[mythtv-users] Wireless USB Hub ???

[Jeff Wormsley]

At work, we use a Keyspan USB Server (Review here - 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/116287/usb_server_shares_peripherals.html 
).  It wouldn't work for what you want because it is USB 1.1, not USB 
2.0.  We use it mainly to share USB dongles for software that requires 
them.  Only one machine at a time can use a device that's attached, but 
that's ok.  It requires a Windows app to make and break the connection 
(simulate insert/remove).

Jeff.

Brian Wood wrote:
> I just saw a product in the latest TigerDirect catalog (yes, a paper catalog) 
> that claims to be a "wireless USB hub", Belkin F5L009 (catalog XVIII,28 - 
> page 21,).
>
> Seems the claim is you can access any USB device wirelessly, or, in their 
> language, "Access any functional USB device without plugging in", using a 
> wireless router for access. Why I might want to access a non-functional 
> device I'm not sure.
>
> No mention of speeds possible, but I wondered if it would allow devices such 
> as the HD-PVR-1212 or the Plextor PX-TV-402U to be accessed wirelessly.
>
> I'm wondering if the speed would be fast enough for HD (the blurb mentions a 
> draft "N" router), and if any sort of Windows-centric drivers are required.
>
> I'm not so interested in the "wireless" aspect of the device, but the 
> possibility of accessing USB devices through a wired network, more or less 
> making the HD-PVR or the Plextor, or any other USB capture device, similar to 
> the HDHR in that respect.
>
> I've already run into problems trying to run a USB cable to my garage, due to 
> the distance involved. Any solution to this problem I have looked into is 
> much more expensive than this device ($89). My new B/E will be in the garage, 
> but the HD-PVR has to be close to my DISH receiver. Ethernet to the garage is 
> easy.
>
> Anyone have any experience with such a device? Thoughts?
>
>   

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