something similar is being done in the latest versions of qemu. There is a usb redirection module which is in the form of a client/server architecture where USB packets are sent over IP. These two modules communicate with eachother through a protocol developed specifically for the redirection of USB devices over IP so if I were you I would have a look at the qemu code for some ideas.
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Daniel Braniss <da...@cs.huji.ac.il> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > On 2012-05-21 12:46, Daniel Braniss wrote: > > > I need to control some lab equipment with several usb based controllers > > > (mostly serial) and was wondering if it can be done over IP, there is > such a > > > thing called usbip, but couldn't find what 'server' is needed. > > > all the boxes I found are not cheep, but worse, only provide binaries > > > for windows, or linux. > > > > I'm not entirely sure about your setup - you write usb based controllers > > - and then mostly serial... > > > I know, the word serial is confusing, what I meant is that the USB > connection > (which could be a mass-storage, camera, etc) is in my case serial (ie > rs232) > > > I know it is not strictly speaking usb over ip - but did you look at RFC > > 2217 ? > yes, but it's not relevant to what I'm looking for, I want to send/receive > the USB protocol over IP. I only mentioned the serial (rs232) because I > don't > need speed (as opposed to a camera, audio, etc) > > cheers, > danny > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
