With all the terminals and such...

Denji · 03-24-2011, 01:29 AM

For the Kindle 3, I mean.

Do any of them connect to the wifi only? I mean, you know. I can do stuff online with it through wifi even though I have a 3G model.

If it's just USB networking then I'm not really interested.

Sorry to ask such a dumb question.

kranu · 03-24-2011, 02:03 AM

I'm not sure what you're saying, but the USBNetwork hack allows you to SSH over WiFi.

hawhill · 03-24-2011, 10:15 AM

The USBNetwork hack doesn't have anything to do with terminals, though.
Denji, all the terminal apps should allow connecting to a (virtual) terminal on the kindle itself, plus some of them have integrated means to connect to other machines via Wifi (and maybe 3G, but I cannot test that since my Kindle is Wifi-only). For the ones that provide access to a shell on the kindle itself, you can simply use "ssh" to connect to other machines, and that is via Wifi, too.

The USBNetwork hack will however provide you with software you may need. The Java-based terminals will need some means to get to a virtual terminal device, and this is easily done by running an SSH daemon or a Telnet daemon on your Kindle. The USBNetwork hack just happens to provide you with such a daemon. Also it provides an SSH client ("ssh" on the command line) which you probably need to connect to other machines via wireless networks.

But as for your question: Any terminal app/kindlet should do, since accessing other machines via network is more or less a secondary step after bringing up the terminal (with the notable exception of the terminal kindlet that has an SSH client built-in).

03-24-2011, 01:29 AM	#1
Denji Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3	With all the terminals and such... For the Kindle 3, I mean. Do any of them connect to the wifi only? I mean, you know. I can do stuff online with it through wifi even though I have a 3G model. If it's just USB networking then I'm not really interested. Sorry to ask such a dumb question.

03-24-2011, 02:03 AM	#2
kranu I <3 my Kindle Posts: 528 Karma: 51332 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: United States Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	I'm not sure what you're saying, but the USBNetwork hack allows you to SSH over WiFi.

03-24-2011, 10:15 AM	#3
hawhill Wizard Posts: 1,379 Karma: 2155307 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Goettingen, Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini	The USBNetwork hack doesn't have anything to do with terminals, though. Denji, all the terminal apps should allow connecting to a (virtual) terminal on the kindle itself, plus some of them have integrated means to connect to other machines via Wifi (and maybe 3G, but I cannot test that since my Kindle is Wifi-only). For the ones that provide access to a shell on the kindle itself, you can simply use "ssh" to connect to other machines, and that is via Wifi, too. The USBNetwork hack will however provide you with software you may need. The Java-based terminals will need some means to get to a virtual terminal device, and this is easily done by running an SSH daemon or a Telnet daemon on your Kindle. The USBNetwork hack just happens to provide you with such a daemon. Also it provides an SSH client ("ssh" on the command line) which you probably need to connect to other machines via wireless networks. But as for your question: Any terminal app/kindlet should do, since accessing other machines via network is more or less a secondary step after bringing up the terminal (with the notable exception of the terminal kindlet that has an SSH client built-in).

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