Re: [gentoo-user] To Wifi or not to Wifi...

Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> [15-07-29 16:38]:
> On Wednesday 29 Jul 2015 03:42:56 Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
> > Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> [15-07-29 03:32]:
> > > On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015 20:35:55 Todd Goodman wrote:
> > > > * Meino.Cramer@×××.de <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> [150728 15:31]:
> > > > [..SNIP..]
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Todd,
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks for all your help and patience... :))
> > > > >
> > > > > The recursive(recursive(recursive).problem.).problem).problem has
> > > > > been solved by rebooting my PC (due to the new kernel) and restarting
> > > > > the tablet PC.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now I am fighting against dhcpd...as sson as I want to start that
> > > > > beast its telling me that dhcpd.ldap is missing. This was not
> > > > > installed (at least as an example) by emerge. I have no idea what
> > > > > is to get into that file.
> > > > >
> > > > > I will check create_ap...may be it is more intelligent than me in
> > > > > writing config-files ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > But unfortunately I have to stop my journey here for today...it is
> > > > > late here (9:00 pm) and I have to get out early tommorrow (4:00 am).
> > > > >
> > > > > But /I want/ to get this running finally.
> > > > > We will see.
> > > > > As soon I have something new, I will post more of the contents
> > > > > of my harddisk ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards and thanks again! 8)
> > > > > Meino
> > > >
> > > > Hi Meino,
> > > >
> > > > You're welcome.  I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help (and get this
> > > > solved!)
> > > >
> > > > I'm sure you will eventually.
> > > >
> > > > Please let us know how it goes once you get back to it.
> > > >
> > > > Good night,
> > > >
> > > > Todd
> > >
> > > A lot seems to have been progressed with since I last contributed to this
> > > thread.  Given that WiFi related problems were solved thanks to Todd's
> > > good help, perhaps Meino should start a thread on setting up a local
> > > dhcp server?
> > >
> > > However, I would recommend that you set a static route, gateway and IP
> > > address on your tablet pointing to the PC and on the PC you configure IP
> > > Masquerading, so that it can NAT connections from the tablet to the
> > > Internet.
> > >
> > > However, if you must be running a dhcp server, then emerge and configure
> > > net- misc/dhcp on the PC.
> >
> > Hi Todd, hi Mick,
> >
> > !YEAH! It works!
> > create_ap did it! I have access to the internet on my tablet just by
> > fireing up create_ap.
> >
> > There is one advantage of create_ap (beside creating a /working/ ap,
> > which I was not able to...;) over the setup below /etc: One can give
> > it an temporary SSID and password on the commandline - every
> > configuration is temporary. In my case this is very handy, since I
> > only need the AP for transferring files from and to my tablet. Makes
> > the thing /a little/ more secure...a /little/.
> >
> > Still I have to figure out:
> >
> > 1) What create_ap does differently (and more correctly).
>
> It also sets up a DNS repeater, DHCP server and configures iptables on your
> PC.
>
>
> > 2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet.
>
> There must be some config files to edit, but I'm guessing you won't have
> access to these without rooting the tablet.
>
>
> > 3) How I can change the MAC on my tablet.
>
> Ditto.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Mick



Hi Mick,

thanks for your reply and answers! :)

I have rooted the tablet, but I dont want to change "The inner core"
(setup/boot scripts) until I know a little more about Android...it is
quite a different Linux somehow.
I thought of a temporary solution, which sets the MAC/IP from the
commmandline until the tablet is booted again.

create_ap is of great help for me...it be instructed to dump its
configuration also, so I have a source for further inspections.

Best regards,
Meino