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On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 03:42:56 Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> [15-07-29 03:32]: |
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> > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote: |
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> > > * Meino.Cramer@×××.de <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> [150728 15:31]: |
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> > > [..SNIP..] |
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> > > |
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> > > > Hi Todd, |
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> > > > |
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> > > > thanks for all your help and patience... :)) |
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> > > > |
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> > > > The recursive(recursive(recursive).problem.).problem).problem has |
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> > > > been solved by rebooting my PC (due to the new kernel) and restarting |
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> > > > the tablet PC. |
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> > > > |
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> > > > Now I am fighting against dhcpd...as sson as I want to start that |
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> > > > beast its telling me that dhcpd.ldap is missing. This was not |
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> > > > installed (at least as an example) by emerge. I have no idea what |
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> > > > is to get into that file. |
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> > > > |
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> > > > I will check create_ap...may be it is more intelligent than me in |
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> > > > writing config-files ;) |
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> > > > |
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> > > > But unfortunately I have to stop my journey here for today...it is |
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> > > > late here (9:00 pm) and I have to get out early tommorrow (4:00 am). |
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> > > > |
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> > > > But /I want/ to get this running finally. |
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> > > > We will see. |
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> > > > As soon I have something new, I will post more of the contents |
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> > > > of my harddisk ;) |
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> > > > |
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> > > > Best regards and thanks again! 8) |
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> > > > Meino |
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> > > |
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> > > Hi Meino, |
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> > > |
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> > > You're welcome. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help (and get this |
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> > > solved!) |
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> > > |
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> > > I'm sure you will eventually. |
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> > > |
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> > > Please let us know how it goes once you get back to it. |
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> > > |
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> > > Good night, |
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> > > |
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> > > Todd |
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> > |
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> > A lot seems to have been progressed with since I last contributed to this |
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> > thread. Given that WiFi related problems were solved thanks to Todd's |
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> > good help, perhaps Meino should start a thread on setting up a local |
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> > dhcp server? |
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> > |
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> > However, I would recommend that you set a static route, gateway and IP |
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> > address on your tablet pointing to the PC and on the PC you configure IP |
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> > Masquerading, so that it can NAT connections from the tablet to the |
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> > Internet. |
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> > However, if you must be running a dhcp server, then emerge and configure |
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> > net- misc/dhcp on the PC. |
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> Hi Todd, hi Mick, |
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> !YEAH! It works! |
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> create_ap did it! I have access to the internet on my tablet just by |
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> fireing up create_ap. |
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> There is one advantage of create_ap (beside creating a /working/ ap, |
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> which I was not able to...;) over the setup below /etc: One can give |
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> it an temporary SSID and password on the commandline - every |
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> configuration is temporary. In my case this is very handy, since I |
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> only need the AP for transferring files from and to my tablet. Makes |
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> the thing /a little/ more secure...a /little/. |
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> Still I have to figure out: |
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> 1) What create_ap does differently (and more correctly). |
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It also sets up a DNS repeater, DHCP server and configures iptables on your |
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PC. |
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> 2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet. |
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There must be some config files to edit, but I'm guessing you won't have |
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access to these without rooting the tablet. |
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> 3) How I can change the MAC on my tablet. |
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Ditto. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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