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Pennguino
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USB Sentinel Hardware Key

We are looking into using a VM to run a Keyless entry system but there is a USB hardware Key requirement (Pic: http://www.safenet-inc.com/support/tech/sentinelhardwarekeyspics.htm)

Is there a way to make something like this work? Is there a way to mount a USB device maybe like the USB Over the Network?

Running ESX 2.5.4 with VC 2.0.1.

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DLevine
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Directly onnected USB devices are not supported for guest OS'es... Only in the COS...

There are a bunch of USB/IP drivers out there.... you can try this one...

http://www.intellidriver.com/index.php

HTH

David

epping
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hi

Go back to the vendor and say they have to come up with another method for licensing their product or u will not use it, works every time and they normally have a solution by the end of the day

kreischl
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This one is mentioned alot here:

http://www.digi.com/products/usb/anywhereusb.jsp

We have numerous USB licensing mechanisms here and most of them don't support Vmware for one ridiculous reason or another. Their software components knows its a Vmware MAC address so a work-around is to use your own MAC address from a dead NIC, use a $1 NIC or I think there is an internet address that lists dead NIC addresses.

However, this might violate your support and/or licensing contract. We simply told them that we are switching to vendors who are supporting vmware. The more the better.

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Jae_Ellers
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We have anywhere USB running HASP usb dongles for access to a Win2k terminal server that software build run on. Works great.

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Pennguino
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DLevine answered the question. I clicked on helpful before I realized I was on the wrong reply.

My org ended up going with a Hardware solution do to time restraints. maybe they will readdress it later. Thanks to all

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Stew2k
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Using virtual USB is potentially dangerous for the dongle in case vendor uses read/write operations with dongle memory. Software even can spoil the dongle if started from two sessions

simultaneously.

In the end we have virtualized our dongle using sentinel dongle emulator.

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dconvery
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You know...I hate sites that dont post their prices. How much??

Dave Convery, VCDX-DCV #20 ** http://www.tech-tap.com ** http://twitter.com/dconvery ** "Careful. We don't want to learn from this." -Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes"
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jrenton
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Belkin do a network USB hub which is less than half price than the Digi box and looks miles better.

See: or

John

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hama007
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Hello,

i have read, that you virtualized your dongle with "sentinel dongle emulater".

i look at the side (www.dongleservice.com). is this a legal!?

how many pay you for this?

Thank you

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