Re: Linux as a USB hub?

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On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 02:14:48AM +0200, Rogan Dawes wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm wondering if it is possible/reasonable to try to turn a linux
> device with host and OTG ports into something that looks and acts like
> a USB hub?

Nope, go spend $10 and buy a USB hub, it's cheaper and will work
properly :)

> The objective is to allow me to monitor the USB traffic from a Windows
> host to facilitate writing a device emulator on the Linux device.

Just run windows in a virtual machine and sniff the USB traffic using
usbmon or the "snoop" USB kernel option.

good luck!

greg k-h
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