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On Thursday 16 Jun 2011 23:13:28 Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> On Thu, Jun 16 2011, Mick wrote: |
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> > On Thursday 16 Jun 2011 15:38:30 Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> >> I have an htc incredible and want to use it to act as a modem for my |
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> >> gentoo laptop. |
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> >> I haven't seen any howtos for tethering directly with gentoo. |
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> > I don't have your phone to provide detailed instructions, but this is how |
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> > I have tethered phones in the past to connect to the Internet using IrDA |
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> > or Bluetooth. |
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> thanks for the information. The forum post paul sent me too claims that |
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> this is very easy with a usb connection. But to date, I haven't got it |
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> working. Others definitely have so there is probably something wrong |
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> with configuration (quite possible the kernel). |
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> thanks again, |
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> allan |
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Well, what I'm suggesting should also work with a usb connection (instead of |
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bluetooth or IrDA) but unlike what is suggested in the forum I would not think |
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that it needs the particular MSWindows usb modem driver to create a virtual |
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ethernet interface. Unless that is the phone is locked down in its firmware |
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and will not run DUN - over bluetooth you would use 'sdptool browse |
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<MAC_address> to find out what services the phone offers. |
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I think that Linux *should* be able to manage the connection directly over |
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ppp, using what ever usb device udev creates when you connect your phone. |
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However, I don't have access to such phone to try it out on this end. |
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Good luck. :-) |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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