Is it possible to use different USB ports of the same AnywhereUSB device from operating systems running in different virtual machine?
Roberto,
Hello, the AnywhereUSB and the USB ports can only be accessed by one system at a time. It doens’t matter if this system is a “virtual machine” or a regular stand alone system.
When you install the AnywhereUSB hardware on a system it shows up in device manager as additional USB ports. Only that one system can see that USB hardware. Other computers on the network can discover the AnywhereUSB if they were to install the software but they would see it’s in use by another system.
Hopefully this helps, feel free to reply if you have further questions or need any clarification.
Best regards,
Mike Swift
Byt I am wondering - why has it been made, so that only one system can access one AnywhereUSB unit at a time?
AnywhereUSB is probably mostly used within server setups, and especially virtual servers (VMware), and normally one server will only need one USB unit so that a certain service can use the applied dongle.
Are there any plans on updating the software, so one can connect to a single USB port? The current limitations are for me completely unlogical, and probably due to a lack of good programming.
Best regards,
René
"Byt I am wondering - why has it been made, so that only one system can access one AnywhereUSB unit at a time?
AnywhereUSB is probably mostly used within server setups, and especially virtual servers (VMware), and normally one server will only need one USB unit so that a certain service can use the applied dongle.
Are there any plans on updating the software, so one can connect to a single USB port? The current limitations are for me completely unlogical, and probably due to a lack of good programming.
Best regards,
René"
Hi,
Unfortunately some people are under the misconception that our AnywhereUSB offers more functionality than a normal USB hub would connected directly to their PC. This is not the case. What we offer you is the capability to increase the distances of your USB devices away from your computer.
In your situation you’re using our AnywhereUSB because Vmware does not support USB. If it did support USB you would be able to use a USB hub. If you did use a USB hub you would have the exact same limitations of the USB hub not shareable between other computers.
If the USB device is shareable we function just like a USB hub but since your dongles are not shareable you’re in the same situation you are in now.
Just remember, if you can do it with a USB hub attached directly to the system you can do it with the AnywhereUSB. If you can’t do it with the USB hub you can’t do it with the AnywhereUSB.
As far as a one port or two port AnywhereUSB its not cost effective. The board would basically be the same cost but it would just one one USB port on it. We would not be able to offer a price break for less ports so it makes sense to populate it with as many ports as possible (5).
Hope this helps, let me know if you have further questions.
Mike Swift