Tether using Linux?

[berardi1111]

awesome... this works pretty well. The only thing is I cannot connect to AIM via Pidgin.

Also can anyone confirm whether or not it will work with Activesync push connected? If not is there any easy way to disable it? I use www.nuevasync.com for contacts and calendar push

Also - for the Ubuntu laptop, is there any way to install a tray icon that shows when the connection is active?


Thanks again for the tip, this is great

[NightStorm]

I just got tethering to work with openSUSE 11.0 using a Sprint Touch upgraded to WM6.1. It was very, very easy. Here are the steps that I used:

Ensure that development packages are installed. I usually select Patterns->Kernel Development and in this way get all of the development tools plus the kernel sources (handy if it is necessary to compile one's own modules).

su -
cd /usr/src
svn co http://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svn...usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite
make
./clean.sh
make install

On the touch start the communications manager, select "USB" as the PC connection, and then click on "Connect". Plugin the touch via the USB cable to your PC and voila! NetworkManager will be informed of the new device and make the connection.

My thanks to FordWrench for the post about the usb-rndis-lite build which made this possible.

[taspankya]

Originally Posted by NightStorm

I just got tethering to work with openSUSE 11.0 using a Sprint Touch upgraded to WM6.1. It was very, very easy. Here are the steps that I used:

Ensure that development packages are installed. I usually select Patterns->Kernel Development and in this way get all of the development tools plus the kernel sources (handy if it is necessary to compile one's own modules).

su -
cd /usr/src
svn co http://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svn...usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite
make
./clean.sh
make install

On the touch start the communications manager, select "USB" as the PC connection, and then click on "Connect". Plugin the touch via the USB cable to your PC and voila! NetworkManager will be informed of the new device and make the connection.

My thanks to FordWrench for the post about the usb-rndis-lite build which made this possible.

I am very new to linux, so i assume i am running all this from the terminal? i am also on a smaller build of ubuntu (hp mini MIE)... i am running everything find until i get to the "make" line... it says "command not found" these are the results from the sourceforge checkout...
A usb-rndis-lite/reload.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/cdc_ether.c
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.c
A usb-rndis-lite/ndis.h
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.h
A usb-rndis-lite/Kbuild
A usb-rndis-lite/clean.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/Makefile
A usb-rndis-lite/rndis_host.c

i tried "Makefile" in addition (as it is in the list) but that didnt work either. can someone please give me instructions? sorry, but i am really new to linux. thanks.

[MOHCTP]

Originally Posted by taspankya

I am very new to linux, so i assume i am running all this from the terminal? i am also on a smaller build of ubuntu (hp mini MIE)... i am running everything find until i get to the "make" line... it says "command not found" these are the results from the sourceforge checkout...
A usb-rndis-lite/reload.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/cdc_ether.c
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.c
A usb-rndis-lite/ndis.h
A usb-rndis-lite/usbnet.h
A usb-rndis-lite/Kbuild
A usb-rndis-lite/clean.sh
A usb-rndis-lite/Makefile
A usb-rndis-lite/rndis_host.c

i tried "Makefile" in addition (as it is in the list) but that didnt work either. can someone please give me instructions? sorry, but i am really new to linux. thanks.

I have eeebunu, otherwise known as EasyPeasy, and I do have make. My problem is apparently that I don't have the directory mentioned in Makefile:
KDIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
I have /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r) which is /lib/modules/2.6.27-8-eeepc but in it there is no build directory, so make fails. As you probably guessed I am a complete Linux noob coming from Windows...
Can anyone please help?