[NTLK] Connect to Internet over serial

[Chris Parana]

It does not, wish it did as it would make this very easy. I know there’s a way to do it, just not sure of the command. There’s some way to bridge the two via command line.

> On Mar 5, 2017, at 6:35 PM, Scott Ticknor <ticknor at me.com> wrote:
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> Does the Keyspan interface show up under the Internet Sharing control preference panel?
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>> On Mar 3, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Chris Parana <chrisparana at mac.com> wrote:
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>> Does anyone know how to connect a MessagePad to the internet over a serial link? I have mine connected to my Mac via a KeySpan serial adapter. I was able to successfully make a PPP connection between the two:
>> 
>> On the Mac
>> 
>> sudo /usr/sbin/pppd -detach local lock proxyarp 128.0.0.20:128.0.0.5 tty.USA28X1a2P2.2 115200
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>> 
>> On the MessagePad
>> 
>> Generic Setup
>> 
>> Protocol : PPP
>> Configuration : Manual
>> When closing : disconnect never
>> Local IP Address : 128.0.0.5
>> Gateway/Router Address : 128.0.0.20
>> Advanced Setting : Seriell, 115200-None-1, Hardware Flow Control
>> 
>> 
>> But beyond make the connection, I’m not able to do anything. I’m not quite sure how to bridge the connection.
>> Here is the output in the terminal when the connection is made:
>> 
>> publish_entry SCDSet() failed: Success!
>> publish_entry SCDSet() failed: Success!
>> Using interface ppp0
>> Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/tty.USA28X1a2P2.2
>> Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP
>> local  IP address 128.0.0.20
>> remote IP address 128.0.0.5
>> Committed PPP store
>> Committed PPP store
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