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usbip — Use USB devices remotely. More information: <https://manned.org/usbip>.

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How to use the usbip command: Use USB devices remotely. More information: <https://manned.org/usbip>.

usbip — Use USB devices remotely. More information: <https://manned.org/usbip>.

List all local USB devices and their bus ID's:

usbip list {{[-l|--local]}}

Start a usbip daemon on the server:

systemctl start usbipd

Bind a USB device to usbip on the server:

sudo usbip bind {{[-b|--busid]}} {{bus_id}}

Load the kernel module required by usbip on the client:

sudo modprobe vhci-hcd

Attach to the usbip device on the client (bus ID is the same as on the server):

sudo usbip attach {{[-r|--remote]}} {{ip_address}} {{[-b|--busid]}} {{bus_id}}

List attached devices:

usbip port

Detach from a device:

sudo usbip detach {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}}

Unbind a device:

usbip unbind {{[-b|--busid]}} {{bus_id}}

List all local USB devices and their bus ID's

usbip list {{[-l|--local]}}

Start a `usbip` daemon on the server

systemctl start usbipd

Bind a USB device to `usbip` on the server

sudo usbip bind {{[-b|--busid]}} {{bus_id}}

Load the kernel module required by `usbip` on the client

sudo modprobe vhci-hcd

Attach to the `usbip` device on the client (bus ID is the same as on the server)

sudo usbip attach {{[-r|--remote]}} {{ip_address}} {{[-b|--busid]}} {{bus_id}}

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