Is USB over ethernet possible

[Jonathan Hirschman]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Chris G wrote:
>
>   
>> No, that's not what I want to do.
>>
>> Both my Linux boxes have USB hardware, they are connected by an
>> Ethernet network.  I want to plug a USB device into one system and be
>> able to see it as a USB device on the other system.
>>     
>
> Strictly speaking, I think what you are asking for is impossible.  You can
> mount a device on the other system, and may be able to export that device
> through various means so that it can be used on the other system, but it
> will _never_ appear as a USB device.
>   
Yeah, that would be totally impossible. So many experts on this list. 
Again, the correct answer is one google search away:

http://www.usb-server.com/usb-client.html


jh