Re: [Gumstix-users] [Noob] USB Net Help

[Dan B. <da...@la...>]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the help!

So how do I get the bridge setup then?

Dan

Dave Hylands wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> 
>> My laptop (I'm on the road atm...) doesn't have a Serial port on it, so
>> I'm wanting to connect to the GumStix via the USB Port to my laptop.
>> I've read the USBNet Tiki page and tried to follow the steps, but:
>>
>> After the driver installs, I get a network icon on the bottom of my
>> screen.  Icon says Acquiring IP Address.  After about 5 minutes this
>> icon goes away.
> 
> There are two ends to the usb cable, and each end needs an IP address.
> Currently, by default, both ends are setup to use DHCP, however
> there's no DHCP server.
> 
> I'm guessing that you can't login to the gumstix at all, which means
> that you can't assign it a static IP address.
> 
> If you have a network connection, you could try creating a bridge and
> adding the usbnet connection and the real network connection together.
> 
> If you have a serial to USB adapter, you could configure the gumstix
> to use a static IP address and then configure the windows side to use
> a static address. Then you wouldn't need to setup the bridge.
> 
> --
> Dave Hylands
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
> http://www.DaveHylands.com/
> 
> 
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