-maemo-tethering 1.0
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+mtetherd 0.1
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Description:
-maemo-tethering allows you to use your N900 as an Internet router.
+mtetherd allows you to use your N900 as an Internet router.
Once a USB network or Bluetooth PAN connection is opened to the device,
it will automatically configure networking and start a dnsmasq instance
that serves DHCP requests and forwards DNS queries.
-This tool can also be used to automatically configure network interfaces
+You can also use it to automatically configure network interfaces
for development.
+Requirements:
+
+The iptables and bluetooth-dun packages must be installed.
+They are required for setting up NAT and Bluetooth PAN support.
+
Usage:
Bluetooth:
1. Pair your host with the N900 and make sure the PAN (Bluetooth networking)
- service is recognized.
+ service is recognized on the host.
2. Open a PAN connection to the N900.
3. Routing should setup automatically and you can access the Internet
right away.
6. The USB mode is kept between cable disconnects, you only have to
reload the g_ether module after a reboot or mode change.
7. Start surfing on the host.
-3a.It is also possible to load the module from the Terminal:
+3a.It is also possible to load the module from the Terminal (untested):
rmmod g_nokia
rmmod g_file_storage
modprobe g_ether
Notes:
IP addresses are currently hardcoded into the program. A later version
-will add support for a configuration file.
+will add support for an external configuration file.
The assigned addresses are the following:
USB: N900: 192.168.253.254 DHCP: 192.168.253.1-192.168.253.253
Bluetooth: N900: 192.168.254.254 DHCP: 192.168.254.1-192.168.254.253
from your host. Just disconnect and reconnect again when the GPRS/UMTS
connection is available.
+Bugs:
+
+Likely.
+Please submit a bug report on garage.maemo.org if you find any!
+
Legal:
+mtetherd is (c) 2010 by Gregor Riepl <onitake@gmail.com>
+
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or