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brianinmaine · 04-01-2015, 08:51 PM

SO I'm pretty sure my idea will work:
add a keyboard to my router http://h-wrt.com/en/doc/kb
then forward the keystrokes using netcat like in my edit link above.

I didn't have a good version on my router - I'll try some more when I get time. I just thought someone might have done this before and am just looking for pointers. USBIP might be a solution also, but might require more work. If I can just run a KUAL script to start netcat and receive keystrokes, seems simple on the Kindle end.

EDIT: OK, more info. Openwrt has many versions. Because I an old Belkin router, I need to use a 2.4 kernel version if I want wireless (I do), as the 2.6 version wireless is broken. HID support is only in the 2.6 version (of course!) so it looks like one or the other. A more current router would be a simple solution - probably not going to happen soon.

For now I abandon this project, but it does look quite doable.

As an aside, I've also seen USB infrared receivers that could be attached to a router, which could then be forwarded to a Kindle to do ... ANYTHING!

04-01-2015, 08:51 PM	#4
brianinmaine Evangelist Posts: 457 Karma: 1287375 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Gardiner, Maine Device: Touch (5.3.7)	SO I'm pretty sure my idea will work: add a keyboard to my router http://h-wrt.com/en/doc/kb then forward the keystrokes using netcat like in my edit link above. I didn't have a good version on my router - I'll try some more when I get time. I just thought someone might have done this before and am just looking for pointers. USBIP might be a solution also, but might require more work. If I can just run a KUAL script to start netcat and receive keystrokes, seems simple on the Kindle end. EDIT: OK, more info. Openwrt has many versions. Because I an old Belkin router, I need to use a 2.4 kernel version if I want wireless (I do), as the 2.6 version wireless is broken. HID support is only in the 2.6 version (of course!) so it looks like one or the other. A more current router would be a simple solution - probably not going to happen soon. For now I abandon this project, but it does look quite doable. As an aside, I've also seen USB infrared receivers that could be attached to a router, which could then be forwarded to a Kindle to do ... ANYTHING! Last edited by brianinmaine; 04-01-2015 at 10:50 PM.