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

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.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Mick


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).
2) How I can assign a static IP to my tablet.
3) How I can change the MAC on my tablet.


Thanks for all your help and patience! :) 8)

Best regards,
Meino