing the motivaiton behind OS development here? – user12903 – 2011-08-02T13:00:38.147
@TomO'Connor 'Open source' or something like that IDK. – Smudge – 2012-01-04T15:53:58.783
What version of Windows? – surfasb – 2011-08-02T16:37:04.713
xp and 7 (64) i guess is a must, but anything xp and higher would be ok – user12903 – 2011-08-03T06:52:00.813