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One of the more compelling use-cases for USB over IP is connecting proprietary licensing dongles to virtual machines.

• orik 11y ago
  can't you use vt-d and have it passthrough?
  • kenz0r 11y ago
    That still ties it to a physical VM host doesn't it - what happens if you want to host the VM in a cluster and have it migrate?
  • SXX 11y ago
    You don't even need VT-d for USB devices, only PCI one.
• cpach 11y ago
  Are those still commonly used?