Dead USB ports on a laptop - ideas?

[Karl Auer]

On Sun, 2014-09-21 at 11:12 +0100, Peter Smout wrote:
> > There are remote USB units out there that make one or more USB ports
> > available across the network.
> You learn something new everyday! I have never heard of or come across 
> these.

Google for "USB redirector linux" (minus the quotes, of course)

Regards, K.

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