linux/tools/usb/usbip/doc/usbipd.8

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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
before usbipd makes them available to other hosts.
The daemon accepts connections from USB/IP clients
on TCP port 3240 by default.
.SH OPTIONS
.HP
\fB\-4\fR, \fB\-\-ipv4\fR
.IP
Bind to IPv4. Default is both.
.PP
.HP
\fB\-6\fR, \fB\-\-ipv6\fR
.IP
Bind to IPv6. Default is both.
.PP
.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\-PFILE\fR, \fB\-\-pid FILE\fR
.IP
Write process id to FILE.
.br
If no FILE specified, use /var/run/usbipd.pid
.PP
\fB\-tPORT\fR, \fB\-\-tcp\-port PORT\fR
.IP
Listen on TCP/IP port PORT.
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.IP
Print the program help message and exit.
.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 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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBusbip\fP\fB(8)\fB\fP