|
|
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | {| summary="Navigation header" width="100%"
| |
| − | ! colspan="3" align="center" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Setting Up a Wireless Internet Connection|Advanced Topics - Setting Up a Wireless Internet Connection]]
| |
| − | |-
| |
| − | | width="20%" align="left" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Setting Up TODO|Prev]]
| |
| − | ! width="60%" align="center" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide]]
| |
| − | | width="20%" align="right" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Setting Up TODO|Next]]
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − | ----
| |
| | | | |
| − |
| |
| − | WARNING - THIS PAGE REFERS TO NEW FUNCTIONALITY THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND NOT YET INCLUDED IN BERING-UCLIBC 4.X - WARNING
| |
| − | [[User:Davidmbrooke|Davidmbrooke]] 19:55, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
| |
| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==Introduction==
| |
| − | A common use case for a [[Bering-uClibc]] installation is to act as a router / firewall serving a local network and providing a connection to the Internet.
| |
| − | Most often the Internet connection takes the form of a hard-wired link, for example via a Cable or ADSL modem.
| |
| − | This has the advantage of offering a high-quality connection, often also with a high bandwidth.
| |
| − | However in some cases a hard-wired Internet connection is not available but Internet connectivity is still desired.
| |
| − | Many locations now have 3G (or even 4G) mobile telephony signals available and it is increasingly practical to use these to provide Internet connectivity as a temporary or permanent alternative to a hard-wired connection.
| |
| − | Sometimes this is referred to as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_broadband Mobile Broadband].
| |
| − |
| |
| − | This article describes how to use a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_broadband_modem Mobile Broadband Modem] (sometimes informally referred to as a "3G dongle" or "modem stick") with [[Bering-uClibc 4.x]] in order to provide an external network connection, either as the only source of Internet connectivity or as a secondary fall-back alongside a hard-wired primary connection.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | A fundamental requirement is a hardware device which can connect to a mobile telephony network.
| |
| − | Typically these are USB devices containing mobile telephony circuitry and an antenna of some sort (either internal or external).
| |
| − | Older devices generally present themselves as a USB Modem which can be configured to run a Point-To-Point TCP/IP network link.
| |
| − | Some more modern (higher-speed) devices present themselves as a USB Ethernet adaptor and include a built-in router and DHCP server.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | A common complication is that the devices initially present themselves as USB storage devices (containing Windows device drivers) and need to be forced to switch to a different USB "mode" before they will work properly.
| |
| − | This switching is performed automatically by Windows device drivers but under Linux a different approach is required, most often using the [http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ USB_Modeswitch] utility.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==Software Installation==
| |
| − | Usually the only non-standard software Package required is <code class="filename">usb_modeswitch.lrp</code>.
| |
| − | This relies on <code class="filename">libusb.lrp</code> but that will be installed automatically if not already present.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==Software Configuration==
| |
| − | ===All Devices===
| |
| − | TODO
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===Devices Which Act Like USB Modems===
| |
| − | TODO
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ===Devices Which Act Like USB Ethernet Adaptors===
| |
| − | TODO
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==Known Working Devices==
| |
| − | ===Huawei===
| |
| − | ====Huawei E3131====
| |
| − | The [http://www.huaweidevice.co.uk/mobile-broadband/Huawei-E3131/ Huawei E3131] is one of the more modern HSPA+ devices that presents itself as a USB Ethernet adaptor. This uses the <code class="filename>cdc_ether</code> kernel Module which depends on the <code class="filename>usbnet</code> kernel Module.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | When initially connected, this device reports USB ID (Vendor:Product) <tt>12d1:1f01</tt> which is a Mass Storage device using the Uniform CD-ROM driver.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | When switched to the Ethernet Adaptor mode it reports USB ID (Vendor:Product) <tt>12d1:14db</tt>.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | One complication is that the DHCP server built into this device uses network address 192.168.1.0/24 which clashes with the default network address for the "internal" network on [[Bering-uClibc]], so the default internal network address needs to be changed to e.g. 192.168.10.0/24 by editing file <code class="filename">/etc/network/interfaces</code>.
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ====Huawei E586====
| |
| − | The [http://www.huaweidevice.co.uk/mobile-broadband/Huawei-E586-Black/ Huawei E586] or "MiFi" Mobile WiFi contains a battery and combines a Mobile Broadband Modem with a Wireless Access Point. A common use case is to enable multiple Tablet Computers without USB ports to access Mobile Broadband over a WiFi connection, but it can also be connected via a short USB cable in which case it behaves like other Mobile Broadband Modem devices.
| |
| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ==Debugging Hints and Tips==
| |
| − | Can switch on debug output from <tt>libusb</tt> by setting environment variable <tt>USB_DEBUG</tt> to 1 (and turn it off again by setting to 0).
| |
| − |
| |
| − |
| |
| − | ----
| |
| − | {| summary="Navigation footer" width="100%"
| |
| − | | width="40%" align="left" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Setting Up TODO|Prev]]
| |
| − | | width="20%" align="center" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics|Up]]
| |
| − | | width="40%" align="right" | [[Bering-uClibc 4.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Setting Up TODO|Next]]
| |
| − | |}
| |
| − |
| |
| − | [[Category:Bering-uClibc 4.x]]
| |
| − | [[Category:User Guide]]
| |
