doubling USB input port

[Jared Norris]

On 10 July 2012 18:08, Joep L. Blom <jlblom at neuroweave.nl> wrote:
> On 10-07-12 01:51, NoOp wrote:
>>
>> On 07/09/2012 03:10 PM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Clicking on the device icon in VMWare Status Bar to disconnect/connect
>> isn't what you are looking for? Are you instead looking to do this via
>> software? Maybe this will be of use:
>> <http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/devices_usb_ws.html>
>>
>> As for VirtualBox, the last time I tried with USB's, I ended up having
>> to plug and unplug the device to get it to switch. That's primarily why
>> I switched to VMWare.
>>
>
> Gary,Thanks for your quick reply but the problem is that either the host or
> VMware controls the device. Of course I can manual switch by clicking on the
> device icon in the VMware lower panel but to do that every minute is a
> little too much. I would like to have either a switch (e.g. a program
> running in the XP guest that connects on request and disconnect when
> application reading the device signs off) or a process in the host (i.e.
> Ubuntu) that 'clones' the USB-device, something like in the network
> configuration where the same MAC-address can service several network ports
> (e.g. eth0:0 and eth0:1) and both an have a different IP-address.
> Joep
>
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If it's as simple as a hard drive have you considered mounting it
locally in the host and then sharing it with the guest account? If not
it would probably be useful to know what this unnamed device is.

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Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
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