SYNOPSIS
usbipd [options]
DESCRIPTION
usbipd provides USB/IP clients access to exported USB devices.Devices have to explicitly be exported using usbip bind before usbipd makes them available to other hosts.
The daemon accepts connections from USB/IP clients on TCP port 3240 by default. The clients authorised to connect may be configured as documented in hosts_access(5).
OPTIONS
- -4, --ipv4
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- Bind to IPv4. Default is both.
- -6, --ipv6
-
- Bind to IPv6. Default is both.
- -D, --daemon
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- Run as a daemon process.
- -d, --debug
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- Print debugging information.
- -PFILE, --pid FILE
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- Write process id to FILE.
If no FILE specified, use /var/run/usbipd.pid - Write process id to FILE.
-tPORT, --tcp-port PORT
- Listen on TCP/IP port PORT.
-h, --help
- Print the program help message and exit.
- -v, --version
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- Show version.
LIMITATIONS
usbipd offers no authentication or authorization for USB/IP. Any USB/IP client running on an authorised host can connect and use exported devices.
EXAMPLES
server:# modprobe usbip
server:# usbipd -D
- Start usbip daemon.
server:# usbip list --local
- List driver assignments for usb devices.
server:# usbip bind --busid=1-2
- Bind usbip-host.ko to the device of busid 1-2.
- A usb device 1-2 is now exportable to other hosts!
- Use 'usbip unbind --busid=1-2' when you want to shutdown exporting and use the device locally.