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geekmaster · 06-30-2012, 02:19 PM

After activating USB network (depending on how you do it) you may need to unplug and replug the USB cable to get the new USBnet device to be detected.

The kindle does not provide an IP address to the host PC via DHCP, so you cannot use an "automatically assigned IP address". You must manually configure your USBnet interface (possibly identified as "RNDIS" or "USB network") to be on the same IP subnet as the kindle.

What IP address you need depends on what kindle model you are using. For a K4 or K5, you should use 192.168.15.201 for the host PC and 192.168.15.244 for the kindle. For DX or K3, use 192.168.1.1 for host PC and 192.168.1.2 for the kindle.

Note that these numbers are from memory, and it is not as reliable as it used to be, so YMMV.

This is all documented in the hacking wikis for the specific devices, and many places in the forums. But the first place to look is in any README file supplied with a USBnet hack if you used one. A good place to start is at the Master Index sticky thread, and go from there.

06-30-2012, 02:19 PM	#6
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	After activating USB network (depending on how you do it) you may need to unplug and replug the USB cable to get the new USBnet device to be detected. The kindle does not provide an IP address to the host PC via DHCP, so you cannot use an "automatically assigned IP address". You must manually configure your USBnet interface (possibly identified as "RNDIS" or "USB network") to be on the same IP subnet as the kindle. What IP address you need depends on what kindle model you are using. For a K4 or K5, you should use 192.168.15.201 for the host PC and 192.168.15.244 for the kindle. For DX or K3, use 192.168.1.1 for host PC and 192.168.1.2 for the kindle. Note that these numbers are from memory, and it is not as reliable as it used to be, so YMMV. This is all documented in the hacking wikis for the specific devices, and many places in the forums. But the first place to look is in any README file supplied with a USBnet hack if you used one. A good place to start is at the Master Index sticky thread, and go from there. Last edited by geekmaster; 06-30-2012 at 02:22 PM.