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.TH USBIP "8" "February 2009" "usbip" "System Administration Utilities"
.SH NAME
usbipd \- USB/IP server daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B usbipd
[\fIoptions\fR]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.B usbipd
provides USB/IP clients access to exported USB devices.

Devices have to explicitly be exported using
.B usbip_bind_driver
before usbipd makes them available to other hosts.

The daemon accepts connections from USB/IP clients
on TCP port 3240.

.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-daemon\fR
.IP
Run as a daemon process.
.PP

.HP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
.IP
Print debugging information.
.PP

.HP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
.IP
Show version.
.PP

.SH LIMITATIONS

.B usbipd
offers no authentication or authorization for USB/IP. Any
USB/IP client can connect and use exported devices.

.SH EXAMPLES

    server:# modprobe usbip

    server:# usbipd -D
        - Start usbip daemon.

    server:# usbip_bind_driver --list
        - List driver assignments for usb devices.

    server:# usbip_bind_driver --usbip 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_bind_driver --other 1-2' when you want to shutdown exporting and use the device locally.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBusbip\fP\fB(8)\fB\fP,
\fBusbip_attach_driver\fP\fB(8)\fB\fP