> http://www.fabulatech.com/usb-over-network-purchase.html
>
> Is a software version of this. I've never tried it myself and it's
> quite expensive. ($99)...
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:37:25 +0100, Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
>
>>I have seen mentioned here at several times a product that can extend
>>USB via the Ethernet network to a much longer distance than is
>>ordinarily allowed. One idea was also that maybe such a product could
>>make USB devices available inside a VPC2007 guest by bypassing the USB
>>non-availability in a VPC guest.
>>
>>I am interested in links to such products if they actually do exist. I
>>tried to google USB and ethernet but all I get is those network
>>adapters that connect to the PC via USB and has Ethernet on the other
>>side.
>>What I am after is a gadget that allows me to put the USB connectors
>>at a distance on the network and still have the device available in my
>>PC.
>>
>>Any advice welcome.
>>
>>
>>Bo Berglund

>I have seen mentioned here at several times a product that can extend
>USB via the Ethernet network to a much longer distance than is
>ordinarily allowed. One idea was also that maybe such a product could
>make USB devices available inside a VPC2007 guest by bypassing the USB
>non-availability in a VPC guest.
>
>I am interested in links to such products if they actually do exist. I
>tried to google USB and ethernet but all I get is those network
>adapters that connect to the PC via USB and has Ethernet on the other
>side.
>What I am after is a gadget that allows me to put the USB connectors
>at a distance on the network and still have the device available in my
>PC.
>
>Any advice welcome.
>
>
>Bo Berglund

>attached to a PC and then another PC can connect to this device over
>the network. Seems to be somewhat like printer sharing but on a lower
>system level. Requires a PC on the USB device end. :-(
>Maybe I'm just dreaming....
>On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:54:32 -0500, Robert Comer
><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>http://www.fabulatech.com/usb-over-network-purchase.html
>>
>>Is a software version of this. I've never tried it myself and it's
>>quite expensive. ($99)...
>
>Thanks for the link.
>This seems to be a device sharing scheme, where the USB device is
>attached to a PC and then another PC can connect to this device over
>the network. Seems to be somewhat like printer sharing but on a lower
>system level. Requires a PC on the USB device end. :-(
>
>I was hoping for something like a network hub, only with USB sockets
>instead of ethernet cable connectors. Then on the PC one would install
>some software that can hook the "USB network hub" to the PC and
>devices attached would appear as attached to the PC.
>
>I had hoped to attach some home utilities to this and wire the network
>over to my PC to be accessible either in my main OS or in a VPC guest.
>
>Maybe I'm just dreaming....
>(And sorry for the almost OT discussion...)
>
>
>Bo Berglund

>http://www.fabulatech.com/usb-over-network-purchase.html
>
>Is a software version of this. I've never tried it myself and it's
>quite expensive. ($99)...

>I'm sure not going to pay $99 for a vm to be able to use a thumb drive I can
>jolly well access via a shared folder.
>

>I have seen mentioned here at several times a product that can extend
> USB via the Ethernet network to a much longer distance than is
> ordinarily allowed. One idea was also that maybe such a product could
> make USB devices available inside a VPC2007 guest by bypassing the USB
> non-availability in a VPC guest.
>
> I am interested in links to such products if they actually do exist. I
> tried to google USB and ethernet but all I get is those network
> adapters that connect to the PC via USB and has Ethernet on the other
> side.
> What I am after is a gadget that allows me to put the USB connectors
> at a distance on the network and still have the device available in my
> PC.
>
> Any advice welcome.
>
>
> Bo Berglund