USB to Ethernet Connector

The application lets any USB be connected/ shared over a local area network or the Internet. It lets you share any USB device that is located on a remote PC over a LAN/WAN/VLAN/VPN or Internet and use it as if it was plugged into your own PC.

Pros: With a wide variety of devices available with USB connectivity this application provides a simple and transparent way of sharing devices. The devices may be available on a PC on the local net or may be accessible over the internet across large geographical areas. The device on the remote machine and shared appears exactly as a local device whether it is one of those monster disk drives, digital cameras or even a large USB flash drive.

USB to Ethernet Connector apparently works with a USB driver at the system level. It intercepts USB port activity for the shared device and redirects it via TCP/IP to a remote site, where it is handled appropriately. The way this is implemented is by a set of server/client modules. This is available on both the local and the shared machine. The server on the machine with the physical device communicates locally. The remote client talks to the server to get the service. TCP/IP communication suite is handled transparently.

Unlimited number of such devices could be shared and the user interface provides a nice visual structure to keep track of the connections available. Managing the devices is quite simple through the interface provided. Connecting/disconnecting devices, viewing current connections etc are quite simple. One could even filter the view by trying to look at only the shared ports or actual devices present only. Sharing a device or removing the share also is done from the same interface.

Cons: Nothing really problematic noticed. While working with really remote devices such as a camera at a friend’s location, it’d be nice to get an indication of the progress of the connection when setting up the connection for the first time.

Overall: Simple, easy to use application with TCP/IP connection being handled transparently this is a neat and useful package. Definitely a 4 star item.

USB to Ethernet Connector lets you connect to any USB device located on a remote PC on a local network or the Internet. You will be able to work with it as with a local USB device and applications working with it won't even see the difference. USB to Ethernet Connector works with a USB driver at the system level. It intercepts USB port activity for the shared device and redirects it via TCP/IP to a remote site, where it is handled appropriately. To achieve such functionality, USB to Ethernet Connector is installed on both computers that take part in the communication process. Therefore, USB to Ethernet uses client-server architecture (server side has the USB device physically attached to it, while client side connects to remote server and uses the services it provides), but each side can be a client and a server at the same time. USB to Ethernet Connector shares USB ports rather than devices. The benefit of this approach is that you may plug in a USB device, connect to it from the remote host, detach the device and plug in another one, and it will automatically appear at the client side. Among its key-features are an unlimited number of USB devices that can be shared, auto-connecting to new USB devices whenever you plug them in and working with virtual machines. Shared USB ports are also automatically re-configured every time you boot your PC. The program is fully compatible with Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista and with HyperThreaded and multi-processor systems. An advanced and robust architecture, network traffic encryption, a wide range of supported USB devices and standards and the simplicity of use make USB to Ethernet Connector a real pleasure to work with.