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- | This page describes how to enable Networking on the [[Nokia N900|N900]] via [[USB]], '''to share your PC's internet to N900 via USB'''. The first part describes how to configure the N900. The second part describes how to configure various PC platforms to share internet. This article is based on the [[USB networking|Maemo 4.x USB networking article]]. It is also possible to use the N900 as a [[N900 USB router|USB router]] | + | This page describes how to enable Networking on the [[Nokia N900|N900]] via [[USB]], '''to share your PC's internet to N900 via USB'''. The first part describes how to configure the N900. The second part describes how to configure various PC platforms to share internet. This article is based on the [[USB networking|Maemo 4.x USB networking article]]. It is also possible to use the N900 as a [[N900 USB router|USB router]]. |
You might want to use the N900 as a USB network device to log into your N900 remotely, or to transfer data from your N900 to another computer, in a situation where wifi or Bluetooth are not an option. If you wish to connect your N900 to a Linux machine over TCP/IP, the [http://maemo.org/development/documentation/pc_connectivity/ PC connectivity] section in the Maemo SDK documentation also contains useful information. | You might want to use the N900 as a USB network device to log into your N900 remotely, or to transfer data from your N900 to another computer, in a situation where wifi or Bluetooth are not an option. If you wish to connect your N900 to a Linux machine over TCP/IP, the [http://maemo.org/development/documentation/pc_connectivity/ PC connectivity] section in the Maemo SDK documentation also contains useful information. | ||
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- | Add the following lines to <code>/usr/sbin/pcsuite-enable.sh</code> (Do not forget to change the ip address so it matches the one configured on your host's usb port | + | Add the following lines to <code>/usr/sbin/pcsuite-enable.sh</code> (Do not forget to change the ip address so it matches the one configured on your host's usb port.) |
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run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:DUMMY uint32:0 | run-standalone.sh dbus-send --type=method_call --system --dest=com.nokia.icd /com/nokia/icd com.nokia.icd.connect string:DUMMY uint32:0 | ||
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ifconfig n900 | ifconfig n900 | ||
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=== Automatic configuration with Ubuntu 9.10/10.04/11.10 === | === Automatic configuration with Ubuntu 9.10/10.04/11.10 === |
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