If you do not have an ADSL modem that you prefer to connect by USB rather than Ethernet, then this adapter is of no use to you. It does not allow you to transform an Ethernet port on your PC into a USB port. You are completely misunderstanding the purpose and application of this adapter. See Can you help me identify this USB cable?ĭoes it require drivers or a specific OS? If not, how is the USB protocol sent over an Ethernet port? I'm considering doing this to attach a keyboard to a motherboard on which all the USB ports died. Several ADSL modems provide both an Ethernet and a USB connection to the host PC through a single RJ-45 connector.Ī brand of UPSes also uses a similar RJ45-to-USB cable. So that leaves four unused wires in a Cat5 cable. Using such a networked USB-hub the VM can find the USB-device across the LAN regardless of on which host the VM is located. a USB dongle that acts as license key for some software) you don't want to move the USB-device to another host in the ESX cluster every time you move the VM to another host. When virtual machines in such a cluster need access to USB devices (e.g. These can be fairly expensive (think $150 or more) and are most often used in companies that have a VMWare ESX cluster. This way that PC thinks that the USB devices plugged into the converter are locally connected to an internal USB controller. On the PC side you need to install a special driver that links the networked USB-hub to a software generated fake USB-controller on the PC. USB to Ethernet converters do exist, but they usually come in the form of a USB hub with an additional ethernet connection. (And if the UTP cable is of good quality you may even be able to cover more distance than the USB standard normally allows.) What you can do is cobble to together a converter to wire an USB plug onto an UTP cable so you can transfer the USB signal over existing UTP cabling. USB protocol and ethernet protocols are completely incompatible and a passive wiring plug (like these) can not convert one into the other. When you look at the reviews on that site you will see a lot of people complaining that it doesn't work.) The firm selling these is making fraudulent claims. (Even though the link you provided claims so. This is NOT an magical "convert any USB device into a Network device" thing.
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