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Old 01-24-2010, 07:33 AM   #1
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share usb device to windows

pls advise if there is any opensource software (server, client) so that linux could share usb devices to windows client.
 
Old 01-24-2010, 07:53 AM   #2
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May be possible by mounting the usb device to the directory of windows client can access.
 
Old 01-24-2010, 08:08 AM   #3
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What type of usb devices are you talking about? You could always allow a remote host direct access to the /dev/whatever...

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Old 01-25-2010, 04:05 AM   #4
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pls advise how windows could mount /dev/**** ?
 
Old 01-25-2010, 04:23 AM   #5
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You didn't answer what sort of usb device, but in post #4 you talk about mounting so I can guess that you are talking about a storage device. In that case just mount it on linux and then export the mount point using samba.

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Old 01-26-2010, 09:03 AM   #6
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i would like the usb device to appear in windows as usb device so it could be usb disk, usb printer, usb scanner, etc.
 
  


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