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Andrew Scullb4b6d4a2019-01-02 15:54:55 +00001.TH USBIP "8" "February 2009" "usbip" "System Administration Utilities"
2.SH NAME
3usbipd \- USB/IP server daemon
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5.B usbipd
6[\fIoptions\fR]
7
8.SH DESCRIPTION
9.B usbipd
10provides USB/IP clients access to exported USB devices.
11
12Devices have to explicitly be exported using
13.B usbip bind
14before usbipd makes them available to other hosts.
15
16The daemon accepts connections from USB/IP clients
17on TCP port 3240 by default.
18
19.SH OPTIONS
20.HP
21\fB\-4\fR, \fB\-\-ipv4\fR
22.IP
23Bind to IPv4. Default is both.
24.PP
25
26.HP
27\fB\-6\fR, \fB\-\-ipv6\fR
28.IP
29Bind to IPv6. Default is both.
30.PP
31
32.HP
33\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-daemon\fR
34.IP
35Run as a daemon process.
36.PP
37
38.HP
39\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
40.IP
41Print debugging information.
42.PP
43
44.HP
45\fB\-PFILE\fR, \fB\-\-pid FILE\fR
46.IP
47Write process id to FILE.
48.br
49If no FILE specified, use /var/run/usbipd.pid
50.PP
51
52\fB\-tPORT\fR, \fB\-\-tcp\-port PORT\fR
53.IP
54Listen on TCP/IP port PORT.
55.PP
56
57\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
58.IP
59Print the program help message and exit.
60.PP
61
62.HP
63\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
64.IP
65Show version.
66.PP
67
68.SH LIMITATIONS
69
70.B usbipd
71offers no authentication or authorization for USB/IP. Any
72USB/IP client can connect and use exported devices.
73
74.SH EXAMPLES
75
Olivier Deprez157378f2022-04-04 15:47:50 +020076 server:# modprobe usbip-host
Andrew Scullb4b6d4a2019-01-02 15:54:55 +000077
78 server:# usbipd -D
79 - Start usbip daemon.
80
81 server:# usbip list --local
82 - List driver assignments for usb devices.
83
84 server:# usbip bind --busid=1-2
85 - Bind usbip-host.ko to the device of busid 1-2.
86 - A usb device 1-2 is now exportable to other hosts!
87 - Use 'usbip unbind --busid=1-2' when you want to shutdown exporting and use the device locally.
88
89.SH "SEE ALSO"
90\fBusbip\fP\fB(8)\fB\fP
91