[NTLK] Connect to Internet over serial

Scott Ticknor ticknor at me.com
Sun Mar 5 23:03:32 EST 2017


Maybe you can use some of the info here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sharing_PPP_Connection <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sharing_PPP_Connection>

I will look into trying to emulate your setup here on my Mac one of these days.

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ST

> On Mar 5, 2017, at 8:10 PM, Chris Parana <chrisparana at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> 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:
>> 
>> Does the Keyspan interface show up under the Internet Sharing control preference panel?
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 3, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Chris Parana <chrisparana at mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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