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Re: direct ethernet connection from PC to slug
by Richard-327
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Update:
I was able to get the debian installer working, aka got it to find a mirror successfuly, aka got the installer internet access. Here's what I did for any future users with the same problem.
First of all, to recap, here's my setup and situation. I'm running win xp. I've connecting to someone's router via a wireless connection. I don't have access to that router, so i cannot plug my slug into i (which would make life easy). My computer has wireless adapter and a wired ethernet connection. My goal is to load debian on the slug via the wired connection. To do so I need to ssh into the slug and the slug needs internet access.
background info:
My wireless adapter ip is 192.168.0.2
Steps taken:
1. Using the Linksys web interface, assign the slug a fixed ip that is on the same subnet as your wireless. For me I gave the slug an ip of 192.168.0.77, which is similar to the default. Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is good to go. No need to enter a gateway.
2. Also assign a manual ip to your wired connection on the same subnet. I used 192.168.0.66. To confirm your slug and wired connection are on the same wave length, go to http://192.168.0.77 and make sure the linksys web interface comes up.
3. Follow instructions here to get the debian on the slug:
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/install.html
4. SSH into the slug with Putty using the ip you assigned it; 192.168.0.77
5. Proceed through the install sequence. At some point the installer will ask what mirror to use. And then it'll ask if you want to use a web proxy server, which you will.
6. Install a web proxy server on your computer. I used ccproxy:
http://download.cnet.com/CC-Proxy-Server/3000-2155_4-10062250.html
Once installed, choose Options. From the "Local Address" drop down, choose the wired ip (192.168.0.66). Note the port number used for http (808 by default)
7. Back to the debian installer. For a http proxy, tell it to use:
http://192.168.0.66:808
You should be good to go now. Note that some mirrors don't have right packages for the slug, so just try different ones until you get a hit.
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I was able to get the debian installer working, aka got it to find a mirror successfuly, aka got the installer internet access. Here's what I did for any future users with the same problem.
First of all, to recap, here's my setup and situation. I'm running win xp. I've connecting to someone's router via a wireless connection. I don't have access to that router, so i cannot plug my slug into i (which would make life easy). My computer has wireless adapter and a wired ethernet connection. My goal is to load debian on the slug via the wired connection. To do so I need to ssh into the slug and the slug needs internet access.
background info:
My wireless adapter ip is 192.168.0.2
Steps taken:
1. Using the Linksys web interface, assign the slug a fixed ip that is on the same subnet as your wireless. For me I gave the slug an ip of 192.168.0.77, which is similar to the default. Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is good to go. No need to enter a gateway.
2. Also assign a manual ip to your wired connection on the same subnet. I used 192.168.0.66. To confirm your slug and wired connection are on the same wave length, go to http://192.168.0.77 and make sure the linksys web interface comes up.
3. Follow instructions here to get the debian on the slug:
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/install.html
4. SSH into the slug with Putty using the ip you assigned it; 192.168.0.77
5. Proceed through the install sequence. At some point the installer will ask what mirror to use. And then it'll ask if you want to use a web proxy server, which you will.
6. Install a web proxy server on your computer. I used ccproxy:
http://download.cnet.com/CC-Proxy-Server/3000-2155_4-10062250.html
Once installed, choose Options. From the "Local Address" drop down, choose the wired ip (192.168.0.66). Note the port number used for http (808 by default)
7. Back to the debian installer. For a http proxy, tell it to use:
http://192.168.0.66:808
You should be good to go now. Note that some mirrors don't have right packages for the slug, so just try different ones until you get a hit.
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