From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Brownell Subject: Re: [RFC] updated Patch to option HSO driver to the kernel Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:58:15 -0700 Message-ID: <200804211558.15448.david-b@pacbell.net> References: <20080417214719.GF17664@kroah.com> <20080421184157.106603602C8@adsl-69-226-248-13.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net> <480D0F5B.9010808@teltonika.lt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Network development list To: Paulius Zaleckas Return-path: Received: from smtp119.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.64.92]:45227 "HELO smtp119.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753914AbYDUW6S (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:58:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <480D0F5B.9010808@teltonika.lt> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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