Find a USB device on Network?

[Gavinc]

Hello Folks, Would anyone know how to find a usb device on the network?

 

Im pretty sure I have lost my USB flash drive in school and I wanted to see if I could find out if a student has picked it up and plugged it into the network .... any thoughts? Server 2k3 and xp clients.

 

Thanks

[mac_shinobi]

how many computers you got at your school ?

 

http://www.networkusbmonitor.com/

 

But demo only includes 5 clients I think

Edited October 30, 2009 by mac_shinobi

[Gavinc]

650 machines lol will see how that link goes cheers

[ZeroHour]

The tool I think you need is possibly Device Lock Plug in and Play auditor.

Its free and really useful but I have not used it in a while tbh.

DeviceLock Plug and Play Auditor - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

[mac_shinobi]

make all teachers who do any computer type classes aware what make / model it is and get them to check to see

[amfony]

Hi guys - long time no speak good to see eduGeek going from strngth to strength.

 

If you wanted to find out which usb devices have been plugged into a computer download usbdeview.exe from nirsoft

 

It will:

 

List all devices (active/non-active/mass stor/HID etc)

Allow you to delete old reg entries

Run app on usb insert

and most importantly ... it can do this remotley

 

What you *could* do is run this remotley across all nodes, pipe out to csv or what evs you like and search for your usb serial number.

 

"What is my usb serial number" i hear you ask -- run the same app on your local (day to day) machine where the usb would have been and see if you can remeber your volume tag etc.

 

 

HTH mate

Edited November 8, 2009 by amfony
just poor literary skills