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Jrspruitt: /* Hardware Needed */

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‎Hardware Needed

Jrspruitt: /* Prerequisites */

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Jrspruitt: /* Routing Method */

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Jrspruitt: /* Configuring the Device */

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‎Configuring the Device

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‎Bridging Method

Jrspruitt at 01:37, 9 July 2011

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Jrspruitt: /* Configuring the Didj */

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‎Configuring the Didj

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 == Hardware Needed ==
 [[LeapFrog_Pollux_Platform:_Console_Access| Console Access]]
 == Routing Method ==

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 == Prerequisites ==
-A Linux host PC (Tested on Debian 6)
+A Linux host PC
 For the Didj, it requires you [[Didj_Enable_Networking| Enable Networking]]

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
		+	A Linux host PC (Tested on Debian 6)
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	For the Didj, it requires you [[Didj_Enable_Networking\| Enable Networking]]		For the Didj, it requires you [[Didj_Enable_Networking\| Enable Networking]]

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 == Prerequisites ==
 For the Didj, it requires you [[Didj_Enable_Networking| Enable Networking]]
 == Hardware Needed ==

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 For this tutorial we'll use these IP address.
-* Host usb0 is assigned 10.0.0.1
+* Device 10.0.0.2
-−
-* Device usb0 is assignged 10.0.0.2
 Configure the host machine's /etc/network/interfaces file as follows as root.

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 == Configuring the Device ==
+If you're using a Didj make you have [[Didj_Enable_Networking| Enabled Networking]]
-If you are using a standard Didj configuration and you have not yet done so, rmmod the g_file_storage kernel module and insmod the g_ether/ko module.
-(see http://elinux.org/Didj_Networking_HOWTO#Installing_g_ether.ko)
 With the USB cable connected to your host, configure an IP address on a different subnet from the rest of your LAN
-'' On Didj ''
+'' On Device ''
   # ifconfig usb0 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
 Next, add a route from your Didj to the host (making it the gateway) using the ip address of the host's usb0 device.
-'' On Didj ''
+'' On Device ''
   # route add default gw 10.0.0.1 usb0
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 Routing packets from the gateway to the Didj.
 [[Category:Didj]]

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 Now you can proceed to configuring your device
-== Bridging Method ==
+== Bridging/Routing Method ==
 ''' Configuring the Host '''
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 '' On Host ''
-  sudo apt-get install bridge-utils
+  $ sudo apt-get install bridge-utils
-This examples assumes you're interface is eth0. To find what your's is run.
+You will need to edit a couple configuration files, be sure to make a back up copy first.
- $ sudo ifconfig
-You should see 'lo' and 'eth[X]' entries, where X is a number. That is your interface, and you'll need to change references to eth0 to your number.
+Edit /etc/network/interfaces by pasting this in at the end of the file.
-The bridge will be made up of the host's usb ethernet link to the Didj ''usb0'', combined with the ethernet connection ''eth0'' in a virtual 'bridge' interface called ''br0''.
+<code>
-The bridged interface ''br0'' will be assigned the IP configuration for the PC.
+allow-hotplug usb0
+    iface usb0 inet manual
-For this tutorial we'll use these IP address.
+     pre-up ifconfig usb0 down
+    pre-up brctl addif br0 usb0
-* Host usb0 is assigned 10.0.0.1
+    pre-up ifconfig usb0 up
+     post-down ifconfig usb0 down
-* Device usb0 is assignged 10.0.0.2
+    post-down brctl delif br0 usb0
-−
-Configure the host machine's /etc/network/interfaces file as follows as root.
-−
-<code>
- auto lo
- iface lo inet loopback
- auto eth0
- iface eth0 inet dhcp
- auto usb0
- iface usb0 inet static
-        address 10.0.0.1
-        netmask 255.255.255.0
-        up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
-        up iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
-        up iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -j MASQUERADE -s 10.0.0.0/24
-        down echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
-        down iptables -t nat -F POSTROUTING
- iface br0 inet dhcp
-         pre-up   echo     "Adding ethernet bridge between LeapFrog device and LAN"
-         pre-up   ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0
-         pre-up   brctl    addbr br0
-         pre-up   brctl    setfd br0 0
-         pre-up   brctl    stp br0 off
-         pre-up   brctl    addif br0 eth0
-         pre-down echo     "Removing ethernet bridge between LeapFrog device and LAN"
-         post-down brctl    delif br0 eth0
-         post-down brctl    delbr br0
-         post-down ifdown eth0
-         post-down ifup eth0
 </code>
-To apply these new settings:
+Edit /etc/rc.local and paste this in just before "exit 0"
-'' On Host ''
+ echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
-  $ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
+  /sbin/iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
 '' On Host ''
   $ sudo ifup br0
-You can no proceed to configuring the device.
+You can now proceed to configuring the device.
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-−
-−
-−
 == Configuring the Device ==