Re: internet connection

> is it possible to connect to the internet without an ethernet card in
ipaq?
> It is connected to a laptop which has an internet connection (the ipaq is
> connected via the serial port).
Yes it is possible.

You have to establish PPP connection
(you loose your console but win IP connectivity).
It is easy to do if you have Linux on that laptop.
It is possible it you have Windows (however I never succeeded with W2K but
it might be me).
But for Windows you have to fake being a modem and answer to AT?? command.
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue41/smyth.html

> I have no idea how to set up networking on the ipaq as before i always
used
> automatic configuration stuff provided by mandrake, redhat etc...
It is not automatic, you have to modify/verify the content of a few file:
/etc/passwd (look if there is a ppp account)
...

But the instruction are available on WiKi and are working.
http://www.handhelds.org:8080/wiki/PPPHowto

When you have the PPP establish, it is not the end yet.
You have to run a proxy on the laptop, or use proxy-arp if you have a IP
address free on you LAN.

Once you can ping your iPaq from your laptop and further...
You need to "use that connectivity".
 1) This frequently mean generating SSH key.
 2) Starting "sshd".
 3) Starting your PPP connection (you loose the console).
 4) Starting "ssh" on your laptop.

David GLAUDE
Sounds like a FAQ question so a newbie like me can answer it. ;-)

PS: This solution is for serial, there is also an USB solution.
Received on Wed Jul 18 05:04:43 2001