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PiAir · 06-27-2009, 03:18 AM

I apologize for asking all these n00b questions here, but I'm very new to Linux and the Mac and even though that would probably make it wiser not to mess with my Kindle in this way, I just can't/couldn't resist.

Here is what I've got:
* I installed the .bin to restore usbNetwork on my DX
* I enable usbNetwork using `usbNetwork and `usbQa
* I connected the Kindle to my DX, set the IP for the new interface to 192.168.2.1 (I left the default settings in usbNetwork), all the other boxes are empty
* I enabled internet sharing for the new interface through the Airport connection of the Macbook
* I opened up a terminal window and used 'ssh root@192.168.2.2' with password 'fiona' to connect to my DX from the Macbook.
* from this SSH session I can ping the Macbook from the Kindle DX using 'ping 192.168.2.1' but if I try to reach any of the other IP's on my local network (which is in the 192.168.1 range) or any IP outside my local network I get a 'Network is unreachable' error.
Of course that also means that the browser on the DX is unable to reach any

Any suggestions on where to look for why that happens, or is there something obvious that I should do to make that routing work?

Thanks!

06-27-2009, 03:18 AM	#37
PiAir Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Netherlands Device: Kindle DX and BeBook	I apologize for asking all these n00b questions here, but I'm very new to Linux and the Mac and even though that would probably make it wiser not to mess with my Kindle in this way, I just can't/couldn't resist. Here is what I've got: * I installed the .bin to restore usbNetwork on my DX * I enable usbNetwork using `usbNetwork and `usbQa * I connected the Kindle to my DX, set the IP for the new interface to 192.168.2.1 (I left the default settings in usbNetwork), all the other boxes are empty * I enabled internet sharing for the new interface through the Airport connection of the Macbook * I opened up a terminal window and used 'ssh root@192.168.2.2' with password 'fiona' to connect to my DX from the Macbook. * from this SSH session I can ping the Macbook from the Kindle DX using 'ping 192.168.2.1' but if I try to reach any of the other IP's on my local network (which is in the 192.168.1 range) or any IP outside my local network I get a 'Network is unreachable' error. Of course that also means that the browser on the DX is unable to reach any Any suggestions on where to look for why that happens, or is there something obvious that I should do to make that routing work? Thanks!