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Message-Id: <200804211558.15448.david-b@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:58:15 -0700 From: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> To: Paulius Zaleckas <paulius.zaleckas@...tonika.lt> Cc: Network development list <netdev@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] updated Patch to option HSO driver to the kernel On Monday 21 April 2008, Paulius Zaleckas wrote: > To make this interface work you have to > send AT command with APN and optionally with PAP/CHAP username and password. > Then you call AT command witch initiates PPP with basestation and begins > to send/receive traffic on this pseudo ethernet interface... Actually it > still needs one more AT command to get your IP and DNS addresses. > Then you do: ifconfig hso0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.255 up > And then you have to write DNS addresses (got through AT interface) to > the /etc/resolv.conf. Now you have a working internet connection! Hardly a general purpose device, then ... not even the model I'm used to seeing from a DSL or cable modem. Presumably you have some tool that runs on Linux to set up links like that. > So... I don't see any chance to do multicasting or broadcasting here... Well, some folk would want IP multicast for video support, but that's a different issue. - Dave > P.S. Pseudo ethernet means that it receives bare IP packet from USB device, > adds dummy ethernet header and sends it for further processing to kerne -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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