Mer/Documentation/USB Networking - Revision history

imported_>amigadave: {{Mer}}

2010-09-22T09:41:26Z

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			{{Mer}}

	This is a method to use your PC internet connection on your tablet.		This is a method to use your PC internet connection on your tablet.

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	It should return five lines proving that contact was established with the tablet. This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.		It should return five lines proving that contact was established with the tablet. This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.


	~~[[Category:Mer]]~~

2009-07-13T21:39:29Z

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	<pre>ping 192.168.2.2 -c 5</pre>		<pre>ping 192.168.2.2 -c 5</pre>

			(in Mer 0.15testing9, the address line above should be <code>address 192.168.2.15</code> as Mer is hardcoded to use that as a device address)

	It should return five lines proving that contact was established with the tablet. This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.		It should return five lines proving that contact was established with the tablet. This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.

2009-07-13T21:32:18Z

update IP

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	down echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward		down echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
	down iptables -t nat -F POSTROUTING</pre>		down iptables -t nat -F POSTROUTING</pre>


			(in Mer 0.15testing9, the address line above should be <code>address 192.168.2.14</code> as Mer is hardcoded to use that as a gateway address)

	== Enter rescue mode ==		== Enter rescue mode ==

2009-04-18T09:20:05Z

test by pinging: Cleanup, markup

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	Where A.B.C.D represent the figures in your DNS. For instance 208.67.222.222 (public nameserver).		Where A.B.C.D represent the figures in your DNS. For instance 208.67.222.222 (public nameserver).

	== ~~test~~ by pinging ==		== Test by pinging ==

	on host: open a shell, and type		On host, open a shell, and type

	<pre>ping 192.168.2.2 -c 5</pre>		<pre>ping 192.168.2.2 -c 5</pre>

	It should return five lines proving that contact was established with the ~~Tablet~~.		It should return five lines proving that contact was established with the tablet. This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.

	~~This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.~~
	[[Category:Mer~~\|USB Networking~~]]		[[Category:Mer]]

2009-04-18T09:19:28Z

find your DNS: Cleanup, markup

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	You should get no message from the shell.		You should get no message from the shell.

	== ~~find~~ your DNS ==		== Find your DNS ==

	(on ~~host) In~~ Ubuntu, they should be in		On host, on Ubuntu, they should be in <code>/etc/resolv.conf</code>.

	~~<code>/etc/resolv.conf</code>~~		On the tablet, open the shell, and type

	On the ~~Tablet:~~ open the shell, and type

	<pre>sudo echo nameserver A.B.C.D > /etc/resolv.conf</pre>		<pre>sudo echo nameserver A.B.C.D > /etc/resolv.conf</pre>

	~~[where~~ A.B.C.D represent the figures in your DNS. For instance 208.67.222.222 (public nameserver)].		Where A.B.C.D represent the figures in your DNS. For instance 208.67.222.222 (public nameserver).

	== test by pinging ==		== test by pinging ==

2009-04-18T09:18:08Z

configure your network interface: Cleanup

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	Select the option that says "act as an ethernet USB gadget". A console screen will scroll, then the Mer screen will appear. Connect the USB cable between your PC and the tablet.		Select the option that says "act as an ethernet USB gadget". A console screen will scroll, then the Mer screen will appear. Connect the USB cable between your PC and the tablet.

	== ~~configure~~ your network interface ==		== Configure your network interface ==

	On host: open a shell, and type		On host, open a shell, and type:

	<pre>modprobe usbnet~~</pre>~~		<pre>modprobe usbnet
			sudo ifdown usb0
	~~then~~		sudo ifup usb0</pre>

	~~<pre>~~sudo ifdown usb0~~</pre>~~

	~~then~~

	~~<pre>~~sudo ifup usb0</pre>

	You should get no message from the shell.		You should get no message from the shell.

2009-04-18T09:17:13Z

Enter rescue mode: Cleanup, markup

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	== Enter rescue mode ==		== Enter rescue mode ==

	~~Put~~ your tablet on. As soon as the "Nokia" screen appears, press the ~~"home"~~ button of your tablet~~, the one that is just under the camera,~~ and keep it pressed until the "Mer" screen appears.		Turn your tablet on. As soon as the Nokia screen appears, press the Home button on your tablet and keep it pressed until the Mer screen appears.

	Shortly after this screen appeared, the rescue mode will appear. It gives you five choices:<br />		Shortly after this screen appeared, the rescue mode will appear. It gives you five choices:<br />
	~~- start~~ Mer~~;<br />~~		* Start Mer
	~~- activate~~ console~~;<br />~~		* Activate console
	~~- act~~ as an ethernet USB gadget~~;<br />~~		* Act as an ethernet USB gadget
	~~- act~~ as a serial USB tool~~;<br />~~		* Act as a serial USB tool
	~~- reboot.<br />~~		* Reboot

	Select the option that says "act as an ethernet USB gadget".		Select the option that says "act as an ethernet USB gadget". A console screen will scroll, then the Mer screen will appear. Connect the USB cable between your PC and the tablet.

	A console screen will scroll, then the Mer screen will appear.

	Connect the USB cable between your PC and the ~~Tablet~~.

	== configure your network interface ==		== configure your network interface ==

2009-04-18T09:14:34Z

Preparation: Whitespace

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	== Preparation ==		== Preparation ==

	on host: open (with root privileges) file <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code>		On host, open (with root privileges) file <code>/etc/network/interfaces</code> and add the following at the end of the lines:

	add the following at the end of the lines:



	<pre>auto usb0		<pre>auto usb0

2009-04-15T15:51:36Z

test by pinging

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	This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.		This means that you are ready to use the internet connection of your computer.
			[[Category:Mer\|USB Networking]]

2009-04-13T13:36:57Z

find your DNS

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	<pre>sudo echo nameserver A.B.C.D > /etc/resolv.conf</pre>		<pre>sudo echo nameserver A.B.C.D > /etc/resolv.conf</pre>

	[where A.B.C.D represent the figures in your DNS].		[where A.B.C.D represent the figures in your DNS. For instance 208.67.222.222 (public nameserver)].

	== test by pinging ==		== test by pinging ==