Sent: 06/15/2009
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:You're welcome.
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Bob Comer
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:46:29 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
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>thanks.
>
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>> No, that doesn't support USB either.
>>
>> VPC7 can use USB< but you have to be running Windows 7 on the host.
>>
>> Otherwise you're going to have to go with something like VMWare or
>> VirtualBox.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:27:13 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>it's possibile make it with virtual server 2005 r2 ?
>>>
>>>thanks in advance
>>>
>>>
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>>>messaggio
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>>>> Not with VPC 2007. It doesn't support USB.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bob Comer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:07 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hy guys,
>>>>>
>>>>>it's possible share usb port between the guest and the host machine ? I
>>>>>need to run a software on my vm that connect to a external appliance
>>>>>across
>>>>>a host usb port.
>>>>>
>>>>>It's possible ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance.
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:"INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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In addition to Bob's replies, you may be able to do this depending on what
sort of USB device you're talking about, which you didn't mention in your
post...
Although VPC doesn't emulate the USB subsystem, it is possible to use
certain types of USB devices such as mass storage devices and printers via
standard networking. E.g. if you plug an external hard disk into a USB port
on the host machine, this can then be shared like any other drive and
accessed from the guest via standard networking protocols, just like sharing
drives on any two physical machines on the same network. Many modern
printers also support sharing in this way.
Alternatively, there is software available which encapsulates USB devices,
gives them an IP address, and makes them available via standard networking.
I've never tried this so I can't recommend it personally, but people have
reported that it works well enough...
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
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> Is it possible share a USB port between the guest and the host machine? I
> need to run a piece of software on my VM that connects to an external
> appliance across a host USB port.
>
> Is it possible ?
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:it's possibile make it with virtual server 2005 r2 ?
thanks in advance
"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Not with VPC 2007. It doesn't support USB.
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:07 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Hy guys,
>>
>>it's possible share usb port between the guest and the host machine ? I
>>need to run a software on my vm that connect to a external appliance
>>across
>>a host usb port.
>>
>>It's possible ?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:thanks.
"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> No, that doesn't support USB either.
>
> VPC7 can use USB< but you have to be running Windows 7 on the host.
>
> Otherwise you're going to have to go with something like VMWare or
> VirtualBox.
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:27:13 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>it's possibile make it with virtual server 2005 r2 ?
>>
>>thanks in advance
>>
>>
>>"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> ha scritto nel
>>messaggio
>>news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Not with VPC 2007. It doesn't support USB.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:07 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hy guys,
>>>>
>>>>it's possible share usb port between the guest and the host machine ? I
>>>>need to run a software on my vm that connect to a external appliance
>>>>across
>>>>a host usb port.
>>>>
>>>>It's possible ?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance.
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:"INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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What happened when you tried...?
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> I need to use a USB host port to connect with the VM across a usb>serial
> cable adapter to my serial port (db9) on external appliance.
>
> Can I do it ?
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:Hi AMrk,
thansk for your reply.
I need to use a usb host port to connect with the VM across a usb>serial
cable adpter to my serial port (db9) on external appliance.
Can i do it ?
"Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:u$(email address - cut out)...
>
>> Is it possible share a USB port between the guest and the host machine?
>> I need to run a piece of software on my VM that connects to an external
>> appliance across a host USB port.
>>
>> Is it possible ?
>
> In addition to Bob's replies, you may be able to do this depending on what
> sort of USB device you're talking about, which you didn't mention in your
> post...
>
> Although VPC doesn't emulate the USB subsystem, it is possible to use
> certain types of USB devices such as mass storage devices and printers via
> standard networking. E.g. if you plug an external hard disk into a USB
> port on the host machine, this can then be shared like any other drive and
> accessed from the guest via standard networking protocols, just like
> sharing drives on any two physical machines on the same network. Many
> modern printers also support sharing in this way.
>
> Alternatively, there is software available which encapsulates USB devices,
> gives them an IP address, and makes them available via standard
> networking.
>
> I've never tried this so I can't recommend it personally, but people have
> reported that it works well enough...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:38:18 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
If the USB device is registered as a COM port on the host, then you
can just go into the settings of the guest and navigate to the COM1 or
COM2 setting. Now you can define which host COM port to pass through
to your guest. You can select from all registered ports on the host.
I have tested this a couple of years back with such serial ports and
it works.
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Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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>Hi AMrk,
>
>thansk for your reply.
>
>I need to use a usb host port to connect with the VM across a usb>serial
>cable adpter to my serial port (db9) on external appliance.
>
>Can i do it ?
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:ok this weekend try and tell you!
bye
"Bo Berglund" <(email address - cut out)> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:38:18 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>Hi AMrk,
>>
>>thansk for your reply.
>>
>>I need to use a usb host port to connect with the VM across a usb>serial
>>cable adpter to my serial port (db9) on external appliance.
>>
>>Can i do it ?
>
> If the USB device is registered as a COM port on the host, then you
> can just go into the settings of the guest and navigate to the COM1 or
> COM2 setting. Now you can define which host COM port to pass through
> to your guest. You can select from all registered ports on the host.
>
> I have tested this a couple of years back with such serial ports and
> it works.
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: "jorgensen" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:Some USB-to-Ethernet/Serial programs require the USBD.SYS to operate
correctly, and this file is not installed by XP when a VPC guest. If so -
just copy USBD.SYS to the 'system32/drivers' directory.
"INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
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> ok this weekend try and tell you!
>
> bye
>
> "Bo Berglund" <(email address - cut out)> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:38:18 +0200, "INPUTIO" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi AMrk,
>>>
>>>thansk for your reply.
>>>
>>>I need to use a usb host port to connect with the VM across a usb>serial
>>>cable adpter to my serial port (db9) on external appliance.
>>>
>>>Can i do it ?
>>
>> If the USB device is registered as a COM port on the host, then you
>> can just go into the settings of the guest and navigate to the COM1 or
>> COM2 setting. Now you can define which host COM port to pass through
>> to your guest. You can select from all registered ports on the host.
>>
>> I have tested this a couple of years back with such serial ports and
>> it works.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>
Sent: 06/15/2009
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:53:17 +0200, "jorgensen" <(email address - cut out)>
wrote:
That is irrelevant if the OP has a USB connected serial port on the
host and transfers this over to the guest as COM1 or COM2. It will not
be a USB device in the guest, just a standard com port.
But if one wants to use all kinds of USB devices in a guest then a
device server like SILEX sells can be used and communicated with
trough the network. In such cases the usbd.sys file is needed in the
drivers directory.
But my experience is that it already exists in XP guests, only on
server class guests (Win2003 etc) did I have to copy it in place.
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Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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>Some USB-to-Ethernet/Serial programs require the USBD.SYS to operate
>correctly, and this file is not installed by XP when a VPC guest. If so -
>just copy USBD.SYS to the 'system32/drivers' directory.
>
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