Kindle PW2 Network Architecture

mindjigger · 06-29-2014, 05:09 PM

I'm trying to understand how the networking works on Kindle PW2. I found it's using USB 3G modem to connect to internet. On the top of that it looks like it's building ppp tunnel to amazon so traffic is passing through them.
It's using also amazon dns servers:
nameserver 207.171.165.149 nameserver 207.171.165.150
And I think the resolv.conf file is updated by cron if alternated or at least if the device is restarted.
If I drop the ppp tunnel and change DNS to google it doesn't let me ping random pingable IP on Internet.
Anybody can give me hints to progress on that or found further info or can explain how this USB modem is supposed to be configured ?
Thanks.
Mindjigger

NiLuJe · 06-29-2014, 10:32 PM

@mindjigger: Given the 'side effects', no. (cf. forum policies here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=200942).

mindjigger · 07-01-2014, 05:40 PM

OK thanks. Will try to dig alone.
Mindjigger

zxczxc · 07-02-2014, 08:20 AM

i think (my opinion of course), that we don't need to worry about talking about this topic now because, before, we didn't want people being able to use their kindle to get free, unlimited internet access on their computer etc.

but someone released how to do that, and so amazon made it so we can only use 50mb a month, on basically everywebsite, apart from amazon, and wikipedia, right? something similar?

so i don't see any harm in talking, sharing, discovering more things, surely it won't harm amazon's business model, because they already implement a 50mb cap.

JSWolf · 07-02-2014, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mindjigger

I'm trying to understand how the networking works on Kindle PW2. I found it's using USB 3G modem to connect to internet. On the top of that it looks like it's building ppp tunnel to amazon so traffic is passing through them.
It's using also amazon dns servers:
nameserver 207.171.165.149 nameserver 207.171.165.150
And I think the resolv.conf file is updated by cron if alternated or at least if the device is restarted.
If I drop the ppp tunnel and change DNS to google it doesn't let me ping random pingable IP on Internet.
Anybody can give me hints to progress on that or found further info or can explain how this USB modem is supposed to be configured ?
Thanks.
Mindjigger

It's actions like this that causes Amazon to limit 3G. Now if people did not mes about hacking the 3G, there might not be such limits in place.

HarryT · 07-02-2014, 09:10 AM

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06-29-2014, 05:09 PM	#1
mindjigger Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kidle	Kindle PW2 Network Architecture I'm trying to understand how the networking works on Kindle PW2. I found it's using USB 3G modem to connect to internet. On the top of that it looks like it's building ppp tunnel to amazon so traffic is passing through them. It's using also amazon dns servers: nameserver 207.171.165.149 nameserver 207.171.165.150 And I think the resolv.conf file is updated by cron if alternated or at least if the device is restarted. If I drop the ppp tunnel and change DNS to google it doesn't let me ping random pingable IP on Internet. Anybody can give me hints to progress on that or found further info or can explain how this USB modem is supposed to be configured ? Thanks. Mindjigger

06-29-2014, 10:32 PM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@mindjigger: Given the 'side effects', no. (cf. forum policies here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=200942). Last edited by NiLuJe; 07-01-2014 at 06:05 PM.

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mindjigger Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kidle	OK thanks. Will try to dig alone. Mindjigger

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