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.
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What version of Windows?– surfasbCommented Aug 2, 2011 at 16:37
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xp and 7 (64) i guess is a must, but anything xp and higher would be ok– user12903Commented Aug 3, 2011 at 6:52
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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
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11 & 2 aren't free. 3 doesn't have a server for windows and the windows client doesn't look to stable. Commented Aug 2, 2011 at 12:16
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@User12903 - This only means a free product is unrealistic requirement.– RamhoundCommented Aug 2, 2011 at 12:20
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@user12903, if you get value out of it, shouldn't you be compensating whoever created it?– Chris SCommented Aug 2, 2011 at 12:20
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2Chris, Do you really want to start discussing the motivaiton behind OS development here? Commented Aug 2, 2011 at 13:00
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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!– user499973Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 7:03