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thephatmaster · 02-08-2024, 04:26 PM

I'm following this guide to make an old KT into a touch screen kiosk for Home Assistant.

The kindle seems invisible to my network - despite clearly having an internet connection (the experimental browser reaches BBC news)

I've got to step 25. ssh in using wifi.

Bizarrely I can't get the kindle to register on my router's "attached devices" page. A

Code:

 ;711

gets me the IP:

Code:

Lease of [IP] obtained, lease time ...

But:

- I can't ping the IP "Destination Host Unreachable"
-

Code:

ssh root@kindleIP

just hangs - not even no route to host.

I'm lost as to how I'd debug further.

The only thing I'm not sure about with my setup is that:

- there was no

Code:

/mnt/us/usbnet/etc/authorized_keys

file on my kindle.
- So I created it by copying over my PC's ID_RSA.pub file and renaming it

Code:

authorized_keys

(which was a suggestion from this forum)

02-08-2024, 04:26 PM	#1
thephatmaster Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: Kindle 4.1.4	ssh (wifi) issues - D01200 I'm following this guide to make an old KT into a touch screen kiosk for Home Assistant. The kindle seems invisible to my network - despite clearly having an internet connection (the experimental browser reaches BBC news) I've got to step 25. ssh in using wifi. Bizarrely I can't get the kindle to register on my router's "attached devices" page. A Code: ;711 gets me the IP: Code: Lease of [IP] obtained, lease time ... But: - I can't ping the IP "Destination Host Unreachable" - Code: ssh root@kindleIP just hangs - not even no route to host. I'm lost as to how I'd debug further. The only thing I'm not sure about with my setup is that: - there was no Code: /mnt/us/usbnet/etc/authorized_keys file on my kindle. - So I created it by copying over my PC's ID_RSA.pub file and renaming it Code: authorized_keys (which was a suggestion from this forum)