TUTORIAL: Connecting a Zaurus SL5500 to Fedora (page 3)

Create an IP route to usb0

This comes from the afore mentioned HOWTO:

% ifconfig usb0 192.168.129.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
% route add -host 192.168.129.201 usb0

Now ping should see the device, assuming you left the network configuration as default on the Zaurus. Run:

% ping  -c 3 192.168.129.201  # the -c n option makes it stop after n packets

The output should be similar to the following (Control-C also cancels)

PING 192.168.129.201 (192.168.129.201) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.129.201: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=1.24 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.129.201: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=1.26 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.129.201: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=1.07 ms

--- 192.168.129.201 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2015ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.075/1.196/1.267/0.085 ms, pipe 2

If packets are being received it means the machines can now communicate!

Now to get this working on reboot

Create '/etc/hotplug/usb/usbnet' to contain the following (Note: this is not usbdnet):

#!/bin/bash
typeset -i num
num=`ifconfig | grep usb0 | wc -l`
if [ $num -eq 0 ] ; then
	ifconfig usb0 192.168.129.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
	route add -host 192.168.129.201 usb0
fi
iptables  -t nat -F
iptables  -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j SNAT -o eth0 --to MY_IP
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward 
exit 0

To test, reboot the Fedora box with the Zaurus in its cradle and running. Everything should work. To check use the ping test mentioned above from a terminal.

Congratulations! You can now communicate reliably between your Zaurus and Fedora box.

I started the ssh and vnc servers on my Zaurus and am now able to ssh to it as well as bring up the Zaurus display on my desktop (these programs need to be separately installed on the Zaurus):

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